AEW Collision Notes: Yuka Sakazai Challenges Mariah May for AEW Women’s Title, Anna Jay Return Video, Stokely Scouts AEW Tag Division, FTW Title Match Set for Dynamite Grand Slam, Cards for 9/18 Dynamite & 9/21 Collision

Sep 14, 2024

Yuka Sakazaki Challenges Mariah May for AEW Women’s Title

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show in Dayton, Ohio featured Yuka Sakazaki issuing a challenge for the AEW Women’s World Championship.

During the show, “The Glamour” Mariah May was interviewed backstage by Lexy Nair who brought up how May has yet to have her AEW Women’s World title celebration ceremony. May responded stating that she wasn’t going to do it in Dayton and insulted the city by calling it a “Wish.com” version of Cincinnati. May then talked about not wanting to hold her celebration ceremony until Mina Shirakawa comes back and how much she misses Shirakawa.

This led to Sakazaki showing up to interrupted and issued a challenge for May’s AEW Women’s title. May responded telling Sakazaki to get in line and when she is ready, she will rip her head off. Sakazaki responded stating “okay” and quickly left leading to May giving a puzzled reaction over what just happened.

In order to properly celebrate her #AEW Women’s World Championship, Mariah May wants Mina!
But @YukaSakazaki wants something too…

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT!@MariahMayx | @MinaShirakawa | @LexyNair pic.twitter.com/pVmyAd3UKL
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 15, 2024

In a follow-up segment, May attacked Sakazaki as she was making her way to the back following her victory against Serena Deeb. May attempted to hit a Storm Zero to Sakazaki who managed to fight it off and laid out May with a superkick in return. Sakazaki then grabbed May’s AEW Women’s title and held it up as May looked on.

Yuka Sakazaki turns the tables on the #AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May!

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT!@YukaSakazaki | @MariahMayx pic.twitter.com/Tf8mp6yudg
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 15, 2024

Anna Jay AEW Return Vignette Airs on Saturday’s AEW Collision Show

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show also featured a video aired hyping up Anna Jay’s upcoming return to AEW following her recent time away in Stardom.

During her promo, Jay talked about returning from her recent excursion in Stardom and how it left her wanting more. Jay then issued a warning to AEW’s women’s locker room and Mercedes Mone and Mariah May stating that she is coming back to get some gold.

Anna Jay is back from Japan and she wants more!

Is the #AEW Women’s Division ready for the new and improved @annajay___?

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT! pic.twitter.com/KS0Pz6usAA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 15, 2024

This was Jay’s first appearance in AEW since this past June.

Stokely Hathaway Scouts AEW Tag Division on Saturday’s AEW Collision Show

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show also featured a video aired featuring Stokely Hathway watching classic tag team matches from AEW’s history and teasing his renewed interesting in being a tag team manager and seeking AEW Tag Team titles gold.

The clips shown included Swerve in our Glory (Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster), FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Briscoes (Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe), and Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson).

What is Stokely up to now??

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT!@StokelyHathaway pic.twitter.com/VpizCZa7wD
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 15, 2024

Prior to his current pairing with Kris Statlander, Hathaway had been the manager of The Firm (Big Bill, Ethan Page, Lee Moriarty, & The Gunns).

Roderick Strong vs. HOOK for FTW Title Announced for AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2024

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show also featured one new match announced for the card of AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2024, which takes place on September 25th at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.

This new match announced was a FTW Championship match of Roderick Strong vs. HOOK (c).

This match was initially setup during this past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show following HOOK issuing a challenge to Strong for a match at any place, any time. During Saturday’s Collision show, it was announced that this match was made official for Dynamite Grand Slam 2024 and will be for HOOK’s FTW title.

HOOK vs. Roderick Strong for the FTW Championship is official for Grand Slam.#AEWCollision pic.twitter.com/6yO2IEEyst
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) September 15, 2024

Current card for September 25th AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2024:

AEW World Championship #1 Contender match – Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
AEW World Tag Team Championship – Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson)
FTW Championship – Roderick Strong vs. HOOK (c)
Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness

Current Cards for Next Week’s AEW Dynamite & Collision Shows

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show also featured several new matches announced for the cards of next week’s AEW Dynamite show on September 18th at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Collision show on September 21st in Springfield, Massachusetts

In regards to Dynamite, one new match was announced which was a Women’s tag team match of Queen Aminata & Yuka Sakazaki vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May & Serena Deeb.

In regards to Collision, one new match was announced which was a ROH World Tag Team Championship Bunkhouse Brawl match of The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara (c).

Current card for September 18th AEW Dynamite show:

Trios match – The Elite (Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) & Kazuchika Okada) vs. Will Ospreay & Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher)
Queen Aminata & Yuka Sakazaki vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May & Serena Deeb
Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy

Current card for September 21st AEW Collision show:

ROH World Tag Team Championship Bunkhouse Brawl match – The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara (c)