“The Spanish God” will make the first defense of his Interim TNT Championship on TBS.
As seen during the AEW Battle of the Belts 2022 special event on Saturday night, Sammy Guevara captured the Interim TNT Championship by defeating Dustin Rhodes in the opening match of the show.
Guevara was originally scheduled to challenge for the TNT World Championship against the man who defeated him to end his reign, three-time TNT World Champion Cody Rhodes.
The match was changed the night before the show when an announcement was made on Rampage regarding medical protocols keeping “The American Nightmare” from working the show as scheduled.
Immediately after winning the match, Daniel Garcia, who was shown throughout the bout seated in the front row of the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, got in the ring and a pull-apart brawl between he and Guevara broke out until officials ran to the scene to break things up.
In a backstage segment later in the show, Guevara made it clear he intends to “break the face” of Garcia. He would then issue a challenge to defend his Interim TNT Championship against Garcia on next week’s sophomore edition of AEW Dynamite on TBS. The match was later confirmed on the broadcast and subsequently promoted on the official AEW social media channels.
With that now known, featured below is an updated look at the officially advertised lineup heading into next week’s show.
AEW DYNAMITE ON TBS LINEUP (1/12/2022)
* Sammy Guevara vs. Daniel Garcia (Interim TNT Title)
* CM Punk vs. Wardlow
* Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb
* Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Dante Martin
Wednesday Night at 8/7c on #AEWDynamite@CMPunk vs @RealWardlow @lucha_angel1 vs #PowerhouseHobbs (@TrueWillieHobbs)@shidahikaru vs @SerenaDeeb
JUST signed – Interim TNT Title – @sammyguevara defends against @GarciaWrestlingTune in NOW to @tntdrama #AEWBOTB pic.twitter.com/2KEZSPvO03
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 9, 2022
#andNEW #andFirst#AEW Interim TNT Champion @sammyguevara
Tune in NOW to @tntdrama #BattleOfTheBelts #AEWBOTB pic.twitter.com/7MyjC7v9GT
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 9, 2022
We have our FIRST Interim #AEW TNT Champion @sammyguevara
Tune in NOW to @tntdrama #BattleOfTheBelts #AEWBOTB pic.twitter.com/OSooVHNWLb
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 9, 2022
Daniel Garcia wastes no time getting the face of the new champion!
Tune in NOW to @tntdrama #BattleOfTheBelts #AEWBOTB pic.twitter.com/j76sflN9dL
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 9, 2022
.@SammyGuevara not looking to wait! TNT Title fight this Wednesday on #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork #AEWBOTB pic.twitter.com/A3gZ0qE8MA
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) January 9, 2022
It’s be a WEEK for #AEW Titles! Just minutes after becoming #AEW’s first-ever Interim TNT Champion, @Sammyguevara puts the TNT Title on the line challenging @GarciaWrestling for NEXT WEEK on #AEWDynamite!
Tune in NOW to #AEW’s first-ever #AEWBOTB on @tntdrama! #BattleOfTheBelts pic.twitter.com/I7BNMX2Zvs
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 9, 2022
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