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00:00This round of support ball is for the AEW Women's World San Bernardino.
00:23Introducing the champion from Boston, Massachusetts, Ziggy Cole.
00:29As the CEO makes her way to the ring, I'd like to remind fans that DraftKings Sportsbook
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00:53DraftKings Sportsbook, the crown is yours.
00:58Tony, it was this past Wednesday night in Boston.
01:01Mercedes-Monnaie defeated Red Velvet, become the undisputed Ring of Honor Women's World television champion.
01:08Thirteen belts in her position and potentially fourteen after this.
01:15Well, I think thirteen is an amazing number.
01:18Fourteen would obviously be even better than that.
01:20I've never witnessed anything like the run that Mercedes-Monnaie has had, Bryan Danielson.
01:25Never.
01:26Yeah, I mean, it's been incredible.
01:28I mean, she's been going to all these different promotions all over the world,
01:32facing their best talent, winning all their championships.
01:37for the years.
01:38It's been a huge trouble.
01:39It's been a huge one.
01:40It's been a huge one.
01:46Now, I heard it.
01:50From all around New York, she is the NCAA Women's World Champion, Prince Doug Lander.
02:15Crowds landing into the Prudential Center here in Newark.
02:20And a date with Destiny, perhaps in hand.
02:26It was one year ago.
02:29This very city, this very arena, where Chris Statlander challenged Mercedes-Benz Manet for the TVS Championship.
02:41Statlander came up empty-handed that night.
02:43But earlier this year, Statlander accomplished something that Mercedes has been incapable of doing.
02:51And that is winning the AEW Women's World Championship.
02:57Well, Mercedes immediately looking for an ankle lock, or excuse me, ankle pick.
03:01And Statlander muscling up the challenger.
03:04And no feeling out process.
03:09Mercedes just diving right in at the champion.
03:13Swing and a miss by Statlander.
03:16Mercedes, nice reversal.
03:17But Statlander transitions.
03:19Crucifix.
03:20Barely a one count, says Aubrey Edwards.
03:21The referee, waist lock applied by Mercedes-Benz Manet.
03:31Statlander, swing and a miss.
03:33Mercedes going through.
03:36And now, you're for the statement maker here.
03:39But instead, Statlander counters the roll-up.
03:43No feeling out process here, guys.
03:46These two ladies are going at it.
03:49Statlander standing moonsault pressed.
03:51Cover.
03:51One, two.
03:55Yeah.
03:56I think this is a pace and style that actually better suits Mercedes-Benz Manet.
04:02Her being the one who she's been wrestling more matches.
04:05She's a little bit lighter, faster, more technically sound.
04:11Chris Statlander's real.
04:13Oh, my gosh.
04:14Rough landing for Statlander.
04:15You saw it came up immediately clutching that left elbow.
04:19Mercedes sliding drop kick.
04:21Stat was still clutching onto that arm.
04:25And I wonder if that will affect any of her power,
04:29which is her main advantage in this match.
04:33Mercedes, the top, but wait.
04:34Statlander.
04:35Hangs on.
04:37Wolves through.
04:39Using the momentum of the challenger.
04:41And now,
04:43the finance carry she's got.
04:45Mercedes on the shoulders and bring her back into the ring.
04:49So far, so far, Brian.
04:51Power not affected.
04:52Yep, not affected yet.
04:56And remember, both of these women
04:58took part in the Blood and Guts match 10 days ago.
05:01Absolutely.
05:02That's a great point.
05:03Still dealing with the lingering injuries, I'm sure, which they both suffered in that one.
05:11Statlander.
05:13Statlander.
05:14The superplex.
05:15And now, Statlander dragging Mercedes to the corner.
05:22Heading up to the top.
05:22Could be looking for that big 450 splash.
05:24I need to get up there quickly, not look around.
05:27There we go.
05:2850.
05:28No, buddy.
05:29Home.
05:30And Statlander once again clutching that left arm.
05:34An anguished scream from Statlander.
