00:00And here we go, speaking of being loved, the Eve faithful let Chris Statlander know that she is indeed there,
00:15even a national champion.
00:17She is a nine-year pro, standing at five foot nine inches tall, hailing from Long Island, New York, USA.
00:27She is a former AEW women's champion. She is the cosmic killer and the reigning, defending Eve international champion.
00:41This is Chris Statlander!
00:50And there's no warm-up match here tonight for the returning Charlie as she's taking on one of the best
00:57women's wrestlers active today in our Eve international champion, Chris Statlander.
01:04Here's the thing, this is like, this is a big fight feel. That beautiful Eve in the national championship bell.
01:10Is that flag going to change tonight?
01:14Yeah, and it, you know, much like a lot of the match-ups here tonight, it could be anybody's here.
01:19And, you know, a year away from the ring, some people might say, bit of ring rust, bit of uncertainty,
01:25but also on Charlie's side here is the element of surprise.
01:28She's had a year to train, to prepare for her return. Chris Statlander could have prepared for a completely different
01:36opponent here tonight.
01:37Exactly, because no one knows what this Charlie's like. We can go back and watch footage of her under a
01:44previous name, but this, this is her with that skin shed. We're getting to know the real person right now.
01:52And we don't know.
01:54Take over there, Chris. And this is the thing, you know, a year ago, this match was not possible though.
02:01Not possible.
02:01Oh, the strength though of Statlander countering that cutter. Look at the speed of these two. A little bit of
02:14mind games as well. Look at the athleticism.
02:16Yeah, the athleticism from both women.
02:19Oh, going for it again. Oh, this time she gets that headmare flying style. Sends Statlander into the corner.
02:28Oh.
02:29Oh, look at the back, look at the back.
02:32Oh.
02:32As now Statlander is going to work.
02:35Yeah, Statlander putting an end to that welcome back, Char.
02:38Yeah, nearly knocking Charly into the fourth row there.
02:40Good Lord.
02:42And Stat keeping the pressure, the pace of this. This, we're not even two minutes into this match.
02:48Look at that straining suplex there.
02:50Look at the strength. Yeah, she's making Charly think about it. All that blood rushing through to that top of
02:55the head there.
02:55she's going to be getting dizzy she's going to be day she's not going to know where she is
02:59and she's absolutely powerless to do anything about it
03:02and she's down and all the blood rushing to her head and here Charlie's smart rolling out of the ring
03:09yeah she's got she's got a recruit you know the thing is I've got to be honest with you
03:14Charlie didn't look rusty no Charlie do you know she looks like she's having fun out there
03:19she looks like she's like yeah she looks like she's just got a game plan in mind
03:24oh my god she did damage to herself to change the tide in this match with that brutal backstabber
03:33on the ring apron and now the tide has changed as Statlander takes the backstabber and then falls
03:43to that solid four kicked in the jaw and another one for good measure from Charlie there yeah keeping
03:48that pressure on oh but this time she's caught up on the shoulders of Statlander that's a that's a big
03:55way up there
03:55oh
03:59and it came down quick down hard yeah
04:03as now Statlander whaps
04:05yeah Statlander is pushing deserves to because Statlander you're even a national
04:14you're even a national champion Chris Statlander
04:20and referee Tom Scarborough
04:23as Charlie sends back into the ring
04:25trying to get yep
04:28you saw Statlander point to her watch
04:32talking about the time that it's been
04:36with Charlie making her return here and even
04:39and Statlander potentially making Charlie regret the decision she made in that return match
04:47wow now Statlander in control here
04:53power advantage in spades
05:01wow explodes out of that corner she'd had enough she gives the momentum to fire back but just like that
05:09the
05:09listen to that audience right now
05:13oh and driven back of the head first into that bottom double very smart from Charlie there
05:18so smart she doesn't have to power advantage so she went oh
05:20and again patented offense from Charlie there
05:23on that knee as well
05:24yeah and started from Statlander
05:26oh
05:28and this is one thing it's like she's been gone for a long time
05:32we are assuming oh we're assuming that that knee has recovered but I just noticed as part of the knee
05:38pads come down and we see her
05:39you can see that there is another protective layer underneath and
05:44oh what a high angle
05:47Charlie's had a history of knee injuries of course they have been a plague on her career
05:54and Stat interesting the look on Stat's face is almost like I don't know is she a bit insulted by
06:02the idea of this she doesn't seem to be
06:04but again you know yes Charlie may have been out for a year but she's a seasoned competitor you can't
06:09mess about the way Statlander is doing here
06:11playing to the crowd Charlie is going to
06:13beautiful
06:14she's going to get back on top but
06:16just snatches her and that snap power slam almost gets it there and frustration clearly now etched on the face
06:24of Chris Statlander
06:25because and I understand this it's like Charlie's been gone for a long time and Statlander has controlled the most
06:32this match and during the time that Charlie's been gone
06:36Statlander has ruled the world
06:37yeah absolutely
06:38and now she's in there with someone who hasn't wrestled in 14 months around that kind of time like it
06:47is
06:47oh
06:51but yeah Charlie's looking to take that ground from Statlander
06:54you know Statlander takes offense at that
06:56oh I think Statlander takes offense at the idea of her being that first person she challenges
07:01she's trying to come back and you know re-re-establish
07:03oh
07:03oh
07:04oh my back Charlie says differently
07:06yeah
07:06that's that clothesline there taking down Statlander
07:09you see the fierce look in the eyes of Charlie
07:12oh
07:14face wash there boot to the face of Statlander
07:17yeah it's awesome
07:17oh
07:19speed the speed
07:23yes
07:26oh
07:27catches her
07:30oh
07:31oh she gets it
07:32belly to belly
07:33one
07:33two
