AEW announces first-ever women’s Casino Gauntlet Match
The AEW women’s division is set to compete in its first-ever Casino Gauntlet Match.
Tony Khan has confirmed that the first-ever women’s Casino Gauntlet Match will take place on Dynamite next week (Wednesday, January 15). The winner earns an AEW Women’s World Championship shot against Mariah May at Grand Slam Australia next month.
In the Casino Gauntlet Match, two competitors start and then new entrants are added at regular intervals. The match ends when the first fall is scored, so it is better to enter early than late. The later participants may never get a chance to enter the match.
Grand Slam Australia is being held in Brisbane on Saturday, February 15. We’ll see if this Casino Gauntlet sets up a rematch between Toni Storm and May for Storm’s homecoming. After dropping the AEW Women’s World Championship to May at All In last year, Storm went missing from AEW programming and then returned with an amnesia gimmick where she believes she’s a rookie.
The Casino Gauntlet stipulation has been utilized before for the men’s and tag team divisions. A men’s Casino Gauntlet Match is happening on Dynamite this week with the winner earning an AEW World Championship shot against Jon Moxley on the January 15 Dynamite.
Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is hosting the January 15 Dynamite episode, a special show named Maximum Carnage. Here is the updated lineup:
AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage (Wednesday, January 15) —
- AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against men’s Casino Gauntlet Match winner
- Hook vs. Christian Cage
- Women’s Casino Gauntlet match for AEW Women’s World Championship shot at Grand Slam Australia