Subhojeet Mukherjee on September 21, 2025
AEW fans might finally be getting the Women’s World Tag Team Championships—but don’t get too excited just yet.
The belts do exist, and AEW President Tony Khan has confirmed that they were made a while ago. Still, their official debut remains up in the air, even as speculation swirls about what Khan plans to reveal during his “big announcement” on the September 24 episode of AEW Dynamite.
The latest hint came during Wrestling Observer Radio, when Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer were reviewing the AEW Women’s World Championship tornado match between Toni Storm, Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, and Thekla. After Statlander pinned Storm clean in a shock finish, the conversation quickly shifted to what could be next—especially with Storm suddenly beltless. Alvarez pointed out an intriguing social media clue that dropped just hours after the title change.
“Well, they beat Toni, and then a few hours later on Twitter, Mina Shirakawa put up a picture of them together and said something to the effect of ‘I still love you’ or whatever. Tony [Khan] has a big announcement on Wednesday. I think it’s women’s tag titles.”
Meltzer didn’t shoot the idea down—in fact, he backed it up by revealing AEW’s long-term plans:
“Very much could be. I mean, Tony [Khan] made women’s tag team title belts a long time ago, and he was just waiting for enough women to be healthy.”
Khan himself recently addressed the status of those titles in an interview with Iridian Fierro, confirming their existence but explaining that injury after injury has delayed their rollout.
“I have the belts. I made the belts. They exist. But I will put them into play when we are able to put the very best, full roster forward.”
He also mentioned just how damaging the women’s Casino Gauntlet match was, stating that 25% of the competitors were knocked out of action in one night. Among those injured is Mina Shirakawa—fueling even more curiosity around the timing of her tweet.
With Kris Statlander now AEW Women’s World Champion, Toni Storm looking for a new direction, and Shirakawa watching from the sidelines, the timing would seem right. But AEW has teased things before that never came to fruition, and no official confirmation has been made.
Fans will have to wait for Dynamite on September 24 to see whether Tony Khan’s “big announcement” really involves AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles—or something else entirely.
What do you think Tony Khan will announce? Should AEW move forward with women’s tag titles now, or wait until more of the roster is healthy? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
September 21, 2025 7:35 am
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