Overview
- Thekla kept the AEW Women's World Championship by pinning Kris Statlander in a four-way match against Statlander, Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida at Double or Nothing.
- Four-way rules allowed the title to change hands without Thekla being pinned, which made the match a heightened risk to her reign.
- Thekla entered the pay-per-view with a reign of more than 100 days after winning the title from Statlander on the Feb. 11 episode of Dynamite.
- Her recent defenses include a two-out-of-three-falls rematch win over Statlander at Revolution and a pay-per-view defense against Hayter at Dynasty, showing a pattern of repeated rivalries.
- Hikaru Shida returned from a long absence in April and briefly teamed with Statlander, adding a multi-time former champion to the title picture and keeping short-term booking unpredictable.