Hikaru Shida sends a message to Skye Blue after AEW abruptly stopped match due to injury
AEW Collision saw Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue lock up for the first time ever. The match ended early due to an injury, and that led to a major challenge being issued. Shida has now reached out to Blue with a definitive message.
The Shining Samurai and the Chicago-born grappler were tag team partners until going their separate ways. The second match of this week's Collision saw Shida and Blue go at it until the latter suffered an apparent knee injury. The show went to commercial as medics tended to the 24-year-old, and after the break, Shida was declared the winner due to referee stoppage. Officials helped Blue to the back, and Tony Khan later confirmed that she has an ankle injury.
Shida took to X today to issue a message to her former tag team partner. The three-time Women's World Champion offered to grant the up-and-coming Blue a rematch when she's medically cleared to compete.
"One more time when you ready, definitely. @Skyebyee #AEW #AEWCollision," Hikaru Shida wrote with the photo below.
Shida later appeared in a backstage segment on Collision, declaring that she still wanted to fight. The 36-year-old then challenged Britt Baker to a match on Wednesday's Dynamite. This will be the fourth Shida vs. Baker singles match, and Shida is currently leading the series 2-1.
AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts updated lineup
All Elite Wrestling will present its fourth annual Blood & Guts edition of Dynamite this coming week. The show will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, in the usual Dynamite timeslot on TBS.
Dynamite will be headlined by the double-cage Blood & Guts match. Below is the current lineup:
- MJF will speak following International Championship win
- Mariah May will debut "The Glamour" gimmick
- Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker
- FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends against Minoru Suzuki
- Blood & Guts: Team AEW (Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, Darby Allin, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens) vs. Team Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Hangman Page)
The company will also tape a special edition of Rampage on Wednesday night. The third annual Royal Rampage episode will air on Friday night in the usual TNT timeslot.