Overview
- Renee Paquette announced on Dynamite that former champion Kris Statlander is not cleared to compete for roughly one to two weeks.
- Thekla became AEW Women’s World Champion by defeating Statlander in a strap match the previous week.
- The new champion did not appear on the Feb. 18 Dynamite broadcast and was portrayed on-air as being in hiding.
- AEW confirmed Thunder Rosa is cleared to return and promoted her for a match against Julia Hart on Saturday’s Collision.
- Statlander vowed to pursue Thekla once cleared, as an emerging field of contenders forms around the new titleholder.