Darby will cut his first promo as the new face of AEW tonight on Dynamite in Portland, before he makes his first title defense against Tommaso Ciampa later in the night. That Allin is putting the gold on the line so soon and wants to be a fighting champion doesn’t bode very well for the expected length of his title run. When I was watching WrestleMania 42 this past weekend, it was easy to tell that several matches were being rushed for time when the wrestlers would go to their finishing sequences and spots just a few minutes into the bout. I’m getting that same feeling about Darby’s title reign burning bright and fast seeing how often he plans to defend the gold. Former champ MJF is crashing out over losing the belt and could very well interrupt Darby’s promo or match tonight to make sure he gets a title shot at Double or Nothing. AEW fans knew Darby Allin was winning the AEW world championship last week once Sting made a backstage appearance to hype him up for the main event match against MJF in his home state. Darby not only beat MJF for the gold, but he did it in less than three minutes after a low blow and series of Coffin Drops.

AEW fans knew Darby Allin was winning the AEW world championship last week once Sting made a backstage appearance to hype him up for the main event match against MJF in his home state. Darby not only beat MJF for the gold, but he did it in less than three minutes after a low blow and series of Coffin Drops. Like his hero Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay finds himself yet again pulled into the orbit of the Don Callis Family’s wrath. Never one to forget a grudge or accept a defeat, Callis will not be happy until those who were once with him but then crossed him are retired. Or better yet, dead and buried. We saw last week that Hechicero exploited Ospreay’s injured neck to the point that the match could have ended with a referee stoppage.