Andrade Set For AEW National Title Defense At All Out 2026

By Sam Palmer
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The card for AEW All Out 2026 just got bigger as Andrade El Idolo will be defending his AEW National Championship against a man he has a long history with.

During the September 19 episode of "AEW Collision," Andrade successfully defended his title against Daniel Garcia of the Death Riders. Despite a close finish where Garcia thought he got the win, Andrade escaped with the title but was attacked afterwards by the rest of Garcia's group. While everyone beat down the AEW National Champion, PAC decided to take to the microphone and challenge Andrade to a match for the title at All Out, which was later made official by AEW President Tony Khan.

Andrade and PAC have already feuded in AEW, with the two men having a pair of matches on "AEW Rampage" back in 2021 that were critically acclaimed at the time. Each man walked out with a win each, with Andrade winning the first bout and PAC winning the rematch, but a rubber match between the two never materialized. Their first meeting on the September 10, 2021 episode of "Rampage" was actually meant to take place at that year's All Out pay-per-view, which also took place in the NOW Arena in Chicago, Illinois. However, the bout had to be pulled from the card and rescheduled due to PAC not being able to travel to the United States due COVID-19 travel restrictions in the United Kingdom.

The rest of the Death Riders will also be in action at All Out 2026 as Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta will team up with David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs to take on The Bang Bang Gang in a Tailgate Brawl, with that match taking place on the Tailgate Brawl pre-show. Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd will not be at the event as they will be competing at NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2026 instead. The other match added to the Tailgate Brawl pre-show was Jack Perry going one-on-one with Katsuyori Shibata, where Perry will likely get a confrontation with Samoa Joe if he picks up the win.

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