The inaugural All Elite Wrestling Women’s Champion Riho will return soon to the promotion.
The former champ hasn’t wrestled in All Elite Wrestling since March 18, 2020, and hasn’t been able to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, during tonight’s AEW Dynamite, it was announced that Riho will face NWA Women’s Champion Serena Deeb in the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament. This will give both Riho and Deeb a clear path towards a potential title shot against Hikaru Shida.
FIRST ROUND in the #AEW Women’s World Championship eliminatior tournament sees The @NWA Women’s World Champion @SerenaDeeb take on the returning and first-ever #AEW Women’s World Champion @riho_gtmv! pic.twitter.com/z9DbQbhVAu
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 28, 2021
Shida won the belt on October 2, 2019, and held the title for 133 days until losing it to Nyla Rose.
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