She may need got here up short within the finals of the ladies’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, but Maya World had the prospect to bounce back in style at AEW Redemption 2026 as she challenged Hikaru Shida for the AEW TBS Championship. There was quite a lot of pressure on her provided that it was her birthday, but “The It Girl” gave herself the perfect birthday present she could have asked for by winning her first title in All Elite Wrestling.
Shida had the control within the early going because the challenger kept being cut off, even countering a Tope Suicida right into a series of clubbing blows on the apron. Maya had the control after hitting a Crossbody to the surface and got the motion within the ring to get the primary near fall of the match. When she tried to attack within the corner, Shida countered and locked in a Stretched Muffler on the highest rope to regain control, and commenced biting Maya’s head in the opposite corner.
Maya worked her way back to her feet and landed a Head Scissors, but Shida quickly used her experience with a poke to the attention and a roll up for an additional near fall. She tried to Suplex Maya from the apron back into the ring but Maya countered by attempting a Sunset Flip Powerbomb, just for her injured leg to buckle and permit Shida to remain on top. Maya did get a series of roll ups which were rounded off with a Stomp but her leg was still bothering her because the champion returned to her feet. A series of kicks from Maya put Shida all the way down to a knee, and when Shida tried attacking within the corner, Maya created enough distance to land a Moonsault for yet one more near fall.
The challenger charged in for a running knee but Shida countered right into a single leg Boston Crab which Maya was capable of escape from. Shida followed up with a Meteora that Maya was also capable of kick out of, which was followed by a double down. Maya gained control once they each got back up with a pair of running knees and a Shining Wizard but Shida rolled out of the ring. Shida grabbed her Kendo Stick which was blocked the referee, which gave Maya enough time to hit a Tope Suicida.
Back within the ring, Maya went for a Moonsault but missed and Shida hit the Katana which Maya nearly kicked out from. A pair of strike exchanges resulted in a Cutthroat Tombstone which Maya kicked out from again, but Shida was capable of lock within the TBS Lock to maintain the challenger down for 3 running knees. The champion hit the Falcon Arrow and thought she won but Maya grabbed the underside rope, and when Shida went running back in, Maya hit the Bridging Fallaway Slam for the victory to change into the brand new TBS Champion.