Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced that AEW International Champion “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita will defend his title against TNA star “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander at the company’s Forged In Excellence events this October.
Previously announced for the show is AEW star “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita taking on TNA Wrestling star “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a singles match, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena putting her title on the line against Gisele Shaw, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray facing former WWE star Raj Dhesi (Jinder Mahal) in a Tables Match, TNA star “Speedball” Mike Bailey taking on NJPW star El Phantasmo, TNA star “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson and NJPW’s El Phantasmo taking on Trevor Lee, AEW’s Rocky Romero and Alex Zayne in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, Gisele Shaw taking on Miyu Yamashita in a one-on-one match and Jake Something facing Rohan Raja to crown the inaugural Pro Wrestling Alliance Grail Champion.
The events will take place on Saturday, October 19th, and Sunday, October 20th, at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and air live on TrillerTV+.
It's Official! As first reported by @PWInsidercom, Night Two's main event between AEW's Konosuke @Takesoup and TNA's @Walking_Weapon Josh Alexander is now for Takeshita's newly won @AEW International Championship! Takeshita's first title defence is this Sunday October 20 at… pic.twitter.com/4iItY7ltXB
— MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (@MapleLeafPW) October 14, 2024
