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Saraya wins AEW Women’s World title at All In

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new AEW Women’s World Champion was crowned at All In. 

Saraya won a four-way match against Toni Storm, Britt Baker, and defending champion Hikaru Shida to win the title in her home country. 

The finish of the match saw Saraya spray Storm in the eyes with spray paint before giving her a Knight Cap for the win. 

Tension had been teased between the two Outcasts members throughout the match. Ruby Soho ran in and attempted to get between the two, asking Storm to think of Saraya’s injured neck. Storm ended up hitting Soho, who left the ring area shortly after. 

The new champion was accompanied by her family during her ring entrance. The Knight family sat in the front row throughout the match and joined Saraya to celebrate after. At one point, Storm accidentally hit Saraya’s mother, Saraya Knight, while attempting to double-team Baker on the outside. 

Saraya becomes the eighth wrestler to win the title and begins the 10th reign in its lineage. Shida’s second run with the title ends after 25 days and one successful defense. Saraya has now won the NXT Women’s Championship, is a two-time WWE Divas Champion, and is the current AEW World Women’s Champion.

Riho defeats Britt Baker, earns future AEW Women’s title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Riho defeated AEW Women’s World Champion Dr. Brit Baker, D.M.D. in a Black Friday Deal match on Rampage to earn a future title shot. 

Riho pinned Baker with a cradle in the non-title Rampage bout to stake her claim to a Championship match. 

Riho is a former AEW Women’s World Champion, having held the title from October 2019 to February 2020. Riho was unable to compete for AEW due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to February 2021. On her return to the company, she competed in the Women’s World title eliminator tournament, ultimately losing to Thunder Rosa in the semifinals. 

Riho also unsuccessfully challenged Serena Deeb for the NWA World Women’s Championship at the Buy-In for the Double or Nothing pay-per-view on May 30, 2021. 

Baker’s loss to Riho was her first singles defeat since dropping an unsanctioned Lights Out match to Thunder Rosa at AEW Dynamite St. Patrick’s Day Slam, taped on March 11, 2021. Her last sanctioned defeat before the loss to Riho came to Nyla Rose on the February 24, 2021 Dynamite, which was taped on February 18.