Riho will face Yuka Sakazaki in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament qualifier on the May 6 episode of AEW Rampage.
AEW president Tony Khan announced the news in a tweet on May 3.
Friday on #AEWRampage on @TNTdrama in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament qualifier,@YukaSakazaki returns to battle former Women’s World Champion @riho_gtmv!
Yuka Sakazaki vs Riho
Don’t miss Friday Rampage at a special start time:
5:30pm ET/4:30pm CT/3:30pm MT/2:30pm PT pic.twitter.com/Q7AnE08KhS— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) May 3, 2022
Riho is a former AEW Women’s World Champion, and this bout will be her first appearance in AEW since Battle of the Belts in January. Sakazaki has been absent from AEW since August 2021; she last wrestled in an AEW ring on the August 2 edition of AEW Dark: Elevation.
The updated card for the May 6 episode of AEW Rampage is as follows:
- HOOK vs. TBA
- Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho
- Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament qualifier: Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki
WrestleZone will have full coverage of the show as it airs on Friday.
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