On October 2nd in AEW, the all-new promotion is set to crown a first-ever AEW Women’s Champion. The company has already announced a 21-woman battle royale for the Buy In show (pre-show), which will feature talents such as former WWE Women’s Champion Jazz, Ivelisse, and Nyla Rose.
However, it’s now being reported by the Wrestling Observer that the one-on-one bout between Riho and Hikaru Shida will be announced as a #1 contender’s match for the AEW Women’s Championship.
There’s no word on when the stipulation will be announced; however, with All Out set for this weekend, chances are that the news will be confirmed on the next ‘The Road To’ series sometime this week. When the news does break, we'll update you with more details regaridng the match-up.