Maya World rode a wave of momentum into AEW Redemption 2026, and “The It Girl” didn’t let an achieved performer like Hikaru Shida get in her way as she became the youngest AEW TBS Champion in company history. Nevertheless, the wrestling business doesn’t decelerate, and Maya won the title at a vital time in AEW’s yr as AEW All In London 2026 is now only one month away.
The cardboard for the Wembley Stadium event has yet to be finalized, but throughout the AEW Redemption media scrum, Maya was asked who she would really like to face at All In London if she is booked for that event. The brand new champion responded with a quite simple answer. “I feel like my story with Athena is not done, I might like to face Athena, but whoever. Whoever, anybody can step, you already know what I mean? So, but Athena of course.” Maya may have to get to Wembley first as she already has a TBS Championship defense set for the July 29 episode of “AEW Dynamite” against Persephone.
Maya and Athena have squared off multiple times over the past few years in each singles and tag team motion, with “The Fallen Goddess” at all times getting the win at any time when they met under the Ring of Honor banner. Nevertheless, Maya would rating a shocking upset victory over Athena within the semi-finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament on the June 20 episode of “AEW Collision.” Maya would go on to lose the eventual final against Mercedes Mone, but with Athena still setting and breaking records because the ROH Women’s World Champion, “The It Girl” could have her sights set on picking up much more gold before the yr is out.
On the time of writing, the All In London card currently has the aforementioned Mone difficult Willow Nightingale for the AEW Women’s World Championship, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage defending the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega putting his AEW Men’s World Championship on the road against Will Ospreay.
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