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00:00Manana right and now this Maya has been through a lot. I don't think there's any question. We talked about
00:06the
00:07tragic death of her brother killed in a car wreck and
00:10Just days before a match with sky blue she got in the tournament and look where she went and now
00:16got a shot at being a champion
00:19The perseverance of my world absolutely is it's really inspiring and looks for the arm dragon
00:26What a way for my world to celebrate her birthday tonight
00:30By becoming the new TBS champion, but Hikaru Shida
00:34When you touched on her evolution that we've witnessed over the last few years truly a fan favorite in the
00:40early days of AEW
00:42But it was that that break due to injury and other other factors completely out of her
00:47The knee strike she felt like not just the fans with the locker room forgot about Hikaru Shida and what
00:57she meant for the company in early days
00:59I don't think anybody forgot about Shida at all
01:01We've we welcomed her back with open arms and this is now
01:06New York that's my world on the outside Shida and very confident here
01:12But Nigel we witnessed the same from Mercedes Manet at forbidden door when these when Maya and Mercedes met in
01:20the finals
01:24The smarts of the TBS champion
01:26She don't ready for my world they're hammering some right hands and no wait Maya
01:31Well turn things around on Hikaru Shida
01:35Some elbow strike Shida trying to shield herself
01:38The champion child jockeying for position
01:41There's no doubt that Shida has done her homework here
01:44With Maya world when Maya world first started out here early in the tournament wasn't a lot of tape on
01:50her certainly in AEW
01:51But now she can't hold that
01:54And Shida has watched Maya world she knows her weaknesses her strengths and how to exploit them
02:01Well that's a great point Nigel that Shida has been studying
02:04And she's been in the ring with Maya of course before we saw her in the tag team match
02:09It was last night that Maya world and Willow Nightingale on the losing end
02:23The match against their respective opponents
02:27Shida and Tecla
02:30Now Maya world
02:32plotting her next move
02:34Running with a dropkick
02:36Now the challengers fell short last night but a chance of redemption
02:40Now legs hook cover May
02:43Shida fires that right shoulder up off the mat
02:46Tonight
02:46And you know what I've got to give Maya a lot of credit
02:49Most people wouldn't have shown up to work
02:52A family member tragically killed
02:54It shows how much she loves wrestling
02:56How much she loves AEW
02:57I give her a lot of credit
02:59I really do
02:59I think I mean Maya
03:01She said in the interview a couple weeks ago
03:03That she felt like
03:04Like getting back to work
03:06Getting back around
03:07Her friends
03:08Her co-workers
03:09That was something that
03:10Allowed her to heal
03:11Allowed her to recover
03:12And really then
03:15Became one of the biggest opportunities
03:17Of her career
03:17Became the biggest opportunity
03:18Of her career thus far Nigel
03:20It certainly would have been
03:21What her brother would have wanted
03:23And I'm sure she must feel
03:25His presence watching her every time she competes now
03:29Oh look at this
03:30In the corner
03:31Or in the ropes I should say
03:34She did this version of the stretch muffler
03:36We've seen her employ
03:37Of course it's an illegal hold in the ropes
03:40She only has five seconds
03:42To release the hold
03:44But still perhaps some damage done
03:46To the right knee of Maya World
03:48She does seemingly does not care about the rules
03:52We've seen that many times
03:54At least over the last couple of weeks
03:56Excalibur
03:56We certainly have
03:58And Carl Shida is just
03:59Paying no mind
04:01To
04:02To the official's word
04:04To
04:04To her partners
04:05Her former friend's words
04:07But
04:08Friends running behind Maya World now
04:12I've
04:13Oh that's right
04:14They've seen her journey
04:15Now
04:17There's no way
04:19Carl Shida
04:20When she first started in AEW
04:23Would have done something like that
