Maya World’s amazing world title chase gets another chance in AEW

Maya World never won on AEW programming prior to June. However, she had something of a miracle run in the Owen Hart Tournament, where she competed in memory of her younger brother. World pulled off a couple of upsets before Mercedes Mone broke everyone’s heart by defeating her in the finals at Forbidden Door. It turns out that loss doesn’t mean World’s amazing AEW world title chase is over. Next week’s (July 8) episode of AEW Dynamite Beach Break will feature a Casino Gauntlet match, where the winner challenges AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla at the Redemption PPV on July 26. Tonight’s (July 2) special Thursday episode of Collision featured two separate matches to determine the first two entrants in that gimmick match. First up was ROH Women’s World Champion Athena scoring a win over Stardom’s Rina with the O-Face. Athena locked up the number one spot in the Casino Gauntlet match with this victory. THE O-FACE DOES IT! Athena will enter the Casino Gauntlet Match at the #1 Spot! Wat