05:37And Aubrey's going to check in to see, and she'll be in contact, Aubrey will, with the medical staff here.
05:43Oh, yeah.
05:43Clutching the forearm.
05:47That could be a bad sign.
05:53Statlander.
05:55Statlander told Aubrey Edwards that she could continue, but now Aubrey...
05:59...creating some space.
06:02Aubrey wants a closer look.
06:04We can do it.
06:05We can do it.
06:07Watch out.
06:07Oh!
06:08Mercedes!
06:09What is your problem?
06:10Flying in with that Meteora.
06:11What do you mean, what's my problem?
06:13I told you, give her a hand.
06:14She's hard?
06:15She's hard?
06:16Doc, you want to check on her?
06:17She's hard?
06:18This is back and center.
06:19Come on.
06:20Mercedes, ignoring the referee's instructions.
06:25Oh!
06:25Come on!
06:27And Statlander sent hard into the steps.
06:30Well, Mercedes has a temper, man.
06:32You've seen it come out.
06:33Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:37Oh!
06:37Oh!
06:37Come on!
06:38Come on!
06:38Come on!
06:38Come on!
06:38Come on!
06:38Come on!
06:39Mercedes attacking the arm of Statlander.
06:41Oh!
06:42Come on!
06:42Hey!
06:43Get her back and take this ring!
06:45Brutal stomp to the upper arm, the tricep.
06:50With that hand pinned against the floor.
06:53Yeah!
06:54Ugh!
06:55Ugh!
06:56And now, Chris Statlander back into the ring, but Mercedes.
07:00Ah!
07:01Damn!
07:02Hand fall.
07:03Attempt.
07:04Statlander could be in serious trouble here.
07:06Brian, it's bad enough for Chris Statlander.
07:08She was coming into this match with an 0-2 record against Mercedes-Manet,
07:12but now to be dealing with an arm injury.
07:14Ah!
07:15God!
07:16As Mercedes applies the Fujiwara arm bar here.
07:19This could be over heartbreakingly quickly for Chris Statlander.
07:26Ah!
07:27Now look at her go after that arm.
07:30Wrenching it, bending it.
07:33I don't know how much more Stat can take, to be honest with you.
07:37And we're not too far into this match.
07:40Yeah, that was a bad landing on the opposite side of the ring for Chris Statlander in those very early moments of this match.
07:47And Mercedes-Manet, she has seized on this opening.
07:51And, Brian, I'm sure this is not the game plan that Mercedes came into this match with, but she called an audible.
07:59She saw the injury to the arm and knew she had to change tact.
08:02Yeah, and I mean that's what happens when you have so much experience.
08:05When you see somebody get injured like that, you can alter your game plan just like Mercedes-Manet seems to have done right now.
08:12And she really seems to have had Chris Statlander's number.
08:17It was full gear, one year and one day ago.
08:24And then, world's end, but now the cover lateral press.
08:29Yeah, the fortunate thing for Chris Statlander right there is that she was facing Mercedes-Manet when she jumped off that turnbuckle with the knees to the arm.
08:39If her elbow would have been the opposite way, the knees would have gone against the elbow, which would have been disastrous.
08:46Mercedes, of course, TBS champion, although her title not on the line tonight.
08:50Statlander, the second ever TBS champion, held the title nearly six months, 14 impressive successful defenses,
08:59and the only athlete in AEW history to have held both the TBS Championship and the AEW Women's World Championship.
09:05Though that reign as Women's World Champion could be perilously close to an end.
09:11I don't know if you guys noticed, it finally dropped.
09:17Chris Statlander's arm was stuck behind her back.
09:20It was almost as if she couldn't get it from behind her lower back.
09:24That's a really dangerous position for her shoulder to be in.
09:27And every time Mercedes executes that hammer throw, she's putting more pressure on the arm of Chris Statlander, but Statlander able to explode out of the corner.
09:38Yeah, with one arm. She's fighting as Statlander with one arm here.
09:42But Mercedes counters, and now Mercedes. Oh, brother. Cross arm breaker.
