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Injured Willow Nightingale relinquishes AEW TBS title & Owen Hart Tournament spot

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Willow Nightingale has relinquished her AEW TBS Championship.

On Wednesday, during the May 21, 2026, episode of AEW Dynamite, in a backstage segment, Nightingale announced that she was relinquishing her TBS Championship as well as her spot in the Owen Hart Tournament.

Nightingale announced that she injured her shoulder last week on AEW Collision. She further withdrew from the upcoming tournament and relinquished her title. On May 16, 2026, Nightingale faced and defeated Red Velvet on Collision; however, she injured herself in the process.

Nightingale had previously defeated Mercedes Mone on December 31, 2026, to win the TBS Championship. Holding the title for 140 days, she relinquished on May 20, 2026. As of now, nothing more has been announced regarding the future of the TBS Championship.

Nightingale was previously scheduled to face Alex Windsor in the Owen Hart Tournament at AEW Double or Nothing; however, that spot will now be replaced by a wild card entrant. Interestingly, Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa will now replace the Windsor-Nightingale match at the PPV.

Darby Allin, Willow Nightingale title matches added to AEW Collision

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Big AEW Collision news on ROH: Supercard of Honor tonight. A pair of championship matches for tomorrow’s TV show were announced during tonight’s premium event.

First, because Darby Allin hasn’t been defending the AEW World Championship frequently enough lately, another challenger has stepped up. Sammy Guevara, one-half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions alongside The Beast Mortos, noted that he has won many singles championships. He also said he has beaten Allin four times in the past, and challenged him for Collision. 

Allin and Guevara have met several times in AEW, in singles, tag team, and other matches. Their most recent one-on-one encounter was the Four Pillars tournament final in April of 2023, when Guevara won by disqualification. 

Later in Supercard of Honor, ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet complained about not being in the Owen Hart Cup brackets. She then challenged Willow Nightingale for her TBS Championship, also for Collision. 

Velvet and Nightingale have met just once before, with Velvet coming out on top in an Owen Hart qualifier in 2022. 

Sareee to make AEW debut in women’s Owen Hart tournament, full bracket revealed

Posted on by Josh Nason

The full bracket has been revealed for the women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament which will feature the promotional debuts of Japanese standouts Sareee and Hazuki.

Sareee will take on Skye Blue in a quarterfinal on the right side of the eight woman bracket with the winner moving on to face reigning Ring of Honor Women’s Champion Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa. It will be the first AEW match for Athena since last December. She competed in last year’s tournament, falling to Mercedes Mone in a semifinal.

On the left side, CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone will return to action after getting injured in a late-April Collision bout that saw her pulled from this Friday’s ROH Supercard of Honor. She will take on the debuting Hazuki of Stardom who will be making her promotional debut in a first time ever match.

The winner takes on the winner of TBS Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor which was announced for next weekend’s Double or Nothing in another first time matchup. Of the four announced matches, it’s the only one with a set date.

The finals take place at June’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view from San Jose, California, with the tournament winner presumed to challenge for the title at August’s All In.

Anna Jay’s return, three title matches part of AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

After being out since last November, Anna Jay is making her return to AEW this Saturday and already has a title match set.

Jay will challenge reigning TNT Champion Willow Nightingale in Peoria, Illinois, as Nightingale continues to welcome back those who had been off TV for quite some time (Hikaru Shida, Kamille, Queen Aminata).

The two have shared the ring ten times in AEW with their last singles bout coming in November 2022. It’s unclear if Jay has signed a new deal with AEW as previous reporting had her deal up in the spring.

Jack Perry will defend the AEW National title against Mascara Dorada for the first time ever.

After defending against MJF on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Kevin Knight will put the title on the line against Hook in another first time ever match.

In a ten-man tag, The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley, PAC and Claudio Castagnoli will team up once again with The Dogs’ David Finlay and Clark Connors against The Rascalz and Top Flight.

The Death Riders’ Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia against the Bang Bang Gang of Juice Robinson and Ace Austin rounds out the card.

Current AEW Collision lineup | This Saturday | Peoria, Illinois

  • Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli) and The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) vs. The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier) & Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin)
  • TNT Champion Kevin Knight defends against Hook
  • AEW National Champion Jack Perry defends against Mascara Dorada
  • TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Anna Jay
  • Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson & Ace Austin) vs. Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia)

Willow Nightingale reveals praising from fellow AEW star Adam Copeland

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Willow Nightingale opened up about high points in her career, naming her experience working with Adam Copeland as one of them. 

