The AEW International title will not be defended on the first night of MLP’s Forged in Excellence this weekend. On X, the promotion wrote that while Konosuke Takeshita’s title won’t be on the line, if Speedball Mike Bailey does win the title,

The AEW International Championship will be defended at Maple Leaf Pro Forged in Excellence. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling confirmed that Konosuke Takeshita will defend the title against Josh Alexander on the second night of their Forged in Excellence event on October 20.

After winning the belt in a WrestleDream Triple Threat last weekend, The Alpha heads to Canada where he’ll put it on the line against TNA’s Josh Alexander at the first show from Scott D’Amore’s new promotion.