IYO SKY wins the 2026 Queen Of The Ring tournament. Hikaru Shida claims the vacant TBS Championship. Traci Brooks introduces the TNA Knockouts TV Title, and more!
IYO SKY Wins Queen Of The Ring
A fierce Queen of the Ring tournament has resulted in a new crown holder and a major rematch for set for SummerSlam.
The finals of the 2026 tourney pitted WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan against “The Genius of the Sky” IYO SKY at WWE Night of Champions. SKY cemented her place by besting the likes of Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, Giulia, and Lash Legend. Morgan solidified hers by conquering Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Chelsea Green, and Alexa Bliss.
The final moments of Morgan vs. SKY saw the former charge in for Oblivion, only for the latter to dodge it and land her signature knee slams. When Morgan then ascended to the top rope, SKY followed and delivered a Spanish Fly. SKY went back up top once more, this time to finish off Morgan with an Over The Moonsault for the win.
Amidst her post-match celebration, SKY danced around with her Queen of the Ring crown. She also made it clear that she’d be cashing in her earned title shot for a rematch against Morgan, in this case for the WWE Women’s World Championship at SummerSlam.
WWE SummerSlam will emanate from Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 1 and 2. The exact night that Morgan and SKY will wrestle has yet to be announced.
Elsewhere at Night of Champions, Tiffany Stratton successfully defended her Women’s United States Championship against Jade Cargill thanks to outside help from Charlotte Flair.
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Hikaru Shida Wins AEW TBS Championship
There’s a new AEW TBS Champion in town, and her name is Hikaru Shida.
After Willow Nightingale relinquished the TBS Championship due to a shoulder injury, AEW sought to crown a new holder through Survival of the Fittest. That match came on the July 1 edition of AEW Dynamite, with six women competition for the vacant title: Maika, Harley Cameron, Hikaru Shida, Persephone, Kris Statlander, and Queen Aminata.
All six earned their spot by emerging victorious in a series of qualifiers. Only one could take home the gold.
Persephone scored the first elimination in Survival of the Fittest by planting Cameron with a crucifix powerbomb, then pinning her. Shida followed suit shortly after by positioning the referee in front of her and rolling up STARDOM’S Maika for a three count.
Aminata seemed to be inching toward a pinfall of her own when she rocked Shida with a headbutt-Off With Her Head combo. Out of nowhere, though, Persephone rolled up Aminata for the overall third elimination of the bout.
Persephone and Statlander faced off in the moments after, with the former attempting another crucifix powerbomb that the latter escaped. When Statlander then set up a Staturday Night Fever, Persephone reversed it into a pin attempt. Statlander quickly countered with a pin attempt of her own, which ultimately kept Persephone down.
Evidently enraged by Statlander’s pinfall on her, Persephone retaliated by blasting her with the title belt. As Shida subsequently locked an unconscious Statlander into a submission, the referee called for the bell, rewarding Shida with the TBS Championship.
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Knockouts TV Title Tournament To Kick Off On Impact
At Slammiversary, TNA Hall of Famer Traci Brooks introduced a new mid-card title to the Knockouts division: the TNA Knockouts Television Championship, to be exclusively defended on Thursday Night IMPACT.
To determine the inaugural Knockouts TV Champion, TNA has organized a 16-woman tournament consisting of active Knockouts, WWE stars, and two names from the indie circuit. Thea Hail of NXT and Wendo Choo of EVOLVE will represent WWE. Meanwhile, Vicki Venuto (fka Vicious Vicki) and Gabby Forza serve as the independent wrestling participants. New Knockouts Tag Team Champions Allie and Rosemary are also in the championship hunt.
The full lineup of first round matches is as follows:
- Indi Hartwell vs. Vicki Venuto
- Harley Hudson vs. Thea Hail
- Elayna Black vs. Wendy Choo
- M by Elegance vs. Rosemary
- Jada Stone vs. Alisha Edwards
- Jody Threat vs. Gabby Forza
- Mara Sade vs. Tasha Steelz
- Heather by Elegance vs. Allie
The KO TV tournament will span multiple weeks, with its official kickoff set for tonight’s episode of IMPACT in Albany, New York. In the first two opening round bouts, Allie will face Heather by Elegance, while Mara Sade takes on Tasha Steelz. The winner of this tourney will make history as the first-ever Knockouts Television Champion, and according to Traci Brooks, will continue the women’s wrestling revolution in TNA.
Elsewhere at Slammiversary, Xia Brookside dethroned her former friend Lei Ying Lee as Knockouts World Champion.
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INTERVIEWS
WWE star Fallon Henley appeared on What Do You Wanna Talk About with Cody Rhodes to talk about learning under Shawn Michaels, her journey to WWE, overcoming a personal tragedy, the Fatal Influence stable,, the future of women’s wrestling, moving up to the SmackDown brand from NXT, and more.
NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey spoke with Busted Open Radio about her title win over Lola Vice at NXT Great American Bash, feeling reassured that her hard work is paying off, the backstage reaction to her victory, having support from her friends and family, wanting to keep up the grind, and more.
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Rosemary and Allie joined Dominic DeAngelo of Studio 1 Sports Channel to talk about Allie’s time as a ghost in the Undead Realm, their tag team title match against the Elegance Brand at TNA Slammiversary, reuniting for the first time since 2019, their favorite comedians, their expectations for TNA’s future, Allie re-signing with TNA, and more.
Former WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill chatted with Michele Ippolito about her WrestleMania 42 experience in Allegiant Stadium, having unfinished business with Rhea Ripley, a potential SummerSlam match against “The Queen” Charlotte Flair, her dream opponents from the Raw roster and legends, working with B-Fab and Michin, and more.
Indie standout Emily Jaye sat down with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful about her journey from being a stan account to a pro wrestler, driving across the country to compete, being a fan of Tana Mongeau, breaking her nose, her favorite television shows, and more.