Nightingale reflected on the proudest moment of her wrestling career in AEW during an interaction with Dani of Black Girl Wrestling. She named an instance with Bryan Danielson backstage after a match where she was upset about underperforming but he applauded her work.  

“I think I’ve been thinking recently about interactions I’ve had backstage with people I really admire.And how much that means to me. I recently remembered a match that I actually hate watching back. It’s a match that one of my biggest, I don’t I guess regret one of my biggest like in ring regrets after after that match Bryan Danielson actually comforted me and was like ‘hey, you know what I was actually going to say when you were giving us fire in that match and you were all amped up. I wanted more of that.’ He’s like ‘I wasn’t even going to critique the stuff you did. I was just going to..’ and I was crying and I was like, ‘Really? Thank you.’”

Nightingale added that working with Adam Copeland was a notable point in her AEW career. And he told her that she was the best babyface on the promotion. 

“Working with Cope, with Adam Copeland, that is something that has meant so much to me, and he’s said things to me, like, ‘I think you’re the best, biggest babyface that we have,’ and for him to see something like that in me, it moves me a lot.”

Nightingale and Copeland teamed up in April 2024 for a mixed tag team match against Brody King and Julia Hart. Last year she also assisted him in his feud with FTR. 

A couple of weeks ago, Nightingale issued an open challenge for the TBS Championship on Collision. This past weekend, she was attacked by Kamille who made her AEW return after nearly 530 days. 

World, TNT & TBS title matches announced for AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Just moments after AEW Dynasty, three new title matches have been announced for AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru.

Earlier in the night, after Kamille made her long-awaited return to AEW and attacked TBS Champion Willow Nightingale, she was announced for a title match. On the upcoming April 15 edition of AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru, Kamille will now face Nightingale for the TBS title.

Also during the PPV, Darby Allin defeated Andrade El Idolo to earn a future AEW World title shot. In the main event, after MJF successfully defended his World title against Kenny Omega, he was announced for an upcoming World title match against Allin. The match was announced after he called his shot, saying he wanted the match on Wednesday, April 15, in Everett, Washington.

Also, brand new TNT Champion Kevin Knight will also be in action defending his TNT title against Death Riders member Claudio Castagnoli on AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru.

On April 16, AEW is also set to host Collision Spring BreakThru; however, no matches have been confirmed for that show.

AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru updated lineup

  • Kevin Knight vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the TNT Championship
  • Kamille vs. Willow Nightingale for the TBS Championship
  • MJF vs. Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship

Kamille returns to AEW, attacks Willow Nightingale

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Kamille has returned to AEW.

As Willow Nightingale was being interviewed backstage during AEW Dynasty Zero Hour on Sunday, the TBS Champion was suddenly attacked from behind. It was eventually revealed to be Kamille, who declared she was back. After Kamille won a squash match Nightingale emerged from the back, her shoulder bandaged but still looking for revenge. She didn’t get it as Kamille jumped Nightingale as she was enterting through the ropes, eventually laying her out with a pump kick.

AEW noted that Kamille had made her return to the promotion after a 529-day hiatus. She was last seen in the fall of 2024 after being laid out backstage, recently splitting from Mercedes Mone. Months later, Tony Khan wouldn’t elaborate on Kamille’s status but did hint at her possible return.

During her hiatus, Kamille did promotional work for the film Queen of the Ring, where she played June Byers. She was also announced as joining the cast of the American Gladiators reboot for Amazon Prime, taking part with other wrestlers such as Wardlow, the former Rick Boogz, Jessie Godderz, and J-Rod from OVW.

AEW talent part of updated Stardom American Dream lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

With almost a couple of weeks left for WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas on April 18-19th, 2026, Japanese wrestling promotion STARDOM has now announced their updated lineup for American Dream on the same week.

Multiple AEW talents will be visiting Las Vegas on April 17 during the WWE WrestleMania week to compete in the Stardom American Dream event.

NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion and AEW wrestler Alex Windsor is scheduled to defend her title against Saya Iida. Maika & Mina Shirakawa will take on HANAKO & Yuria Hime.

Athena is also scheduled to face Rina, while Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, & AMZ will take on Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale, and Kris Statlander.

The event will mark Cameron and Statlander’s Stardom debut, as well as Windsor’s first NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship defense.

Stardom American Dream lineup | April 17, 2026

STARDOM American Dream 2026 is scheduled to take place on April 17, 2026, at the Slam Fest at Palms Casino.

