Kazuchika Okada retained the AEW International Championship against Tommaso Ciampa at AEW All Out: Chicago, successfully making the first defense of the title he won 28 days earlier at AEW All In, according to Fightful.
The match was described by 411Mania as one that took Okada “to the edge,” with Ciampa mounting a serious challenge before Okada found a way to retain. POST Wrestling and Wrestling Inc. also confirmed the finish, with Okada leaving Chicago still holding the belt.
The bout also produced a viral ringside moment away from the in-ring action. According to WrestleZone, Okada flipped off Ciampa’s daughter at ringside after planting Ciampa with a hanging DDT on the barricade, and the young fan responded in kind, drawing a big reaction from the crowd and becoming one of the most talked-about moments of the night.
With the win, Okada moves to 1-0 in defenses of the AEW International Championship since capturing it at All In. Ciampa’s championship opportunity at All Out marked his most notable singles title challenge in AEW to date, though the sources provided do not detail what comes next for either competitor following the Chicago show.
