Survival of the Fittest match to determine next AEW TBS Champion
For the first time ever, ROH’s Survival of the Fittest match will take place in AEW.
Tony Schiavone announced on Saturday that a series of matches will be held over the next month to determine who will qualify for a spot in the upcoming Survival of the Fittest match that will take place on the July 1 edition of AEW Dynamite. Whoever wins the match in San Diego will be crowned the new TBS Champion.
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Since Tony Khan purchased ROH in 2022, he has brought back the Survival of the Fittest match that first originated in ROH back in 2004, where Bryan Danielson emerged as the first winner.
The first-ever women’s Survival of the Fittest match took place back at Supercard of Honor on May 15. Athena retained the ROH Women’s Championship, defeating Maya World, Billie Starkz, Yuka Sakazaki, Trish Adora, and Zayda Steel.
Willow Nightingale, the former champion, was forced to vacate the title just days before Double or Nothing, citing a shoulder injury. This ends her reign that started on the final Dynamite of 2025 where she defeated Mercedes Mone.
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