Another match has been added to the AEW Full Gear 2026 lineup, and it features Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ilja Dragunov for the National Championship.
The bout was made official during AEW Dynamite on November 11, 2026, when Dragunov came to confront the champion.
Ciampa had just secured a victory over Mike Bailey, a showdown in which the champion left it all in the ring to defeat the Quebecer. After the match, Dragunov charged to the ring to announce that their match was official for Full Gear:
IT’S OFFICIAL 🚨 @MrTommasoCiampa will defend the AEW National Championship against @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR THIS SATURDAY at #AEWFullGear!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max! pic.twitter.com/5VksAVzfbh
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 12, 2026
An encounter that AEW had begun teasing and that fans were eager to see.
We must go back to SmackDown in December 2025 when Dragunov defeated Ciampa for the United States Championship. A year later, they will share the ring again, but this time Ciampa is the champion.
AEW Full Gear 2026 will take place this Saturday; the card and schedule can be found at this link.
