The AEW International Championship and AEW Continental Championship titles have been merged — well, kind of — as the new AEW Unified Championship as Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada battled with both their belts on the line at AEW All In: Texas. I say "kind of" because these titles are "unified", but not "merged", and Tony Khan has essentially treated it like a ceremonial belt with both titles keeping a separate lineage. Nevertheless, this clash of champions has resulted in Kazuchika Okada coming out on top, now in possession of all three belts.
How did this go down tonight, what led to this, and what could be on the horizon? Let's break it all down!
How We Got Here:
Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada are no strangers to each other, having a legendary rivalry as two of the biggest stars of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. They had a five-star classic at Wrestle Kingdom 11 with Okada coming out on top after nearly an hour, followed up with a 60-minute time limit draw at Dominion 2017. Omega beat Okada in the G1 Climax in 2017, as well as their most recent encounter at Dominion 2018 in a two-out-of-three-falls, no time limit match that went over an hour and saw the end of Okada's 720 day title reign.
Okada has held the Continental Championship since winning it at Worlds End in December of 2024, while Omega won the International Championship at Revolution in March 2025. This match had been teased for a while, eventually becoming official and for a "unified" title at Summer Blockbuster a few weeks back, where Okada revealed an alliance he had forged with Don Callis to help get the mental edge on Omega given Omega's close personal ties to Callis.
Match Details:
This is another one of those matches that really isn't done justice by just saying a few moments that happened. If you're at all questioning whether or not you should check it out, just basically assume that if you liked their other matches over the years, you'll like this one, too.
The finish, for anyone curious, came about with a Rainmaker, but not in a clean fashion. Omega would have had the match won without interference from Don Callis.
Personal Reactions & What Happens Next?:
I still think saying this is a unified title, only for it to not actually be, is a pretty ridiculous idea and this extra belt is just superfluous. But despite how the International and Continental Championships can be split up at any time, I don't think we're going to see that for quite a while. Okada is likely going to hold onto this even after the Continental Classic and Worlds End, but that would be at the very least the earliest that I could see something happening with any movement for a challenger.
Tell us what you think about this title change by leaving a comment below! Who do you think will be the next in line to challenge for the title, or possibly even win the belt next? Keep the discussion going!