AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo has vowed to focus on his championship, defending it every week despite being signed for a shot at the AEW World Championship. won the Casino Gauntlet match at AEW All In London. He did just that on Wednesday.”AEW Dynamite:” where he defeated Beast Mortos.
Mortos tried to jump on the champion to start the match, but he was unable to catch Andrade off guard. The men traded shoulders until Andrade knocked his opponent out of the ring, then followed up with a flying hurricanrana before spending a second at ringside for his fans.
Andrade was sent through the ropes to the outside of the ring, but recovered shortly after to find his trunks in the ring with Mortos down in the corner. As Andrade peacocked around, Mortos caught him with a Samoan drop and nearly pinned him. Mortos looked to go for a tombstone, then hit a lungblower instead, almost getting the three count again.
The champ hit a big turnbuckle followed by Dia de los Muertos and the DM for the win. After the game, he reiterated the fact that he will defend the gold every week and was attacked by the Dogs. When Gabe Kidd ran over the champion with a microphone and Clark Connors and David Finlay took him down, AEW World Champion Will Osprey made the save.
