Roderick Strong wins International title in AEW Revolution in todays Wrestling news
Strong won his first AEW title by defeating Orange Cassidy.
Roderick Strong, who made his debut with AEW in January of this year, has tasted AEW gold for the first time after beating Orange Cassidy to win the International title on Sunday’s Revolution pay per view.
Strong, who had Matt Taven and Mike Bennett ringside for the match, didn’t require their help. He pinned Cassidy cleanly after a backbreaker from End of Heartache.
Cassidy revealed to the audience that he had covered his entire midsection with kinesio taping after removing his shirt pre-match.
Strong was able to focus on Cassidy’s injuries as a result of multiple interactions with Strong’s Undisputed Kingdom faction in the last two month. Strong struck Cassidy on the top rope with a brutal backbreaker.
Cassidy was close to winning the match after hitting Beach Break and Orange Punch, but Strong managed to get to the ropes in time to avoid the pin. He took too long to hit another Orange Punch and Strong nailed his finisher and a knee strike.
Strong has not held a title since he held the WWE NXT Cruiserweight championship in January 2022, before losing it to Carmelo Hayes, then NXT North American champion. He becomes the sixth International Champion in the relatively short history of the title.
The loss ends Cassidy’s second reign, which began in October when he beat Rey Fenix. The 12 title defenses that followed included wins over Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli as well as Tomohiro Ishii, Nick Wayne, and most recently, Nick Wayne.
After the match, Strong briefly reunited with Kyle O’Reilly when the latter returned in a surprise. However, O’Reilly refused to accept a t-shirt from Undisputed Kingdom and walked off.
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