One of the former AEW Women’s Champions will have to miss the Owen Hart Foundation tournament.
Hikaru Shida has been one of the pillars of the AEW women’s division since her debut in the company. She is a former AEW Women’s Champion and has recently been in a program with Serena Deeb. Recently, she also qualified for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament which began Wednesday on Dynamite.
During this week’s AEW Rampage tapings, Tony Schiavone interviewed TBS Champion Jade Cargill with The Baddies. The company then announced that Hikaru Shida is out of action. Due to this, Kris Statlander will be replacing her against Red Velvet in a first round tournament match on May 20th.
According to PW Insider, Tony Schiavone said the injury took place during Shida’s Philly Street Fight against Serena Deeb on the April 27th edition of AEW Dynamite. it is unfortunate that Shida would be injured in this match as it was well received by many fans. Hopefully Shida will return to the ring soon and she recovers quickly.
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