Hikaru Shida is the brand new TBS Champion after outlasting five other women within the first-ever Survival of the Fittest match in AEW on Wednesday’s edition of “AEW Dynamite.” The match between Shida, CMLL’s Persephone, Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Queen Aminata, and Stardom’s Maika was arrange via a series of qualifying matches after Willow Nightingale needed to relinquish the title as a result of injury at the top of May.
Fan-favorite Cameron was the primary eliminated from the match after Persephone hit her with a Razor’s Edge. Persephone then almost had Statlander rolled up to attain one other fall immediately after, but Statlander escaped. While facing off with Maika, Statlander took a kendo stick shot to the back from Shida.
Maika and Shida battled one-on-one within the ring, and Statlander prevented Shida from using the kendo stick once more. Persephone got here up behind her and used the weapon, nonetheless. Shida then eliminated Maika, and Persephone rolled up Aminata for an additional surprise elimination.
Statlander almost had Persephone pinned because the show got here back from a break, however the CMLL star countered and nearly eliminated the previous champion with a bridge off a German suplex. The ladies took one another out with clotheslines, and Shida almost stole a pin on them each. Statlander finally eliminated Persephone off a pin reversal after a series of offense from each women.
As the ultimate two women within the ring, Shida almost had Statlander pinned off a Falcon Arrow. Shida got the title from ringside, but Statlander kicked it out of her hand. More pin reversals followed, but Shida got Statlander in an ankle lock. Statlander got to the apron, where Persephone nailed her with the title. Shida locked in one other hold, but Statlander was knocked out, and Shida was declared victorious.