Overview
- AEW president Tony Khan announced that Sareee will not compete in her Owen Hart Cup quarterfinal because the promotion's medical staff would not clear her even after she received clearance from doctors in Japan.
- Maya World was named as Sareee's replacement to face Skye Blue, and AEW presented the change as a way to preserve the tournament schedule and continuity.
- Sareee had publicly said on May 13 that she would take about a month off for neck maintenance, and Khan said she remains welcome to return to AEW when cleared.
- Maya World lost her brother on June 7 and was offered time off by AEW, but she chose to wrestle and be with the locker room during the tournament run.
- The switch follows an earlier withdrawal by Willow Nightingale and highlights how AEW's internal medical authority, roster health decisions, and existing ROH ties shape matchups and storyline plans going forward.