First two qualify for the Survival of the Fittest match to crown TBS champion

The first two women to advance to the Survival of the Fittest match for the AEW TBS title were revealed last night.

Former AEW Women’s champion Hikaru Shida was the first one to qualify after she beat Zayda Steel and then Persephone defeated Julia Hart to punch her ticket.

Four more qualifying matches will take place over the next two weeks to determine all six contenders in this match. Survival of the Fittest is usually an ROH gimmick match and will be used for the first time on AEW television to crown the new AEW TBS champion.

The title was surrendered by Willow Nightingale due to an injury.

The match takes place on the July 1 episode of Dynamite.