Tony Khan Reveals The Decision To Create AEW All-Atlantic Championship

AEW unveiled the AEW All-Atlantic Championship On the June 8, 2022, episode of Dynamite which is to be a secondary championship for the men's division. Despite its name seemingly centering on countries around the Atlantic, the company announced that the championship "represents the AEW Fans watching around the world in over 130 countries".

The inaugural champion will be crowned in a four-way match to be held at the AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view event on June 26, which is being co-produced with the Japanese promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).



In a recent interview with ComicBook, AEW President Tony Khan justified the reasoning for the new title, which, as the introductory video noted last week, will represent the AEW fans watching in over 130 countries.

“…So for the international fans and for the international wrestlers on the roster, I felt like it would create more opportunities,” Khan stressed. “But I also don’t think this title or these opportunities are exclusive to the international wrestlers. But it’s a big benefit of the term.” On tonight’s “Dynamite: Road Rager,” Canada’s Ethan Page will battle Bulgaria’s Miro in another qualifying match with the winner joining PAC and two other men in a 4-Way Match at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view on June 26.

The winner of that 4-Way bout will be crowned the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion.

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