The Regina di Wave Title (Wave Single Title) of Pro Wrestling Wave will be defended on AEW programming yet again.
Hikaru Shida will defend her Regina di Wave Title against The Bunny on next Friday’s AEW Rampage. The match was announced Friday night during AEW Rampage.
Rampage included a pre-recorded video segment, which can be seen below, in which Shida and The Bunny argued about next week’s title match. Penelope Ford and The Bunny taunted Shida during her victory over Queen Aminata during the recent Black Friday Rampage on November 25. Shida addressed the recent Rampage run-in in Friday night’s promo and offered to put the Wave title on the line. The Bunny stated that she has been rehabbing her neck for the past six months while watching others receive the opportunities she deserves. She then declared that she will not only take Shida’s title, but will also make her feel the same way she did while watching Shida take what was rightfully hers.
Shida previously defended the Regina di Wave Title on Elevation on August 29, defeating Emi Sakura. On August 14, at the Wave 15th Anniversary Carnival Wave show in Tokyo, Japan, she defeated Suzu Suzuki to become a two-time champion. Shida’s second title defense began on November 6 with a victory over Yuki Miyazaki at the Wave Let’s Enjoy event in Tokyo. Her title defense against The Bunny on Friday will be her third.
Shida and Ibuki Hoshi currently hold the Ice Ribbon International Ribbon Tag Team Titles. Shida and Hoshi won their fifth title on September 24 at New Ice Ribbon #1230 in Tokyo, defeating Makoto and Hamuko Hoshi.
The Bunny recently returned to the ring after a six-month layoff due to a neck injury. At the November 4 AEW Dark tapings in Atlantic City, NJ, she competed in a Trios match with Marina Shafir and Nyla Rose, defeating Gabby Ortiz, Miranda Vionette, and Christina Marie. She then returned to singles play, defeating Blair Onyx at the Elevation tapings in Chicago on November 23.
Shida and The Bunny have appeared in a few tag team matches since 2021, but this is their first singles match.
As of this writing, the only match announced for the December 9 Rampage is Bunny vs. Shida. More matches will be announced during Dynamite on Wednesday, according to AEW.
Here is the full Bunny vs. Shida promo from Rampage:
#TheBunny @AllieWrestling is tired of watching other people get what she deserves and calls out @shidahikaru for the Regina Di Wave Championship! It’s #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/IE4ejOzqaH
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 3, 2022
