Two new matches, Swerve Strickland’s return booked for AEW WrestleDream

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The next challenger for AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May is set for Saturday’s WrestleDream following the Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite.

Former CMLL Women’s Champion and 2024 Owen Hart Foundation tournament winner Willow Nightingale will get the nod after winning a four-way that included Saraya, Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter.

Nightingale got the win after hitting a Samoan drop on Saraya through a table, followed by her pinning Saraya and Harley Cameron who had interfered in the match repeatedly.

Britt Baker was set to face Nightingale for the shot, but Baker had to withdraw due to illness.

Nightingale defeated May in the finals of the aforementioned tournament. The champion will be looking for the third defense of the title she won at August’s All In.

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For the first time since losing to Hangman Page in a cage match at September’s All Out, former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland will return at this Saturday’s pay-per-view.

The return was announced via a vignette on Tuesday. In recent weeks, new signee MVP has targeted Prince Nana, wanting to talk “business’ with Strickland and blaming Nana for his recent woes. MVP and another new signee, Shelton Benjamin, were shown watching the vignette backstage.

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Former AEW World Champion Hangman Page will battle old rival Jay White in another new match.

White made his in-ring return Wednesday and after picking up an easy win, he called out Page for a match Saturday after the two brawled and put Page through a table last Wednesday.

White made his return last week after being out since July with a foot injury. His last match was against Page who picked up the win that night in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament. The two have a history dating back to 2017 in Ring of Honor, continued in NJPW and returned in AEW.

White defeated Page in their first AEW match in October 2023.

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Here’s the current card for the pay-per-view from Tacoma, Washington:

  • AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson defends against Jon Moxley
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May defends against Willow Nightingale
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) defend against Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
  • TNT Champion Jack Perry defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • AEW International Champion Will Ospreay defends against Ricochet & Konosuke Takeshita in a three-way
  • ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe defends against Chris Jericho
  • Darby Allin vs. Brody King
  • Hangman Page vs. Jay White
  • Swerve Strickland returns
  • Zero Hour: ROH men’s TV Champion Atlantis Jr. defends against Brian Cage