Tommaso Ciampa recently turned heel on Mark Briscoe during the March 7th episode of AEW Collision, attacking Briscoe after a match. The turn came after weeks of Ciampa portraying a babyface character. The attack echoed Ciampa's previous DIY breakup with Johnny Gargano in WWE NXT.
Ciampa suffered a defeat at the hands of Daniel Garcia after being distracted by Briscoe, who was on commentary. Following the match, Ciampa confronted Briscoe. However, initially they appeared to reconcile. FTR then confronted Ciampa but Briscoe intervened. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler left the ramp together.
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Tommaso Ciampa Turns Heel
Ciampa then attacked Briscoe on the ramp, throwing him into the video screen. He followed up with a running knee strike. FTR watched and appeared to approve of Ciampa's actions. The whole sequence was the exact replica of the moment when he had turned on Johnny Gargano in WWE.
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Ciampa had joined All Elite Wrestling on the January 28th, 2026, episode of Dynamite. Just three days later, he captured the AEW TNT Championship by defeating Mark Briscoe. However, his title run didn’t last long as it was ended by Kyle Fletcher after 11 days.
