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Thekla becomes No 1 contender for AEW Women’s World Championship at All Out

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 27). Thekla becomes No 1 contender for AEW Women’s World Championship at All Out. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/thekla-becomes-no-1-contender-aew-womens-world-championship-all-out

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-27 · by Ryan Gaydos

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At AEW's All Out event, Thekla defeated Willow Nightingale, who was injured, to become the new No. 1 contender for the AEW Women’s World Championship. This sets up a future match between Thekla and current champion Mercedes Moné at WrestleDream. Both wrestlers have held the title this year, with Moné recently winning it back from Nightingale in August after defeating her in a tournament final.
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At an AEW event on Saturday night called All Out, Thekla won a match against Willow Nightingale, becoming the No. 1 contender for the AEW Women’s World Championship. During the match, Thekla took advantage of Nightingale's hand injury to win decisively. This outcome means that Thekla will face current champion Mercedes Moné at WrestleDream, marking a significant step in her pursuit of the title after losing it previously.

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Topics

FOX FOX News Thekla World Championship the All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

Subjects

Nightingale ORG · 7× Thekla PERSON · 7× Moné PERSON · 3× All In ORG · 1× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× Mercedes Moné PERSON · 1× Willow Nightingale’s PERSON · 1× WrestleDream ORG · 1× the Toxic Spider PERSON · 1×

Narrative

When the "Toxic Spider" lost her grip on the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Women’s World Championship, she brushed herself off, regrouped and got herself back into the title picture.
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🔮 Willow Nightingale’s hand injury was clearly still bothering her as she tried to unravel herself from Thekla’s web.

Claims (20 extracted, 4 hedged)

When the "Toxic Spider" lost her grip on the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Women’s World Championship, she brushed herself off, regrouped and got herself back into the title picture. asserted
she → lose → picture
Thekla took one step further toward recapturing the world title on Saturday night at All Out. asserted
Thekla → take → Out
Willow Nightingale’s hand injury was clearly still bothering her as she tried to unravel herself from Thekla’s web. asserted
she → bother → web
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Thekla nailed Nightingale with a kick to the knee, stomped on the injured hand and then stomped on her head. asserted
Thekla → nail → head
She pinned Nightingale for the win and immediately became the No. 1 contender for the AEW Women’s World Championship. asserted
She → pin → Championship
Nightingale was hoping to get her title back after losing it to Mercedes Moné at All In back in August. asserted
Nightingale → hop → August
But smiles have turned to frowns over the last few weeks. asserted
smiles → turn → weeks
The best thing Nightingale could do is to get healthy and continue her drive back to the top of the women’s division. uncertain
Nightingale → do → division
Now, Thekla and Moné will have to face off at WrestleDream. asserted
Thekla → have → WrestleDream
Both women have had a stranglehold on the women’s division this year. asserted
women → have → division
Thekla defeated Kris Statlander in a strap match back in February to win the title. asserted
Thekla → defeat → title
She held the belt for 165 days before Nightingale shockingly defeated her at Redemption in July. asserted
Nightingale → hold → July
But Nightingale’s reign didn’t last too long. asserted
reign → last → ?
Moné returned to AEW after a lengthy hiatus and won the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. asserted
Moné → return → Tournament
She earned the title match against Nightingale and won the championship for the first time. asserted
She → earn → time
If Thekla wins, she could join Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida as only the third woman to have at least two title reigns. uncertain
she → win → reigns
Moné is one of the best women’s wrestlers in the world and isn’t going to let Thekla stomp all over her to get that belt back. asserted
Thekla → go → belt
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