09:47You can hear Statlander scream in pain.
09:51Full extension. Mercedes wrenching back. Statlander's trying to join those hands together, but instead now Mercedes switches to the other side,
09:59attacking the right arm of Statlander.
10:01Yeah, switch the sides. She needs to get Statlander's thumb up.
10:05She's got a decent fulcrum with her hips on the elbow.
10:10But Statlander rolls inward.
10:14Waistelock brings Mercedes up to her feet.
10:18Mercedes under. Now!
10:21Punishing the shoulder.
10:23And Mercedes, what does she have in mind here?
10:27Almost trying to hyperextend the elbow.
10:31Yeah, you can see that left foot is right up against the elbow.
10:34She's pulling her hair, too.
10:37The right foot placed against the wrist.
10:40Mercedes.
10:45Oh!
10:47Mercedes pushing out with the right foot.
10:51And as you mentioned, Tony, the left against the elbow.
10:54Applying even more pressure.
10:56Now, DDT!
10:58Statlander!
10:59Could this be it?
11:00One!
11:01Two!
11:02Statlander escapes.
11:04I mean, Mercedes Monet is just all over Statlander in this match.
11:09I mean, she's, she's been on top.
11:12She's been on offense for about 75% of it.
11:15Got a little frustrated right there, Brian, after that kick out.
11:19But you're right, she is in dominant form here.
11:23Yeah, I wonder.
11:27I mean, she, she couldn't, she couldn't have thought that Chris Statlander.
11:31I mean, it was a, that was a low percentage pin after that DDT.
11:36Now playing mind games with Chris Statlander.
11:44Snap suplex.
11:45Mercedes popped the hips.
11:46Second time.
11:47He goes around looking for the third.
11:48Three amigos.
11:49And perhaps a fourth on the horizon.
11:51Indeed, Mercedes not stopping here.
11:53That's number five.
11:54She brought extra amigos with her.
11:56And she is looking great as Mercedes.
11:58And the fans appreciate it as well.
11:59Look at this.
12:02That's number eight.
12:03That's number eight.
12:05Is she going?
12:06For years.
12:07For years.
12:08For years.
12:09Oh, my gosh.
12:10She, she, she's got a huge win.
12:11But I'm not going to see her.
12:12And she's looking great as Mercedes.
12:13I'm not going to see her.
12:14But I'm not going to see her.
12:15But I'm just going to see her.
12:16But I'm not going to see her.
12:17But I'm not going to see her.
12:18And she is looking great as Mercedes and the fans appreciate it as well. Look at this
12:30Is she going
12:35For one for each of her titles
12:40One for each of her belts it's got three more to go so
12:45Look at the fans appreciating what they're seeing
12:50This is the hell of an effort guys like her or not
12:54Yeah, and especially with Chris Gatlander being so much bigger that was number 11 I think here's number 12
13:02And Ultimo Monet
13:06Completes the sequence 13 and she's not done 14 perhaps in recognition of the EW Women's World Championship
13:14Yes, they're standing in Newark, New Jersey and each one of those
13:24Also damaged Chris Gatlander's already injured arm
13:29But I wonder how much that took out of Mercedes lifting up Chris Gatlander the much bigger woman
13:35Well, Brian had to take something out of her tell you that
13:38But Mercedes
13:40She can feel the momentum fully at her back
13:45A tribute to the late great Eddie Guerrero
13:49What an effort
13:53She feels that championship is within her grasp
13:57Mercedes she's used that frog splash another homage to Eddie Guerrero
14:04It's your holder back there Brian. You're right. It took something out of Mercedes as well
14:08Yeah, I mean Mercedes usually gets to the top rope much faster than this, right?
