AEW/ROH Global Wars matches announced for Australia debut

For the first time in years, Global Wars has returned to Ring of Honor as part of AEW’s first-ever visit to Australia this Saturday.

ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will defend against Alex Windsor as part of what is being called AEW/ROH Global Wars. It’s the first time that term has been referenced for the Brisbane show, done to distinguish it from the Grand Slam Australia portion being taped for TNT and Max.

Where these matches will be seen was not announced with ROH’s weekly HonorClub show as a strong possibility.

Athena has held the title for nearly 800 days while the UK native Windsor has competed in AEW twice, last seen being defeated by Toni Storm last June. This will be her first ROH singles match.

Reigning ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty will defend against native son Robbie Eagles. Moriarty has held the title for over 200 days with four title defenses. It will be his first time he has faced the NJPW regular who competed in ROH last July. He has unsuccessfully challenged for both the ROH World and men’s TV title in the past.

In another match, ROH World Champion Chris Jericho will team with Bryan Keith & Big Bill against former champion Bandido & The Outrunners. Since returning in late-December, Bandido has targeted Jericho and defeated Keith last Saturday in his first post-injury televised match in nearly 18 months.

A fourth match will see ROH Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara put the titles on the line against MxM Collection.

Global Wars, formerly Border Wars, was a series of shows between ROH and NJPW which began in 2012 and ended in the fall of 2019.

Here’s the current lineup for this Saturday:

Grand Slam Australia (TNT/Max following NBA All-Star Weekend activities) —

• Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher
• AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Buddy Matthews
• AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May defends against Toni Storm
• TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Harley Cameron
• Jay White & Cope vs. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli in a Brisbane Brawl

AEW/ROH Global Wars (broadcast options TBA) —

• Chris Jericho, Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. Bandido & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)
• ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty defends against Robbie Eagles
• ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Alex Windsor
• ROH Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defend against MxM Collection (Mansoor & Madden)

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