This week’s AEW Dynamite featured a first-time match-up between Britt Baker and Taya Valkyrie. They started off with fast-paced back and forth that resulted in Valkryie taking control. She dropped Baker with a lackluster Road to Valhalla before delivering a number of elbow strikes on the mat heading into commercial break. After the break, Baker … Read more
The May 17 episode of AEW Dynamite featured Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida joining forces to take on Ruby Soho and Toni Storm of The Outcasts. The bout was originally slated to be a six-woman tag, however AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter was pulled due to injury. Nevertheless, the tag match got off to … Read more
In the second match of this week’s AEW Dynamite, Willow Nightingale took on Saraya for the first time ever. Willow worked around The Outcasts at ringside for the first few minutes and was able to land a big missile dropkick on Saraya. But before the break, Storm provided the distraction to allow Saraya to take … Read more
There are several injuries in the AEW women’s division. Fightful Select has provided some news on how three talents are progressing. First, Hikaru Shida has been dealing with a finger injury and she has been back in Japan. Shida worked the Jericho Cruise in early February but has not had any other matches so far … Read more
AEW Dynamite featured a major heel turn. In a backstage segment, Saraya yelled at Hikaru Shida for inadvertently costing her and Toni Storm last week’s tag match against Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter. She also put down “AEW homegrown girls” for being in a bubble before ordering Shida to stay backstage during Storm’s match against … Read more
During the January 11 episode of AEW Dynamite, Saraya competed in her second AEW match ever when she teamed with Toni Storm (for real) to take on AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker. The bout started around the 9:15 p.m. ET mark with Storm and Hayter kicking things off. This was Storm’s … Read more
Britt Baker says she’s “the boss,” but can we bank on it? The first Dynamite of the year featured Tony Schiavone sitting down for a brief interview with Britt Baker and AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter. Ultimately, they downplayed who Saraya’s mystery tag team partner will be for their high-profile clash on next week’s … Read more
Jamie Hayter remains the AEW Women’s World Champion after an impressive first title defense against Hikaru Shida. Hayter won the title at Full Gear in November after defeating Toni Storm. Shida, a former champion herself, attempted to become the first two-time AEW Women’s World Champion by going after Hayter. This match took place in the … Read more
Here’s what you missed from AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming. In a match that was labeled as 101 days in the making, Ruby Soho finally had the chance to go one-on-one with Tay Melo for the first time in their careers. They last crossed paths at All Out where Soho broke her nose. In this … Read more
This week’s AEW Dynamite aired on Tuesday due to MLB action on TBS. During the “Title Tuesday” episode, Toni Storm was tasked with defending her interim AEW Women’s Championship against former champion Hikaru Shida. The women’s bout aired early in the night, taking place in the second match. After lots of back and forth as … Read more
Renee Paquette is officially All Elite. AEW Dynamite‘s debut in Toronto kicked off with the arrival of Renee Paquette after Tony Khan tweeted ahead of the show that she has signed a deal. After welcoming the crowd to the show, Paquette interviewed Toronto’s own Christian Cage. Later on in the show near the 9:30 p.m. … Read more
A women’s tag team match is set for AEW Dynamite for the Sept. 14 episode. The match was originally planned to be Hikaru Shida teaming with the Interim AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm to face Serena Deeb and Dr. Britt Baker. Now, thanks to Baker taking out Shida on AEW Dark in her locker room, … Read more
AEW All Out featured an injury, a continued streak, and the crowning of an interim AEW Women’s World Champion. To kick off the Zero Hour pre-show, Tay Melo and Sammy Guevara were victorious over Ruby Soho and Ortiz in a rubber match. The finish saw Melo pin Soho, but it wasn’t without a mishap. Soho … Read more
On the final AEW Dynamite before All Out, Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm teamed up to take on Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter. The match took place around 8:40 p.m. ET, a notable change from the usual 9:30 slot before the main event. With ten minutes to show up and show out, these four were … Read more
An interim AEW Women’s World Champion will be crowned in a four-way match at AEW All Out. AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa announced on August 24 that she has to “step down” due to injury and will not be able to defend her title at All Out against Toni Storm. As a result, a … Read more
Hikaru Shida is celebrating 14 years as a professional wrestler. The former AEW Women’s World Champion tweeted on August 23 that she is celebrating her fourteenth anniversary of entering the industry. To make the occasion even more eventful, Shida competed against longtime rival Emi Sakura in a match taped for the August 29 edition of … Read more
Serena Deeb broke the tie in the long-standing rivalry between herself and Hikaru Shida. The two enemies have been battling on and off since October of last year and now after their fifth match, Deeb came out the victor taking their feud to 3-2. Deeb focused a lot throughout the match on the previously injured … Read more
The next chapter of Serena Deeb vs. Hikaru Shida has culminated in a big match-up set for next week’s Dynamite. The bitter rivals will do battle once more in a Philly Street Fight. These two opponents have faced each other on four separate occasions and they each hold two wins making their feud 2-2. The … Read more
Hikaru Shida has qualified for the Owen Hart Cup. The former AEW Women’s World Champion defeated Julia Hart after delivering a Falcon Arrow to secure her spot in the Owen Hart Cup. She makes the third out of eight women that will qualify as she joins Jamie Hayter and Toni Storm. After the match, her … Read more
The next qualifying match has been announced for the Owen Hart Cup and it will take place this Wednesday, April 6 on AEW Dynamite. With two qualifying matches already in the books, there are six left to take place. The eight winning women will go on to start the tournament in May. Already qualified have … Read more
Hikaru Shida has made her return to AEW. On this week’s Rampage, Shida showed up searching for some vengeance on Serena Deeb. She was taken out by Deeb in a vicious attack two months ago in January. Deeb had her next 5 Minute Rookie Challenge where she currently has been 5-0. This week, it was … Read more
Hikaru Shida is scheduled to make her return to the ring for the first time in two months on March 19 at a Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling event. She will also be in a match the following day at an Ice Ribbon event. Shida has not wrestled in Japan since 2019 and her last match for … Read more
After taking a trip to Japan, Hikaru Shida is reportedly back in the United States. However, she has not appeared back on AEW television at this time. She was last seen being attacked in storyline by Serena Deeb in their last encounter on the Jan. 12 episode of Dynamite. Prior to returning stateside, Shida spoke … Read more
Hikaru Shida and Serena Deeb faced off this week on AEW’s Dynamite Winter is Coming. This would be the rubber match between the two. Deeb took the win in their first encounter which halted Shida from becoming the first woman to hit 50-wins. Shida would get some payback as she defeated Deeb in their second … Read more
Riho earned an AEW Women’s World Championship match after defeating the champion Dr. Britt Baker two weeks ago on Dynamite in a non-title match. The opportunity presented itself from Riho never being eliminated during the All Out Casino Battle Royale which Ruby Soho went on to win. Although Riho has become the number one contender, … Read more
Nyla Rose is the first woman to advance to the semi-finals of the TBS Women’s Title Tournament after defeating Hikaru Shida on this week’s Dynamite. With this win, Rose also now ties Shida with the most wins in the women’s division with 51. In an excellent match that was given decent time for both former … Read more