14:14Mercedes
14:16Statlander devastating up kick
14:19Yeah, not just knees up
14:21Like you said Excalibur an up kick
14:24Right to Mercedes Monet and Mercedes's jaw
14:29Statlander buying herself some time as we take another look at this
14:36Wow
14:37Statlander's best move of the night thus far
14:40A defensive move
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15:01Statlander fighting off mercedes with one hand and one foot
15:12Couldn't execute the hammer throw so she's dead
15:15Just muscled mercedes into the ropes back body drop
15:19And now statlander back elbow
15:23Yeah, you see her running with her arm in that protective position
15:26You can tell that's really bothering her
15:31Inside hook drives her down to
15:35And mercedes
15:36Able to kick out statlander if you notice brian could not complete the pin with the left hand had to reach across her body with the right
15:43Yeah, and and both shoulders she didn't have pressure on both shoulders for that pin that has to be because
15:50Of her injured left arm
15:52Oh
15:59Chris statlander even though she's on offense she's kind of in a precarious position here
16:03Brownhouse kick avoided by mercedes
16:06The boot intercepted knee into the jaw
16:10Mercedes
16:11Send statlander out to the apron oh, wrenches the arm
16:14Across the center strand. Yeah, nope noticeably statlander's game is completely off of his arm hurting
16:20And that goes
16:25Mercedes driving the knee
16:29To the arm the elbow of chris statlander that lander wants to keep the title she's got to find a way here
16:33It's not going to be easy
16:34Oh, mercedes
16:36Miss john
16:38On the outside maybe a pretty good way if stat can roll mercedes in the ring
16:43She might not even have to roll mercedes in the ring
16:49Right if statlander's arm is injured she might be content tonight to just take the count out victory look at this
16:56I think you're right. I think that may be a good idea for statlander
17:05Just live the fight again
17:08statlander's struggling
17:11To get vertical and mercedes has not moved
17:14Since being driven down by statlander
17:19I didn't get a good view of it because of the angle
17:23But sometimes when that happens your head hits the hits the back of the mat when it happens in the ring
17:28If that happened on the floor to mercedes she could be out
17:32Aubrey edwards the referee up to eight now and chris statlander
17:47Oh statlander thought she had it in hand
17:53But almost a mirror image of a year and a day ago
17:59Oh
18:01Yeah, but I think chris statlander would rather win it in the ring. Oh
18:06Backstabber mercedes
18:10Stringing together two
18:13Now
18:17Three powerful moves from the challenger tonight
18:23Mercedes may be more but it's away here
18:25And she feels it too
18:29Mercedes
18:30The discus
18:35Lariat
18:37Plucking mercedes manet out of midair
18:42Linehole press two
18:44and no
18:47Mercedes goes straight to that arm lock
18:49Mercedes attacking the arm the shoulder of statlander statlander rolls through but mercedes
18:57Kept control of the wrist and now knees kicking the arm the jaw of statlander
19:04Oh
19:07Stanlander ducks underneath rip cord
19:11Belly to belly
19:13Gun
19:14Two
19:16And now into the crossface of the statement maker
19:20But how effective is it brian you talked about your broken arm and being able to submit an opponent against chris statlander on the verge of doing the same thing
19:29Yeah, it'll be interesting to see
19:32I mean that form that she was grabbing earlier is right against mercedes's jawbone
19:37And you see mercedes attacking the hand to get out of the hold and look she's bending the wrist
19:43Mercedes are very easily able to to break the grip of chris statlander now statlander
19:52Statlander in deep deep water
19:57It's a big moment in statlander's title reign here
20:01Yeah, if mercedes can use her left leg to wrench up on statlander's arm
20:08Statlander tried to roll with it, but mercedes hang not hung on excuse me statlander though hoists up her opponent
20:15What power by chris statlander and she's climbing the buckles
20:20Using those powerful legs. You are right brian
20:25Statlander deposits mercedes minet on the top rope but mercedes now
20:31Taking advantage of statlander presenting her back to her opponent
20:37And statlander's got her hoisted back up
20:44What a rip breaker
20:48Statlander risking it all
