Konosuke Takeshita Not Defending AEW International Title Against Mike Bailey At MLP Forged In Excellence
Plans change.
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced that the bout between Konosuke Takeshita and “Speedball” Mike Bailey will not be for the AEW International Championship.
If Bailey wins, he will earn a future shot at the title.
The bout takes place at MLP Forged In Excellence on Saturday, October 19. The match was announced before Takeshita won the AEW International Title at AEW WrestleDream.
Takeshita will defend his AEW International Title against Josh Alexander on night two.
Night One’s main event for #MLPForgedInExcellence is new @AEW International Champion Konosuke @Takesoup versus TNA X-Division Champion @SpeedballBailey. And while Takeshita’s new title is NOT on the line in the match, it still has huge implications – if Speedball WINS, he earns a… pic.twitter.com/tCbE9ltqY7
— MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (@MapleLeafPW) October 15, 2024
Check out the updated lineup for both nights of Forged In Excellence below.
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night One (10/19)
- AEW International Championship Eliminator: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mike Bailey
- PWA Champion’s Grail: Rohan Raja vs. Jake Something
- QT Marshall (with Harley Cameron) vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
- Tables Match: Raj Dhesi vs. Bully Ray
- Laynie Luck vs. Kylie Rae vs. Taylor Rising vs. Aurora Teves
- Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson & El Phantasmo vs. Trevor Lee, Rocky Romero & Alex Zayne
- Gisele Shaw vs Miyu Yamashita
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night Two (10/20)
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Josh Alexander
- Mike Bailey vs. El Phantasmo
- ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena (c) vs. Gisele Shaw
You can find results from around the wrestling world at Fightful’s results section.