07:34and that was close
07:36that was
07:37thrown out to a good friend of hers there
07:41that was a long duke out there
07:43makes me wonder about what she's been doing getting ready for this match because that was a perfectly executed
07:49belly to belly right there
07:51that was picture perfect one
07:53yeah she snatched her up the spin the torque on that
07:56but Statlander
07:58then she's going for again
07:59yeah but she
08:00well she felt that we all felt the difference there it's like she hits a couple more of those
08:04and
08:05Stat is going down
08:06look at this
08:08power
08:10one
08:11two
08:12and again it's just a two count
08:15and you see the frustration again and she's got the word killer
08:19cosmic killer
08:20cosmic killer there and that's what she's wanting to do here to Charlie
08:26you know what i don't think any of us going into this match really thought about how Statlander would feel
08:34being the first person that someone that's been gone for so long would choose to have a match with
08:40yeah exactly like we said before you know Statlander is going to take exception
08:43oh
08:44Charlie wanting to make her name
08:46snatches
08:47on the back of Statlander
08:47is up
08:49fighting
08:49but Charlie fights out
08:51yeah scrapping out there
08:52oh wow
08:54just
08:58oh
08:59oh
09:00both of
09:01both of
09:02both of them
09:02both of them
09:03both of them
09:03both of them
09:04both of them
09:06yeah and we're like this is the pace of this match that these two have gone for is we're nearly
09:12like we're only just approaching the eight minute mark here but you'd think that it'd have been 15 minutes with
09:18the volume of attacks we have seen from both women
09:22and you know we've talked a lot about the time that Charlie's been away from the ring but to me
09:28she's not missed a beat here tonight
09:29no no we're seeing this we're seeing um Statlander there just shaking the cobwebs off after getting booted in their
09:35head and you wonder if Statlander did i don't want to say took her lightly but was just as i
09:43mentioned maybe a little bit offended by this point and so it's maybe being a bit hard on herself at
09:48the idea that she's being
09:50not being shown up but by someone oh my god by someone that hasn't wrestled in a year
09:56oh it clicks the knee oh my gosh
09:58vicious
09:59vicious and we know about the uh the history of the knees we spoke about it earlier when we saw
10:05Charlie go and she does it
10:07oh one of her own from Charlie there
10:09well here's the thing Statlander's also got a history of knee surgery so
10:16why not if you're gonna go low i'll follow you right now
10:18yeah Charlie letting Statlander know
10:22it ain't just me
10:26and again now Charlie going for one of those
10:28faces because she just hit that
10:31she's gonna have hardly any skin left in her face at this point
10:34she's back to perfection there and now
10:36measuring up
10:40a second one
10:43and Statlander
10:45oh
10:48i don't even know what that was but it was brutal
10:51we have seen this before from Charlie
10:53many matches won
10:57with that flipping backcracker
11:00that was insane
11:06and now
11:07Charlie
11:09climbing up what is she thinking right now this is a big risk because her knee's been
11:15suffered and now she's gonna go to the top rope
11:19so she's gonna put that pressure climbing and i think that that's the reason why
11:22she got cut off there because she took too long
11:29this is a good position here for Charlie to be in known for that foot stomp
11:34oh
11:36oh my gosh
11:37destroyer and into the cover
11:39oh we almost had a new international women's champion here
11:46and what a storybook return for Charlie that would be
11:50to be able to walk out of the O2 Indigo here tonight
11:54with the eve international championship
11:57let me tell you something Charlie is making the world
12:02stand up and take notice right now
12:05and now into the cover
12:06and again it was close
12:08so close
12:09and again like you said earlier than
12:11referee slightly out of position
12:13he had a bit closer down from the back
12:15because that could have been all she wrote
12:18and now Charlie
12:20climbing
12:20perfect position here for that double stomp
12:23and she's
12:25measuring Statlander right now
12:26waiting for Statlander to
12:28fall into position for it
12:30going for it again
12:31no
12:31gets caught
12:33oh
12:38but oh my god no
12:39Stat hasn't realised it
12:41actually dropped as Statlander dropped Charlie
12:44Charlie's foot fell onto the rope
12:45Charlie didn't place that foot on the rope
12:47it fell on the rope that was Statlander's positioning
12:50that has just lost her that cover
12:52and you can see the look on Statlander's face now
12:54well Statlander
12:56look she's a former AEW world champion
12:58okay
12:58she knows where she is in that ring
13:00but that is how much Charlie has taken it to her
13:03that in a moment of desperation
13:04she just quickly went for that cover
13:07not realising the location
13:08and now in the centre of the ring
13:10and she hits it
13:13and now
13:14the goal
13:14Scatlander keeping hold
13:16and again
13:17to Charlie
13:19oh my god no
13:20not another one
13:21the strength and the punishment
13:24oh and she's going free again
13:26oh my god
13:32I disagree
13:33it was necessary because
13:35your winner
13:36and still the AEW
13:40international champion
13:42Chris
13:44Statlander
13:46the match
13:48and there's just going too far
13:50and I think Chris went too far there
13:53I think Charlie just put up that much of a fight
13:56listen this is not the Chris Statlander that we know
14:04I think that was too much
14:05I don't think that was necessary
14:07do you know what
14:08I think we saw one hell of a match
14:10we did see one hell of a match
14:12I would just real
14:14this
14:19Statlander just sent a message though I will say
14:22but I honestly also believe
14:24that so did Charlie
14:25yeah she did
14:26Charlie looked amazing
14:26no one's going to tell me
14:29she looked like she'd been gone
14:30absolutely not
14:31for over a year
14:32no one's going to tell me that
14:33we said dream match
14:35and that's exactly what delivered here
14:36and do you know something
14:37Charlie in her return
14:38to wrestling has not missed a beat
14:40thank you
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