20:53And coming up big here tonight. Yeah, i'm impressed. She was able to do that with her injured arm pressing her up like that
21:01To drop her down right across her knee across her ribs
21:05Shades of the great dean malenko
21:10Bring you back for that one now can she
21:13One two
21:15No, man
21:18Oh statlander keeps making the mistake of not putting enough pressure on the shoulders
21:22You're gonna have to do that if you want to person or if you want to pin mercedes monet
21:27And mercedes earlier with the homage to eddie guerrero chris statlander the homage to one of eddie's greatest opponents
21:34and dean malenko
21:37But statlander the champion with the advantage
21:40could be looking for that saturday night fever but
21:43Could not get mercedes up
21:45And you see kicking the bottom rope out of frustration
21:48Yeah, I mean that's got to be
21:50For somebody like like chris statlander who's used to having her power there at all times. Oh, but it's got to be very frustrating
21:57Using those legs excalibur. Yep
22:00Using the legs but mercedes slips free
22:04Rolls through transitions
22:06And mercedes
22:09The pen almost like that two and ooh
22:13Almost like the seatbelt pin is what I was thinking as well, but
22:17the crucifix no
22:19mercedes rolls
22:27Could not control the leg of mercedes now the jackknife the roll through no statlander finds her feet
22:34Don't want her package pile driver
22:40One two
22:42No
22:44That would have won it just too close to the ropes what great ring awareness by mercedes monet
22:51Seeing the bottom rope there and just barely able to lift her arm up to grab it
22:56Both of these women giving it their all
23:05Chris statlander understandably slow to capitalize after that
23:10mercedes monet
23:12Very well may have been out satlander may have left
23:16Newark as still the aw women's world champion were it not for that bottom rope
23:21Yeah
23:27Statlander again using that right arm her good arm
23:31To raise mercedes up to the top of mercedes battering the champion
23:36Kick to the jaw sends statlander down
23:38The power is still there even with one arm
23:51Mercedes looking for a work on Rana but statlander hoist mercedes back up
23:59Mercedes
24:01Work on Rana
24:05And Mercedes on the knees
24:09The cover one
24:10Juno
24:16It's no cliche but these two ladies are leaving it in the ring brian danielson
24:20Yes, they are
24:22I mean chris statlander definitely with something to prove
24:25She's been beaten by mercedes monet two times she does not want to lose her aw world championship
24:39Mercedes monet taking a moment
24:43Trying to compose herself trying to stay cool in the face of the opposition
24:51But she's also allowing statlander to regather herself as well
24:56Even though statlander's working with only one arm here
25:02Mercedes up to her feet statlander only to her knees
25:08Now mercedes for the money maker
25:11Here it comes
25:12Money no statlander counters
25:16Got mercedes up
25:18Mike fever no
25:20Sadies
25:21He's in the face
25:23Statlander kicks
25:25The reversal
25:26Mercedes slips behind
25:30Trying to get statlander up statlander fighting with all she's got left backs mercedes into the corner
25:35A second time
25:37Mercedes the arms are catchers. She can't defend herself
25:40She's bringing it to the house
25:43Yeah, and that turnbuckle is going right underneath her jaw right into her throat
25:48But mercedes
25:50She tried it before she had she succeeded with that before but statlander was ready
25:54Now statlander
25:55Now statlander
25:56Nice
25:57Fever
25:58One
25:59Two
26:00Three
26:01Three
26:01How about that
26:05She did it
26:05She did it
26:06She did it
26:07She did it
26:08AEW Women's World Champion
26:12Chris
26:13Statlander
26:17Chris Statlander for the first time in her career able to defeat
26:23Mercedes
26:24Monet
26:26Only Mercedes second
26:27End
26:29Loss in singles competition in aew history and for the second time it came
26:35When she was attempting to dethrone the aew women's world champion chris statlander
26:40The better woman here tonight
26:43With the win
26:4482 wins the most
26:47In the women's division in aew 82 for chris statlander
26:51Oh
26:57Chris statlander
26:59Fends off yet another challenge for the aew women's world championship
27:05For a guttiest performance yet
27:08Congratulations chris statlander
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