Ricochet's long path to championship gold in AEW finally culminated in him winning his first singles title in the company last month. After having recently mounted his first couple of defenses of the belt, the globally renowned high-flyer is now scheduled to put his strap on the line in a promotion not owned by Tony Khan.Last month, the All Elite Wrestling head honcho unveiled a brand new belt - the AEW National Championship - and revealed that the inaugural holder of the title would be decided through a Casino Gauntlet Match set for Full Gear 2025. The pay-per-view bout featured more than 10 of the company's most prominent names, including Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, Claudio Castagnoli, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, and eventual winner Ricochet, who secured the victory and the championship by pinning The Jet.This past Friday, The Future of Flight made history, becoming the first AEW champion to defend his belt in ROH as he put his title on the line at ROH Final Battle 2025 against Dalton Castle. Having retained against The Party Peacock, and later against Ace Austin on Saturday Night Collision, Ricochet is now scheduled for his next defense of the National Championship, for which he will be challenged by up-and-comer Nino Bryant at RevPro Uprising on December 14 in Cardiff, Wales. The blockbuster announcement was made by @RevProUK on X/Twitter:"🚨 THIS SUNDAY 📅 14th December 📍 Vale Arena, Cardiff UPRISING 2025 AEW National Championship RICOCHET VS NINO BRYANT," the promotion's official post said.It remains to be seen if the 23-year-old English star will be able to pull off a huge upset against The Human Highlight Reel this coming Sunday.AEW's Ricochet took another shot at a WWE legend recentlyEver since he turned heel, fans have shown an increased appreciation for Ricochet's character work, especially his antics on social media, where he regularly interacts with fans and detractors, almost always seemingly in character. The frontrunner of The Demand, who often proclaims his athletic superiority to established industry legends, recently took a shot at Rey Mysterio, once again. Responding to comments shared by Nick Khan regarding how the Master of the 619 had been treated in WCW, The Highlight of The Night wrote on X/Twitter:"I agree, @reymysterio sucks! 👑," Ricochet commented.Lightskin Kingpin @KingRicochetLINKI agree, @reymysterio sucks! 👑It remains to be seen what lies next for the AEW National Champion moving forward on All Elite programming.