04:24No way
04:25Sinking her teeth into the head
04:27Of Maya World
04:29The vampiric
04:31Look
04:31On the face
04:34Nigel you talked about how
04:35Proud Maya's brother
04:37Would undoubtedly be
04:38Of her
04:39Her progression here
04:40It was Maya's brother
04:41That actually introduced her
04:42To professional wrestling
04:43It was
04:44Covered here
04:45Now
04:47Maya
04:48Had completely different ideas
04:50For her future
04:51For her career path
04:52But it was that
04:53That introduction
04:55Of professional wrestling
04:56By her brother
04:56And his encouragement
04:57That allowed Maya
04:59To pursue this path
05:00And to reach these heights
05:01It's sometimes funny
05:03The twists and the turns
05:05That fate dictate
05:09Right now
05:10Shida
05:11Prolific
05:12Film and TV
05:13Joshi Prorest star
05:15In her native Japan
05:16She's gone by the name
05:17Onamusha
05:18The female warrior
05:20Certainly would fit in
05:21With Kill Bill
05:22With some of her
05:23Dangerous offense
05:24Wait a second
05:25Again
05:25World
05:26Contorting herself
05:28And bringing Shida down
05:30Into Harris
05:30And that was
05:32Desperation
05:33Well done
05:33But as you can see
05:34Maya is still
05:35Hurting the right knee
05:36Yeah still long
05:37Steady on that knee
05:38There goes Shida
05:39Shot to the eyes
05:40And now
05:40Inside Cradle
05:42Very nearly
05:43Took it there
05:44That's the veteran
05:45Savvy of Hikaru Shida
05:47Yeah but she's used
05:48A lot of shortcuts
05:49So far
05:51Shortcuts
05:52Paying dividends
05:54For the TBS champion
05:55Hikaru Shida
05:56She's not going to lose
05:57Any points for it
05:58Tony
05:58Ultimately
05:59It's maintained
06:00Her momentum
06:02Kept her on offense
06:07Shida
06:10Maya in the corner
06:11Hikaru Shida
06:11Could be thinking
06:13Superplex
06:15He's easier said than done
06:16Though
06:16When your opponent's
06:18Feet are on the
06:19On the apron still
06:21Oh I got out of that
06:22Some way
06:23That was great
06:23Maya
06:24No knee
06:26Yeah that knee again
06:27He gave out
06:28In my world
06:29Now in trouble
06:31Hikaru Shida
06:32Drop kick
06:35Great execution
06:36Cover
06:36Mermaid
06:37Farley is hooked
06:38My world
06:39Able to kick out
06:40A little bit of a lackadaisical
06:41Cover from the champion
06:42But
06:43In my opinion
06:44Shida
06:45We've talked about
06:46The smarts
06:47The ring smarts
06:47She's employed
06:48A submission
06:49To gain a number
06:51Of her most recent
06:52Victories
06:53And that involves
06:54The leg
06:54I think that right now
06:55She's biding her time
06:57She's trying to weaken
06:58The joint
06:59On her opponent
07:00And when the
07:00Opportunity presents
07:01Itself
07:02And her opponent
07:03Is significantly
07:05Weakened
07:06She will apply
07:07The submission
07:07And unfortunately
07:09For my world
07:10I think her hopes
07:11Of being a TBS champion
07:12May fly away
07:14Rewire though
07:16Not out of this one
07:17Yet
07:17A wild swing
07:18Shida though
07:21It's the knee
07:21Maya
07:22Couldn't get her up
07:23I lost control
07:24Of Hikaru Shida
07:25And Shida now
07:26Back to control
07:27Maya
07:28This time
07:29Maya
07:29The cradle
07:29One
07:30Two
07:30Whoa
07:31Whoa
07:32Stole that win
07:33Casa Dora
07:34Rolls through
07:35Stomp
07:36From my world
07:38But more damage
07:39To the knee
07:40Yeah
07:40The right knee
07:41Of the challenger
07:43Who is hurt
07:43And unable to capitalize
07:45When she puts
07:46Some offense together
07:47When she gets
07:48The advantage
07:49And that stomp
07:50A regular
07:52Part of my world's
07:53Offense
07:54And sometimes
07:54When you're
07:55You're just functioning
07:56On instinct alone
07:57You don't think
07:57About the damage
07:58Done to your knee
07:59And at what cost
08:00Something like that
08:01Will occur
08:02It's just reflex
08:06Maya hobbling forward
08:08Spinning kick
08:09To the midsection
08:09Lunging kick
08:10To the side of the head
08:11Now Enzi Geary
08:12Shida down to one knee
08:14Not much behind those
08:16But Kahl's really
08:16Working on one leg
08:17Obviously
08:18Kahl Shida
08:20Yeah
08:20Be able to turn things
08:21Around Maya
08:22Oh
