AEW has announced that AEWInternational ChampionKonosuke Takeshita will be defending his title at this weekend's Full Gear pay-per-view.
AEW President Tony Khan announced on X thatTakeshita will face off against Ricochet at Saturday's show, which will be the latter's third shot at the title.
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"Saturday 11/23Newark, NJ#AEWFullGear ppvAEW International Title Match@Takesoup vs@KingRicochet. With the rivalry running red hot for weeks on@AEWonTV, the International Title will be at stake in the fight that the AEW fans want to see:Takeshita vs RicochetTHIS SATURDAY!" said Khan.
The rivalry between Takeshita and Ricochet began last month when the former attacked Ricochet and then International Champion Will Ospreay on the fifth-year anniversary of "AEW Dynamite."The trio then had a match at AEW's WrestleDream pay-per-view, where the Japanese star pinned Ospreay to begin his first and current reign as AEW International Champion. Ricochet and Takeshita have also come face-to-face outside an AEW ring when the former came out to save Josh Alexander after the TNA Wrestling star was attacked by Takeshita and the rest of The Don Callis Family at MLPW Forged in Excellence.
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Four other title matches have been confirmed for the Full Gear show asMercedes Mone defends herAEW TBS Championship against Kris Statlander, Jon Moxley and Orange Cassidy square off for the former'sAEW World Championship, and AEW TNT ChampionJack Perry puts his title on the line against Daniel Garcia. The other title match announced for the show is forAEW World Tag Team Championship as champions Private Party face off against three other tag teams in a fatal four-way tag team title match.
