Tommaso Ciampa is not making any excuses after his shocking AEW TNT Championship loss.
After spending a decade with WWE, Tommaso Ciampa chose not to re-sign with the company when his contract expired in January. He made his AEW debut on the January 28 episode of Dynamite, answering Mark Briscoe’s open challenge for the TNT Championship.
The two wrestlers clashed for the title on the January 31 episode of AEW Collision, and Tommaso Ciampa shocked everyone by winning the championship on his in-ring debut with the company. He successfully defended the gold against Claudio Castagnoli and Roderick Strong the following week. But his reign ended in 11 days after he dropped it to Kyle Fletcher on the latest episode of Dynamite.
Tommaso Ciampa then took to Instagram to reflect on his shocking loss, stating that he is not making any excuses. He congratulated Kyle Fletcher on the victory, but also hinted at going after the title again.
“11 days. I’ll give myself one night to reflect. One night to sit with my emotions. But when that sun rises, we get back to work. No excuses. No what ifs. No regrets. Any given Sunday. AEW. Where the best wrestle. Congratulations, Kyle Fletcher. See you soon…,” Ciampa wrote.
Tony Khan commented on signing Tommaso Ciampa to AEW
During a recent appearance on Josh Martinez’s YouTube channel, AEW President Tony Khan opened up on signing Tommaso Ciampa to his company.
“I think AEW is where the best wrestle, and Tommaso Ciampa is a fantastic wrestler. Our fans like to see the very best wrestle against the very best, so Ciampa is someone who can come into AEW immediately now that he’s the TNT Champion. It reflects very well on AEW and our media partners to have such a fantastic wrestler with his credentials coming into the company,” Tony Khan said.
Tony Khan also highlighted Tommaso Ciampa’s history with Ring of Honor and noted that he’s part of an “impressive list of people who have held both the ROH TV Championship and the TNT Championship.”
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