Tommaso Ciampa’s TNT Title Dream Dies Fast: Tony Khan’s Latest Hotshot Fumble
“The Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa arrived in AEW with massive heat—debuting strong, shocking the world by taking the TNT Championship from Mark Briscoe clean on January 31 Collision. Fans were buzzing: finally, a big ex-WWE name getting a real push, right?
Wrong.
Just 11 days later on the February 11 Dynamite, Ciampa dropped the belt to Kyle Fletcher in a certified banger of a match. Lariat, Brainbuster, pin—done.
Fletcher immediately no-sold the former champ and called out Briscoe for a ladder match at Grand Slam Australia.
Ciampa? Reduced to transitional fodder overnight.
Fans are rightfully furious online—thousands venting that this killed all his debut momentum, made him look weak, and screamed classic Tony Khan impulse booking.
What was the point of the big debut win if you’re yanking it two weeks later?
Ciampa himself posted a classy reaction, saying he’d take one night to process before moving forward, but the damage is done. This isn’t building stars; it’s hotshotting titles and confusing everyone.
In a company starving for long-term storytelling, moments like this feel like self-sabotage.
