It was a heart-stopping AEW Collision main event Saturday night as Mariah May barely held onto her AEW Women’s World Championship in a close-call thriller against Anna Jay. Jay, who pulled off a shocking victory over May at AEW Battle of the Belts XII, looked ready to repeat history. But after nearly clinching the title with a Queenslayer submission that had the crowd buzzing, it was May who dug deep, pulling out the win with a swift inverted leg sweep and a pin that left Jay just milliseconds short of the gold.
For May, this victory marks her fourth successful title defense and over 70 days as champion, adding Anna Jay to a growing list of contenders—Nyla Rose, Yuka Sakazaki, and Willow Nightingale—who have all tried, and failed, to dethrone the champ. But if the past is any hint, May’s toughest competition may lie ahead. The AEW universe is already buzzing about Mina Shirakawa’s potential arrival, May’s former Club Venus tag team partner, who’s been surprisingly quiet about May’s championship glory. And here’s the twist—Shirakawa has been recently teaming up with Toni Storm, the very woman May defeated to capture her title in August.
Is Shirakawa coming to AEW to celebrate her friend’s success, or to stake her own claim to the title? In AEW, alliances shift like ring ropes, and fans are on edge waiting to see if Club Venus will have a full reunion—or if Mariah May’s reign is on a ticking clock.