Kris Statlander was by no means pinned nor submitted throughout her AEW TBS Championship reign, and on Saturday’s version of “AEW Full Gear,” she took to Mercedes Moné in an effort to win again the title she by no means misplaced. After many Meteoras, much more close to falls, and two finisher kickouts, Moné defended the TBS Championship by the pores and skin of her enamel in a history-making match.
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From the match’s very starting, Statlander had Moné’s quantity. The challenger began the match robust with a army press slam and a pin try onto Moné, to which the champion kicked out with zeal. The ring was hardly sufficient to cage the 2 ladies as they continued to go blow-for-blow on the skin of the ring.
After Statlander practically escaped a count-out loss, Moné wailed on her competitors with Meteora try after Meteora. Statlander answered each pin cowl from the champion with a kick-out at 2. The Newark crowd roared when Statlander related with Saturday Evening Fever, and so they had been hysterical when Statlander kicked out of the Moné Maker. After a number of kick-outs and extra arduous combating, Statlander appeared to lastly have the champion discovered when she rolled up Moné into an Electrical Chair place. Statlander tried to drop Moné onto the canvas to shut out the match, however Moné bit Statlander’s leg in a determined final resort. Statlander crumpled from the sudden offense, and Moné rolled her up for the win after 19 minutes and 25 seconds — the longest run time for a ladies’s match in AEW historical past.
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Moné relished in her victory on the ground amidst the shocked Newark crowd. As she lay within the glow of one other profitable title protection, Statlander was escorted to the again by a ringside physician.
“I am the best TBS Champion of all time. I am the most effective,” Moné breathed. “The dialog; the blueprint.”
