Overview
- Willow Nightingale defeated Thekla to win the AEW Women’s World Championship in Montreal on July 26, 2026, countering Thekla’s spear into a backslide for the three count.
- The victory makes Willow the first AEW Women’s Triple Crown Champion and completes a rapid rise back to the top after she relinquished the TBS Title earlier this year because of a shoulder injury.
- The Redemption match saw Thekla target Willow’s stitched ear and Skye Blue interfere, but Willow overcame the tactics and finished the match with a Death Valley Driver and the decisive backslide.
- Willow had told AEW’s Countdown she has battled depression for about a year, and her post-match celebration with The Conglomeration and the symbolic backpack from Orange Cassidy framed the win as a personal comeback.
- By winning the title, Willow is now booked to defend at All In in Wembley Stadium next month against Mercedes Mone, a change that alters AEW’s main women’s title picture heading into its largest upcoming show.