AEW announces huge title match for Kazuchika Okada on Dynamite

Following the events of AEW WrestleDream 2025, a huge title match featuring Kazuchika Okada has been planned for the upcoming Dynamite.

The World Tag Team titles were on the line last night at WrestleDream in St. Louis, with champions Bandido and Brody King (collectively known as Brodido) defending against unified champion Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita of the Don Callis Family. Brodido was able to come out on top after Bandido pinned Okada for the win. However, the conclusion of this match has now set the stage for a major title showdown on the next episode of Dynamite, with Okada defending his unified title against Bandido.

The match, scheduled for Wednesday, was confirmed today by the promotion’s official handle on X.

“#AEWDynamite 8/7c, TBS + HBO Max Wednesday 10/22! AEW Unified Championship @RainmakerXOkada vs @BandidoWrestler Okada will put his Unified Championship on the line against the man who pinned him at #WrestleDream, @RingOfHonor World Champion, Bandido, THIS WEDNESDAY!.”

Michael Oku on the first thing he did after learning he was facing AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada.

Rev Pro’s Michael Oku is a rising star in professional wrestling and has made sporadic appearances in All Elite Wrestling. Last month, the 32-year-old participated in one of his biggest matches against Kazuchika Okada on the September 11 edition of Collision. Recently, Oku, while speaking on The five brands podcast, revealed that he turned to AEW star Mike Bailey for advice and did the same when he learned he was going one-on-one with Okada.

“Like when I found out I was wrestling Okada, I immediately ran straight to him. I didn’t go to anyone else. I went straight to him saying, hey, help me. So having him as a resource, these are the things that are going to help and here’s why it makes sense to do this and he explains it too. He does a good job explaining it. Yeah, that’s my guy right there.” [H/T Fightful]

Time will tell when we next see Oku in All Elite Wrestling programming.