  • Alex Windsor (c) vs. Saya Iida for NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship
  • Maika & Mina Shirakawa vs. HANAKO & Yuria Hime
  • Athena vs. Rina
  • Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, & AMZ vs. Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) & Kris Statlander

AEW Collision notes: Next week’s show moved, Babes of Wrath

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Notes from AEW Collision.

During Saturday’s show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa it was noted that next week’s Collision would air on a different day this coming week: Thursday at 8 pm ET, as NCAA basketball coverage is scheduled to take place during its normal timeslot. A replay of Thursday’s show, however, is scheduled to air on TNT at 11:30 ET that night.

In the opening match, the Babes of Wrath failed to win back the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles, losing to Divine Dominion after Harley Cameron took a double chokeslam. Later backstage, Cameron apologized for letting everyone down while Nightingale rejected the idea, choosing instead to reflect on all of their big moments as a team. When Cameron asked what they do now, Nightingale suggested focusing on other things. Cameron pushed Nightingale to focus on the TBS Championship and told her tag team partner she’d always be in her corner. 

The two were the first-ever Women’s Tag Team Champions, having won them in a tournament final back in December. Although Nightingale successfully defended the TBS title against Lena Kross during Revolution’s Zero Hour pre-show, the Babes of Wrath lost the titles to Kross and Megan Bayne during the main card.

Denise Salcedo talks to Willow Nightingale live in Los Angeles this weekend!

Posted on by F4W Staff

In Los Angeles for AEW Revolution this weekend? Then you don’t want to miss this Denise Salcedo doing a live podcast with a very special guest.

Denise will be talking to the current TBS Champion and AEW Women’s Tag Team champion Willow Nightingale this Saturday at the Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles. Tickets for the show can be found here.

The live show will feature a live podcast with special guests, a meet and greet, raffles, and more!

AEW Revolution will take place the following day at the Crypto.com Arena. Nightingale will be wrestling twice that night, first a TBS title defense against Lena Kross that will be held on the pre-show. Later on the main card, she will then defend the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles when she and Harley Cameron defend against Megan Bayne & Kross.

The top match on the show will have MJF defending the AEW World Championship against Hangman Page. If Page is unsuccessful, he will never challenge for the AEW Championship again.

Willow Nightingale, Lena Kross to wrestle twice as part of updated AEW Revolution lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Both double champion Willow Nightingale and Lena Kross will do double duty as part of this Sunday’s AEW Revolution.

Announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite, Nightingale will defend her TBS title against Lena Kross on the pay-per-view Zero Hour pre-show. Then on the main card, Nightingale and Harley Cameron will defend their AEW Women’s Tag Team titles against Kross and Megan Bayne.

Nightingale was successful in defending her TBS title against Persephone during Dynamite and was jubilant afterward in calling for action at Revolution.

In another new addition, The Dogs will face Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin and the returning Roderick Strong on the main card. Strong made his surprise return Wednesday in aiding Cassidy and Allin after Clark Connors got involved in their match with Gabe Kidd and David Finlay. Strong teased joining The Dogs before helping even the odds.

The other development was Tommaso Ciampa being revealed as part of the Blackjack battle royal for Ricochet’s AEW National Championship on the pre-show. It appears that Big Boom AJ will be part of that match as well as he previously said he’ll compete on the show.

AEW Revolution 2025 updated lineup | This Sunday | Los Angeles

  • Marina Shafir vs. Toni Storm – Everyone banned from ringside
  • Big Boom AJ to appear
  • AEW Trios Champions Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis defend against Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey & Mistico
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Kris Statlander in a two-out-of-three falls match
  • Brody King vs. Swerve Strickland
  • Bandido vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Konosuke Takeshita in a no time limit match
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defend against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match where if Page loses, he can’t challenge for the World title ever again
  • Zero Hour: Ricochet defends his AEW National title in a 21-man Blackjack battle royal
  • Zero Hour: TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Lena Kross
  • AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) defend against Megan Bayne & Lena Kross
  • Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin vs. The Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors)

Dem Bucks vs. FTR & Tommaso Ciampa part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

This Wednesday’s Revolution go-home edition of AEW Dynamite will see the Young Bucks team up with Mark Briscoe for the first time since 2010.

The unorthodox trio will battle FTR and Tommaso Ciampa after Ciampa turned heel on Briscoe during Saturday’s AEW Collision. The Bucks will challenge FTR for the AEW World Tag Team titles at next Sunday’s Revolution.

The Bucks and Briscoes feuded for years with the two sides aligning just once in their careers back at ROH SoCal Showdown in January 2010.

