Injured Willow Nightingale relinquishes AEW TBS title & Owen Hart Tournament spot
Willow Nightingale has relinquished her AEW TBS Championship.
On Wednesday, during the May 21, 2026, episode of AEW Dynamite, in a backstage segment, Nightingale announced that she was relinquishing her TBS Championship as well as her spot in the Owen Hart Tournament.
Nightingale announced that she injured her shoulder last week on AEW Collision. She further withdrew from the upcoming tournament and relinquished her title. On May 16, 2026, Nightingale faced and defeated Red Velvet on Collision; however, she injured herself in the process.
Nightingale had previously defeated Mercedes Mone on December 31, 2026, to win the TBS Championship. Holding the title for 140 days, she relinquished on May 20, 2026. As of now, nothing more has been announced regarding the future of the TBS Championship.
Nightingale was previously scheduled to face Alex Windsor in the Owen Hart Tournament at AEW Double or Nothing; however, that spot will now be replaced by a wild card entrant. Interestingly, Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa will now replace the Windsor-Nightingale match at the PPV.
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