Mariah May’s AEW Title Match Made For Grand Slam

There will be more than a touch of glamour around AEW Grand Slam as Mariah May will be putting her title on the line in New York City.

Mariah May captured the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In when she defeated her former mentor Toni Storm in an emotional bout.

Since then May has made the women’s division in AEW her own but has faced a surprise challenge in recent weeks as Yuka Sakazaki has returned to the company.

On Dynamite in Wilkes-Barre, Sakazaki had her first AEW Dynamite bout since 2021 when she teamed with Queen Aminata to face Mariah May and Serena Deeb. Aminata and Sakazaki won the match by disqualification when Mariah May attacked The Magical Girl with her belt.

Mariah May Gets Magical AEW Challenger

Tony Khan confirmed on social media that now Yuka Sakazaki will be the one to challenge May for her AEW Women’s World Championship when Dynamite Grand Slam takes place in New York City on September 25th.

Next Wednesday, 9/25
New York, NY#AEWDynamite Grand Slam
TBS, 8pm ET/7pm CT

AEW Women's World Title Match@MariahMayx vs @YukaSakazaki

The Magical Girl has returned red hot, and now AEW original Yuka Sakazaki
will challenge World Champion Mariah May in New York NEXT Wednesday! https://t.co/qyzbU0OrGtpic.twitter.com/FadcOH9Ni7

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) September 19, 2024

The confirmed line-up for AEW Dynamite Grand Slam is –

• Mariah May (c) vs. Yuka Sakazaki – AEW Women’s World Championship
• Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin – Number one contender’s match for AEW World Title
• Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness
• The Young Bucks (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay – AEW Tag Team Championship
• HOOK vs. Roderick Strong – FTW Title
• Blackpool Combat Club defend AEW Trios Title in an open challenge