AEW unveils first Women's Tag Titles, Statlander defends world title

All Elite Wrestling opened its post–All Out episode of Dynamite in Pittsburgh on Wednesday by introducing a long‑rumored championship and reaffirming the company’s shifting storylines: AEW President and CEO Tony Khan unveiled the promotion’s first AEW Womens Tag Team Championship belts, Kris Statlander successfully defended the AEW Womens World Championship against Mina Shirakawa, and Orange Cassidy returned to help win a high‑profile six‑man tag match at the Petersen Events Center.

Khan, speaking on the live broadcast, said the womens division had earned new gold and that AEW would crown inaugural Womens Tag Team Champions later this year. Renee Paquette then presented the newly designed belts ringside. Details on the format and timing for determining the first holders were not released, though industry reports in recent days had suggested belt production was completed some time ago and that injuries within the womens roster delayed the launch of a planned tournament.

The tag title announcement followed a weekend shakeup at All Out, where Statlander stunned the division by pinning champion Toni Storm in a four‑way match to win the Womens World Championship. Khan confirmed on...