{"id":147368,"date":"2025-11-29T07:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=147368"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:33:24","slug":"samoa-joe-eddie-kingston-aew-winter-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/29\/samoa-joe-eddie-kingston-aew-winter-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Joe Set to Defend AEW World Championship Against Eddie Kingston at Winter Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"455\">AEW has officially announced a major match for the Dynamite: Winter Is Coming special on December 10. Samoa Joe will defend the AEW World Championship against Eddie Kingston after Kingston laid down the challenge following his Thanksgiving Collision win.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"455\">Monumental Victory for the Mad King<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"809\">Eddie Kingston grabbed some momentum heading into the special by defeating Opps member Katsuyori Shibata on Thanksgiving Collision. Once the match ended, Kingston went straight for Samoa Joe. Their tension has been building for weeks, especially after Joe got involved with HOOK, who rejoined the Opps at Full Gear after briefly aligning with Kingston.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"1008\">The announcement has already created buzz and puts Kingston right back in the world title mix. He\u2019s looking to reclaim his spot at the top of AEW, and Samoa Joe is the champion standing in his way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Tony Khan Confirms World Title Match<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> Winter Is Coming<br \/>8pm ET\/7pm CT<br \/>Wednesday, 12\/10<\/p>\n<p>AEW World Title<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SamoaJoe<\/a> vs Eddie Kingston<\/p>\n<p>After The Mad King beat The Wrestler at Thanksgiving <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWCollision<\/a> + called out Samoa Joe<br \/>it will be<br \/>Samoa Joe vs Eddie Kingston<br \/>for the AEW World Title<br \/>at Winter Is Coming! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJr87WnAtg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IJr87WnAtg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1994569773439750356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>AEW President Tony Khan made things official by announcing the AEW World Championship match for<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"380\">Dynamite: Winter Is Coming. With the match confirmed, fans are now expecting a big showdown between two of the company\u2019s most intense rivals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"657\">Samoa Joe heads into the event looking to hold onto his title against one of AEW\u2019s most aggressive and emotional competitors. Eddie Kingston, driven by everything that has happened in recent weeks, is determined to break Joe\u2019s dominance and become the new AEW World Champion.<\/p>\n<h2>AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming (December 10) Lineup<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AEW World Championship: Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe (c).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AEW is expected to announce more matches soon, but the world title clash is already the clear centerpiece of the December 10 Winter Is Coming special.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147374\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147374 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic for AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/11-76.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 AEW\u00a0\u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8 pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEW has officially announced a major match for the Dynamite: Winter Is Coming special on December 10. Samoa Joe will defend the AEW World Championship against Eddie Kingston after Kingston laid down the challenge following his Thanksgiving Collision win. 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