Claudio Castagnoli Won't Stop Until He's Fought In These Legendary Arenas

Claudio Castagnoli won't stop until he has been given the chance to compete in two legendary venues outside of the United States. 

Castagnoli debuted for AEW in June of last year at the promotion's Forbidden Door event, where he would quickly be welcomed into the Blackpool Combat Club. Castagnoli is in his second reign as Ring of Honor World Champion, having dethroned Chris Jericho at ROH Final Battle 2022 last December. 

Claudio's Arenas of Choice

Castagnoli's career has allowed the Swiss wrestler to travel the world and compete in all kinds of venues, from high-school gyms to the colossal Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Speaking with Sports Illustrated ahead of this week's AEW: Grand Slam, Castagnoli named the venues that have continued to allude him. 

"Tokyo Dome and Arena Mexico, those are two legendary venues that have eluded me throughout my career,” said Castagnoli. “I need to wrestle at both of those places, and I’d love to start with the Tokyo Dome at Wrestle Kingdom. I’m looking forward to taking this title away from Eddie–and wrestling at the Tokyo Dome is something else I’m looking forward to doing.”

Before Castagnoli can travel to Japan or Mexico though, he will first face Eddie Kingston on this week's AEW Dynamite. The match will see both Castagnoli's ROH World Championship and Kingston's NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line in a 'winner takes all' stipulation. The two had at one point been scheduled to face off at ROH Death Before Dishonor in July before Kingston was offered the chance to compete in the G1 Climax. 

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