Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada to compete for new Unified title at AEW All In
The consolidation of the AEW Continental title and AEW International titles is official with Wednesday’s reveal of the new Unified Championship.
The new belt, seen above, will be on the line in a winner takes all match between International Champion Kenny Omega and Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada at All In Texas on Saturday, July 12th.
The two signed the match contract during Wednesday’s AEW Summer Blockbuster in the same segment where the belt was revealed. Don Callis then came out to run down Omega, which led to a vicious attack by Okada that left Omega taken out on a stretcher. Okada attacked him twice on the stretcher with the last one leaving Omega coughing up blood.
Okada and Callis then ran out the back, jumping into a car and speeding away. Whether there’s an official union between the two was not revealed, but it appears an alliance is taking place between two of Omega’s biggest foes.
Omega has been International Champion since March’s Revolution while Okada has held the Continental title for 450 days.
AEW International Title History
Initially called the All-Atlantic title, PAC was the first-ever champion, winning the gold in a four-way at June 2022’s Forbidden Door. Orange Cassidy defeated him for it in October 2022 and in March 2023, it was renamed the AEW International title while Cassidy was still champion. It was briefly named the American title by MJF during his 39-day run in 2024.
AEW Continental Title History
Okada is just the second Continental Champion in AEW history, defeating Eddie Kingston for the gold in March 2024. It was created as part of a triple crown in the first-ever Continental Classic which Kingston won, holding it alongside the ROH World title and NJPW Strong men’s title. The concept was abandoned shortly afterward when Kingston began losing the various belts as they were defended individually.
Okada has 12 title defenses in his lengthy reign and won this past December’s Continental Classic, defending it against Will Ospreay in one of those defenses.