Spoiler: Former Champion Makes Surprise AEW Collision Return
A surprise AEW return.
AEW Collision this week is set to air on Thursday instead of the usual Saturday slot. The company taped matches for the episode after the Dynamite broadcast from Winnipeg on Wednesday.
One of the segments on the show was Willow Nightingale hosting an open challenge for the TBS Championship, and her call was answered by a returning Hikaru Shida:
The Japanese star was a pillar of early AEW, and she holds the record for longest reign with the AEW Women's Championship, having held the title for 372 days between May 2020 and 2021.
Though she had not wrestled for AEW since November 2024 and Hikaru Shida's last match for the company was a Dynamite singles match against Kris Statlander.
The former Champion had wrestled a few matches in Japan since then but she had largely stayed away from wrestling, having not entered the ring in 2026 before her Collision appearance.
There is no word on whether Shida's return is a one-off or if the wrestling veteran will be sticking around, but we should get a better idea after the broadcast of her match.
