Battle of the Belts VIII

Battle of the Belts VIII was a professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event aired live from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee on October 21, 2023 following Collision. It was the eighth Battle of the Belts event.
==Production==
===Background===
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held the inaugural Battle of the Belts event on January 8, 2022. A one hour television special, each Battle of the Belts event exclusively features championship matches. The eighth Battle of the Belts event was announced to take place on October 21, 2023, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, following that night's episode of Collision.
===Storylines===
On the October 20 episode of Rampage, John Silver won a Three Way Match that also involved Kip Sabian and Brother Zay. Thanks to his win, Silver earned a match with International Champion Orange Cassidy at Battle of the Belts VIII.
On the October 14 episode of Collision, Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, and Matt Menard confronted AEW World Trios Champions Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) backstage. There, Parker, Garcia, and Menard challenged the champions to a match, which was accepted and made official for Battle of the Belts VIII.
It was also announced that Kris Statlander would defend the TBS Championship against Willow Nightingale at the event.
==Results==
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*Orange Cassidy (c) defeated John Silver (w/Alex Reynolds) to retain the AEW International Championship (9:31)
*Samoa Joe (c) defeated Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling) to retain the ROH World Television Championship (1:17)
*Kris Statlander (c) defeated Willow Nightingale to retain the AEW TBS Championship (10:21)
*Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) (c) defeated Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker & Matt Menard in a Six Man Tag Team Match to retain the AEW World Trios Championship (10:44)
==Other on-screen talent==
;Commentators
*Tony Schiavone
*Kevin Kelly
*Nigel McGuinness
;Interviewers
*Lexy Nair	
;Ring announcer
*Dasha Gonzalez
*Bobby Cruise
;Referees
==External links==
* Results
Category:All Elite Wrestling events
Category:2023 television events