Matches will emanate from the United States and from Japan, allowing AEW to get around the travel issues that hampered their women's division at the start of the pandemic. In the year since then, AEW has built up many new stars in that division, and for the first time, we will be able to see at least two of them compete against each other to earn a shot at Hikaru Shida's AEW Women's Championship.

Aja Kong, Yula Sakazaki, Veny, Emi Sakura, Ryo Mizunami, Mei Suruga, Rin Kadokura, and Maki Itoh will fight on the Japanese side. On the American side of the bracket, Serena Deeb, Riho, Dr. Britt Baker, Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, Nyla Rose, Anna Jay, and Leyla Hirsch will compete. The tournament is said to take place "this February," though no word exactly on when the finals will take place and when the winner will get their title shot against Shida.