Announced late Saturday night was a new tag team match that will pair Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli against Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero. Moxley will defend his Continental title against Takeshita at Revolution, but this match was born out of Saturday’s Collision main event that saw Takeshita defeat Castagnoli with a brawl breaking out among all four men afterward.

TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will defend against new CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone after she defeated Mercedes Mone this weekend for the title.

After David Finlay made a surprise appearance last Wednesday, he and Gabe Kidd will take on Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy in a grudge match.

The new additions join the previously announced MJF/Hangman Page press conference and TNT title defense with Kyle Fletcher vs. Mike Bailey.

Current AEW Dynamite lineup | This Wednesday | San Jose, CA

  • TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Persephone
  • Dem Bucks (Mark Briscoe, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and Tommaso Ciampa
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mike Bailey
  • Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero
  • Hangman Page/MJF press conference
  • Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd & David Finlay

Willow Nightingale to defend AEW TBS title at Wrestle Queendom

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Pro Wrestling EVE has announced that another AEW champion will defend her title at Wrestle Queendom this weekend. 

EVE broke the news on social media this afternoon that Willow Nightingale would be defending the TBS Championship this Sunday against Nina Samuels. They were sure to thank AEW CEO Tony Khan and AEW “for making this happen.”

Nightingale won the TBS Championship from Mercedes Mone at New Year’s Smash on December 31, 2025. She has defended the title twice since then. The first defense was against Julia Hart on Collision in January. The second was in a four-way against Marina Shafir, Megan Bayne, and Mina Shirakawa on Dynamite in February. 

Samuels, age 37, made her pro debut in 2014 and spent four years in the WWE developmental program in NXT UK. She has never wrestled Nightingale before, but has had one match in AEW, teaming with Kid Lykos II in a loss to Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway in a mixed tag team match on Collision in August of 2024. 

Wrestle Queendom VIII airs live on YouTube from the Indigo at O2 in London, England, on Sunday, March 8. The card so far, which now includes five full-time AEW wrestlers and a handful of others who have made frequent appearances for the promotion:

  • Sudden Death 16 Match: DASH Chisako vs. Amale vs. Miyu Yamashita vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Alexxis Falcon vs. 11 wrestlers yet to be named
  • EVE Tag Team Title Match: LALLIE (Hollie Barlow & Lana Austin) (c) vs. Charli Evans & a mystery partner
  • AZM vs. Safire Reed
  • TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale vs. Nina Samuels
  • Amira (w/Cassius) vs. Harley Cameron
  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Syuri vs. Alex Windsor
  • EVE International Championship: Kris Statlander vs. Charlie
  • EVE Championship: Rhio vs. Session Moth Martina

Two new matches part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW and Tony Khan have now officially announced the addition of a women’s tag team title match and a Mile High Madness match to the upcoming edition of Dynamite.

On Tuesday, February 24, Tony Khan announced on social media that the Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) will defend their women’s tag team titles against MegaBad (Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford) after weeks of feuding against each other. Bayne and Ford will also be accompanied to the ring by their new manager, Lena Kross.

In addition to the title bout, Khan also announced a Mile High Madness Anything Goes match where Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, and Ricochet will take on Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Jack Perry.

AEW Dynamite lineup | February 25, 2026

The upcoming edition of AEW Dynamite will take place on February 25th, 2026, from The Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado.

  • Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. MegaBad (Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford) for the women’s tag team titles
  • Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, and Ricochet vs. Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Jack Perry – Mile High Madness Anything Goes match
  • Mark Davis vs. Brody King
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd
  • MJF & Hangman Adam Page decide the stipulation for AEW Revolution

Four-way TBS title match part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Willow Nightingale is now scheduled to defend her AEW TBS Championship on Dynamite.

Since winning the TBS title from Mercedes Mone on the New Year’s Smash Dynamite episode, Nightingale has defended it once, against Julia Hart. She has now been booked in a multi-woman match with her title on the line.

Just hours before the February 18th, 2026 episode of Dynamite, AEW’s official social media page shared its updated lineup for the show, which included Nightingale in a title match against Marina Shafir, Megan Bayne, and Mina Shirakawa.

The upcoming four-way match will mark Nightingale’s second title defense in her current reign. Apart from her TBS title reign, Nightingale is also the reigning AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champion with Harley Cameron.

AEW Dynamite lineup | February 18th, 2026

The upcoming AEW Dynamite episode is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026, at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California.

  • Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland
  • MJF/Hangman Page face-to-face
  • Brawling Birds TV debut
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Marina Shafir vs. Megan Bayne vs. Mina Shirakawa for the AEW TBS title