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AEW’s new TBS champion got an international assist to win Survival of the Fittest

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

AEW continued its TBS Championship tournament after Willow Nightingale vacated the title due to injury in May. On the July 1 Dynamite, Harley Cameron, Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Maika, Persephone and Queen Aminata competed in a Survival of the Fittest elimination match for the vacant belt. The report says AEW crowned a new TBS Champion in a match that involved international crossover talent and an outside assist.

Key Takeaways

  • Willow Nightingale is expected back soon, but AEW proceeded with crowning a new TBS Champion.
  • Six wrestlers qualified for the Survival of the Fittest title match on Dynamite.
  • Persephone eliminated Harley Cameron early and later pinned Queen Aminata.
  • Hikaru Shida eliminated Stardom’s Maika after a kendo stick spot involving Kris Statlander.
  • Kris Statlander eliminated Persephone, leaving her in the final stretch with Hikaru Shida.

AI Timeline

May

Willow Nightingale vacated the TBS Championship due to injury.

Tournament setup

Harley Cameron, Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Maika, Persephone and Queen Aminata qualified for the title match.

Early match

Persephone eliminated Harley Cameron.

Middle eliminations

Hikaru Shida eliminated Maika, and Persephone later pinned Queen Aminata.

Final stretch

Kris Statlander eliminated Persephone, setting up the closing one-on-one phase with Hikaru Shida.

Model: gpt-5.5•Generated: Jul 2, 2:31 AM

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Timeline

Jul 2, 2:04 AM

AEW’s new TBS champion got an international assist to win Survival of the Fittest

Cageside Seats

Willow Nightingale will be back soon, but we’re too far along in the tournament to determine who will win the TBS title she vacated due to injury back in May to stop it now. Six wrestlers qualified for a Survival of the Fittest elimination match for the belt on Dynamite tonight (July 1): Harley Cameron, Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Maika, Persephone, and Queen Aminata. Unfortunately for superfans of Ms. Cameron like yours truly, she got caught being Harley and was eliminated early by the CMLL Women’s champ… Harley Cameron has been eliminated by Persephone! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/CcDKIcHrRB — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 2, 2026 Shida then eliminated Stardom’s Maika after using a kendo stick to get her former tag partner Statlander out of the way, and Persephone pinned Aminata after she brawled with Shida. Then Stat returned the favor to the luchadora, stacking her up to make it one-on-one with Kris’ old “friend” from Japan. Persephone is ou

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