08:23Maya stomping Shida
08:24Out of the corner
08:25There you go
08:25Now
08:26I don't know
08:26What she's gonna
08:27Try here
08:27But
08:28Oh she can't even
08:29Get up with that
08:31Knee
08:31Oh she did
08:32Oh the right knee
08:33To the mat
08:34Yeah
08:35Again
08:35Not
08:36Yeah not really
08:37Giving it a full thought
08:38One
08:38Two
08:40Shida able to kick out
08:41This is why
08:43You really have to
08:44Have a varied offense
08:45You've got to be able
08:46To switch things up
08:47If you suffer an injury
08:49To protect yourself
08:50While you can still
08:51Hurt your opponent
08:54Maya world is
08:55Weakening herself
08:56Wait a second
08:56Maya charging in
08:57Shida
08:58Caught the leg
08:59Now
09:00Now
09:01Flips over
09:02This has got to be it
09:04I mean
09:04I don't think
09:05That Maya
09:05Can take much more
09:06Guys
09:06A brutal
09:07Single leg
09:08Boston
09:09From the champion
09:11You can apply
09:12Pressure to the lower
09:13Back if you push back
09:14Or if you turn
09:15Your hips to the side
09:16It applies pressure
09:17To the knee
09:18Right there
09:19Instead
09:20Instead
09:20Shida
09:22Now
09:23Removing herself
09:24From the seated position
09:25And trying to bring
09:26Maya around
09:27Maybe looking for
09:28That TBS lock
09:29The best is
09:31Shida
09:32Lock that
09:33The champion
09:34Has been employing
09:35As of late
09:35But Maya world
09:36Makes it to the ropes
09:37To force the break
09:38From referee Paul Turner
09:42Heading to the chop
09:44Yeah look at
09:44Maya has
09:45Obviously has
09:46No defense
09:47Right here
09:49Oh the meteor
09:51Coming down
09:52Like a ton of bricks
09:54One
09:54Two
09:55No
09:56Maya
09:58She just scooted
09:59That right shoulder
10:00Out of the way
10:00I don't know
10:01How she got out of that
10:02Yeah it was
10:02Barely a kick out
10:04But importantly
10:04It was a kick out
10:05Tony
10:06Yeah you're right
10:08Maya reverses
10:09Roll up
10:09Shoot
10:11Shida
10:12Tilts
10:13No Maya back
10:14Shoot
10:16Shoot
10:17Oh
10:19Shida
10:20Very nearly
10:21Took it there
10:21Yeah Maya
10:22Has done
10:24Great escapes
10:25In this match
10:29Both women
10:29With the same idea
10:31Both women
10:31Go down
10:37A moment
10:37A moment
10:38For the challenger
10:38Maya world
10:39To catch her breath
10:40But unfortunately
10:41For her
10:41It's a moment
10:42For her car
10:42Shida
10:42To collect herself
10:43As well
10:45You could just
10:46Tell the way
10:46She moved
10:46Even the way
10:47She rolls
10:47Around the ring
10:48That Maya
10:49Is in a lot
10:50Of pain
10:50You'd have to think
10:51The challenger
10:52Needs the break
10:53More than the champion
10:54Even though
10:55It's the challenger
10:56Who's first
10:57Back to her feet
11:00Maya world
11:01Is more her
11:01Than the champion
11:04Slower to advance
11:05Playing defense here
11:07She had a telegraph
11:08She had a telegraphed
11:09That strike
11:09Maya blocked it
11:10Answered with an elbow
11:11Of her own
11:12And now
11:12Maya world
11:13Shining wizard
11:15Connected with the champion
11:17And Maya
11:18The adrenaline
11:20Flowing through the body
11:21Of the challenger
11:22Now masking
11:23Any pain
11:23She might feel
11:24And Hikaru Shida
11:26Out on her feet
11:27Shining wizard
11:28To the back
11:28Of the head
11:31Maya not done yet
11:32She knows
11:33The level of competition
11:35She's facing
11:36And Hikaru Shida
11:36Former AEW
11:37Women's world champion
11:38Current TBS champion
11:40Maya world
11:41It's all or nothing
11:42On this knee
11:43Shining wizard
11:45Connects
11:46Cover
11:47Come on
11:47Cover
11:47Get in there
11:48Oh she was in a lot
11:50Of pain
11:50Couldn't cover
11:51And Hikaru Shida
11:52Wisely
11:53Takes her out of the range
11:55Of Maya world
11:56That was a smart move
11:57Just rolling out of the way
11:59Because Maya
12:00Couldn't get there
12:01Quick enough
12:01With the last ounces
12:03Of energy
12:04The TBS champion
12:05Has got herself
12:07Some respite
12:08But what's Maya world
12:10Gonna do here
12:11This is a very
12:13Important
12:14Pivotal moment
12:15In this match
12:16Shida
12:17Stumbling
12:18Oh
12:42She's stumbled in the ring
12:44Back out
