{"id":46737,"date":"2019-05-22T16:07:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=46737"},"modified":"2019-05-23T09:10:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T13:10:23","slug":"aew-championship-plan-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/05\/22\/aew-championship-plan-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"#AllEliteWeek: AEW World Championship Plan Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The basis of every professional wrestling promotion is their world championship.\u00a0 Until now AEW has been very quiet about their plans to crown a world champion.\u00a0 That was until the latest edition of\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Road To Double Or Nothing\u00a0<\/strong>where comedian Jack Whitehall announced how a performer can get their hands on the AEW World Championship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AEW - The Road to Double or Nothing - Ep 16\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZlsR4HXbOpM?start=463&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As we already knew the winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/20\/alleliteweek-casino-battle-royale-the-buy-in-aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casino Battle Royale<\/a> will be one of the contenders for the championship.\u00a0 The other contender will be decided in the main event between\u00a0<strong>Kenny Omega\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Chris Jericho.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The animosity is already at a fever pitch between the two talented performers but now there are added stakes.<\/p>\n<p>No date was given for when the company will crown their first champion but speculation is that it could be All In 2.\u00a0 This also puts\u00a0an increased emphasis on The Buy-In show, which airs for free, and the Casino Battle Royale.\u00a0 Regardless, we now know the plan for the AEW World Championship and how it can be won,<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Check out our other #AllEliteWeek articles for more AEW news heading into Double or Nothing this Saturday!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/20\/alleliteweek-quick-guide-to-everything-elite\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Quick Guide to Everything Elite (5\/20\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/02\/08\/all-inclusive-wrestling-nyla-rose-becomes-first-trans-wrestler-signed-to-major-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>All Inclusive: Nyla Rose Becomes First Transgender Wrestler Signed to Major Contract (2\/8\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/04\/09\/joshi-freelancer-hikaru-shida-joins-aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joshi Freelancer Hikaru Shida Joins AEW (4\/9\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/13\/match-point-aja-kong-emi-sakura-yuka-sakazaki-vs-riho-abe-hikaru-shida-ryu-mizunami\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Match Point: Aja Kong, Emi Sakura &amp; Yuka Sakazaki vs. Riho, Hikaru Shida &amp; Ryu Mizunami (5\/13\/2019)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/14\/the-zebras-are-coming-aew-announces-three-referee-signings-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Zebras Are Coming: AEW Announces Ref Signings (5\/14\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/15\/its-official-aew-signs-tv-deal-with-tnt-warnermedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>It\u2019s Official: AEW Signs TV Deal with TNT\/WarnerMedia (5\/15\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/20\/alleliteweek-casino-battle-royale-the-buy-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Casino Battle Royale &amp; The Buy-In (5\/20\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/21\/aew-debuts-first-match-hangman-page-vs-pac-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AEW Debuts First Match: PAC vs Hangman Page (5\/21\/19)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/21\/alleliteweek-shawn-spears-tye-dillinger-enters-aew-casino-battle-royale-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shawn Spears (Tye Dillinger) Enters Casino Battle Royale (5\/21\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/21\/allelitewrestling-best-friends-hit-the-jackpot\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Friends Hit The Jackpot (5\/21\/19)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/22\/alleliteweek-the-young-bucks-and-the-road-to-aew-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Young Bucks and the Road to AEW (5\/22\/19)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/22\/alleliteweek-dustin-rhodes-a-golden-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dustin Rhodes: A Golden Opportunity (5\/22\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/22\/aew-championship-plan-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AEW World Championship Plan Announced (5\/22\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/23\/cody-rhodes-aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cody Rhodes Has Changed The Business in Three Years (5\/23\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/05\/23\/alleliteweek-strong-hearts-invade-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stong Hearts Invade Las Vegas (5\/23\/19)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The basis of every professional wrestling promotion is their world championship.\u00a0 Until now AEW has been very quiet about their plans to crown a world champion.\u00a0 That was until the latest edition of\u00a0The\u00a0Road To Double Or Nothing\u00a0where comedian Jack Whitehall announced how a performer can get their hands on the AEW World Championship. 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