Tommaso Ciampa already has a gold medal in AEW since his debut earlier this year, but now he has his sights set on a new prize, the AEW International Championship, and has challenged Kazuchika Okada to a match at AEW All Out 2026.
Ciampa has made it very clear over the past few weeks that he wants a match at All Out 2026, but September 16 “AEW Dynamite” series. he revealed that the match he wanted most of all was against “The Rainmaker” and officially challenged the champion. Later in the show, Okada was asked by Rene Paquette what his answer was, and after much thought, he called Ciampa ab****. Naturally, Ciampa didn’t take this answer too well and attacked Okada backstage, stating that he didn’t want Ciampa vs. Okada, he wanted The Psycho Killer vs. The Rain. The match was eventually made official by AEW president Tony Khan.
Official match schedule for Kazuchika Okada vs Tommaso Ciampa at All Out PPV.
FOR THE AEW INTERNATIONAL TITLE. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PnndhlxZXN
— Drainmaker (@TheDrainmaker) September 17, 2026
The match marks the first time Ciampa and Okada have ever crossed paths, and The Rainmaker’s first title defense since winning the AEW International Championship at AEW All In London 2026.
Okada has been one of the names topping Ciampa’s dream match list since arriving in AEW, stating in a recent speech:Battlefield“Podcast that he always dreamed of fighting The Rainmaker. He also mentioned that he wants to wrestle Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega and John Moxley, and if he can get a win over Okada at All Out, Ciampa will be firmly established in the AEW main event scene.
