Bandido retains ROH World Championship against Kofi at AEW Grand Slam France

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AEW Grand Slam France kicked off with ROH World Champion Bandido defending the title against AEW World Trios Champion Kofi. Could this be the start of the New Level collecting all the gold in AEW and ROH? The live crowd was super into both babyfaces, with dueling chants early on for each star. However, business picked up when their respective trios partners (Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland) joined the fun at ringside. AEW World Trios Champion @swerveconfident is here to support @TrueKofi, but wherever Swerve goes, Hangman Adam Page is never far behind! Watch #AEWGrandSlam France on TBS + HBO Max! pic.twitter.com/GXPYpevoiP — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 7, 2026 Hangman and Swerve did put the focus on themselves with a confrontation outside the ring late in the bout. While all that chaos was going on, Bandido found a creative way to nail Kofi with the 21-plex and win. Chaos erupts at ringside as @Bandidowrestler puts @TrueKofi away to retain the ROH World Title! Watch #AEWGrandSlam France on TBS + HBO Max! pic.twitter.com/l5h17yDdx1 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 7, 2026 The bottom line is that Kofi learned the hard way why Bandido has held onto the ROH world title for 548 days and counting. Where do you think this angle with Hangman and Swerve is going next? Are you surprised that Kofi came up short in this world title match? Catch up on all the results from Grand Slam France in our live blog right here.

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ROH World Champion Bandido retains his title in a back-and-forth match against The New Level's Kofi at "AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam France."