Maya World Names Hikaru Shida as a Dream Match After TBS Title Win

Maya World has her eyes on the new TBS Champion. The rising AEW talent has spoken out about Hikaru Shida, calling a potential matchup between the two a dream match she hopes to one day make a reality.

Shida captured the TBS Championship on the July 1st edition of AEW Dynamite, winning a Survival of the Fittest match to claim the title. Since then, the championship picture has drawn attention from the roster, and World is among those who have made her interest known. In her own words, she expressed hope that the match eventually comes together, describing it as something that genuinely excites her.

It’s easy to see why. Shida is one of AEW’s most decorated women’s wrestlers, a former AEW Women’s World Champion who has been a cornerstone of the division since the company’s early days. World, meanwhile, has been carving out her place in the company and clearly sees a match with a proven veteran like Shida as a measuring stick worth chasing.

Shida is already scheduled to put the TBS title on the line, so the championship scene figures to stay active in the weeks ahead. Whether World can position herself as a legitimate contender remains to be seen, but publicly naming Shida as a dream opponent is a clear statement of intent. If the match ever does get made, it would pit one of AEW’s most established stars against a hungry up-and-comer with something to prove — a dynamic that tends to deliver.