ROH Championship Match Announced For Battle Of The Belts On 8/6

Claudio makes his first defense of the ROH World Title.

It was announced tonight on AEW Rampage that Claudio Castagnoli, who just won the ROH World Title on last weeks ROH Death Before Dishonor Pay-Per-View, will make his first defense of the title against rising young Japanese star, Konosuke Takeshita at AEW’s Battle Of The Belts on Saturday, August 6th. Takeshita previously got a interim AEW Title match against Jon Moxley but lost. Now, he will once again have one last shot to win a world title against Claudio.

Hot off his first singles World Title win at #DeathBeforeDishonor, newly crowned @ringofhonor World Champion @ClaudioCSRO puts the title on the line for the first time ever, against rising Japanese star @takesoup at #AEWBattleOfTheBelts III on Saturday August 6 at 8/7c on TNT! pic.twitter.com/QLtENBq1w2

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 30, 2022

This is the first match announced for Battle Of The Belts coming up August 6th. We’ll continue to update as more matches are announced.

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