12:45Here she goes
12:47Maya now
12:48In the corner
12:49Makes the climb
12:50She's gonna do it again
12:51Bones off
12:52No
12:53I think Shida
12:54Got the knee up
12:55It might have clipped
12:56Maya
12:56On the way down
12:57Maya world
12:58Was over
12:59Over rotated
13:00Anyhow
13:00Cover
13:01There it is
13:01Cradle
13:02Two
13:02No
13:03Maya kicks out
13:05Well Maya just
13:06Keeps coming back
13:08And coming back
13:09And Shida
13:09Unsheaths the katana
13:13Lands flush
13:14And one
13:14Two
13:15No
13:16Maya again
13:18Undeterred
13:19Not sure about that
13:20Not a lot of mustard
13:21On the kick out
13:22What so ever
13:23And the katana
13:24Has won Shida
13:25So many matches
13:26As you know
13:26Excalibur
13:27Little bit overconfident
13:29On that cover
13:29Surely this is only
13:31A matter of time
13:32Now
13:34The champion
13:36Going to put
13:37The challenger away
13:39Wait a second
13:40Maya
13:40Escapes behind
13:41Shida though
13:42Ready for her
13:42Open hand shot
13:43Open hand shots
13:44Exchanged
13:48Back and forth
13:49They go
13:53Shida steals herself
13:54Nope
13:54Tried the eyes again
13:56Yeah she did
13:57Went for the eye
13:57Poke Maya
13:58Rolls behind
13:59The roll of one
14:00Two
14:02Oh and again
14:03A very close cover
14:05Paul Turner's
14:06Had a rough night
14:06Tonight
14:07Yes he has
14:08But he was right
14:09On that one
14:10Like he was
14:10The other one
14:11Uh oh
14:11Maya may be out
14:13The elbow strike
14:14And now
14:14Hikaru Shida
14:16Oh
14:18Cutthroat
14:18Tombstone
14:19That is it
14:20One
14:21Two
14:21No
14:22Again
14:23Maya
14:26Boy the fans
14:27Applauding
14:28Maya's effort
14:28To keep
14:29Coming back
14:29And coming back
14:30Gutsy
14:31But here
14:32Is the submission
14:33I think
14:33Oh no
14:34The knee strike
14:35First
14:36Had half a straightjacket
14:38The knee to the back
14:38Of the head
14:39And now
14:40Hikaru Shida
14:41The TBS lock
14:42The right knee
14:44The damaged right knee
14:46The hand
14:47Gasping desperately
14:49Is she gonna tap
14:51Is she gonna tap
14:51Maya world
14:52Wavering
14:53And no
14:53Wait a second
14:54Hikaru Shida
14:55Crowd clapping
14:56Getting behind
14:57Maya here
14:58Is Maya world
14:58Gonna tap there
14:59And Shida stopped her
15:02Shida
15:03Could have been
15:04That time
15:04Nigel
15:06God
15:07How much more
15:09Can Maya take
15:10We're about to find out
15:11And Shida
15:13Coming in
15:14The knee strike
15:15And waving
15:16Waving her hands
15:18At the crowd
15:18Saying that
15:19That's not all
15:19What a bully
15:20She wants more
15:21She's not done
15:23A second
15:25Oh no
15:27Not again
15:27No
15:30My world's
15:31Impossible dream
15:32He's telling
15:34To a right man
15:38Knee strike
15:40That's enough
15:40Maya's done
15:41Come on now
15:44Referee Paul Turner
15:46Backing off
15:47Hikaru Shida
15:48Yeah he's gotta
15:48Check in here
15:49Checking on Maya
15:50But
15:51Hey she shoved
15:52The referee
15:53Out of the way
15:54Hikaru Shida
15:55The falcon arrow
15:57Come on
15:58Now the cover
16:00One
16:00Two
16:01No
16:01Maya
16:03Oh
16:03Saved by the rock
16:04Maya had the
16:05Presence of mind
16:07To grab the bottom
16:08Rope
16:08Hikaru Shida
16:09Thinks it was three
16:09Yeah she thinks
16:10She won
16:11She
16:11Wants her hand
16:13Raised
16:13She's understanding
16:14Now
16:14Getting
16:15Furious with the official
16:17She needs to focus
16:18On her opponent
16:19For crying out loud
16:21Shida comes in
16:22For the
16:22Maya though
16:23Is it gonna
16:24Maya
16:24The suplex
16:25To
16:29Is it gonna be a
16:35TBS champion
16:40The overconfidence of Hikaru Shida proved to be her undoing Maya World on her birthday
16:48No less
16:49Is your TBS champion
16:52What a win
16:53This is incredible for this young lady
16:56Happy birthday
16:58Dammit you deserve it
16:59What an incredible moment
17:01The impossible dream
17:03With her brother
17:05Watching on
17:06Hikaru Shida is beside herself
17:08There's a temper tantrum
17:10It's not gonna stop this celebration
17:13Oh my goodness
17:15What a moment
17:18Maya World
17:20The it girl
17:21Is your new
17:25TBS champion
17:27I know you've seen the back