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These women absolutely tore the house down! Join us as we count down our picks for the most historic, iconic, and unforgettable matches from AEW's women's division! From brutal street fights to championship classics, these bouts prove that AEW's women's roster is second to none. Which match is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most historic, most
00:05iconic and greatest wrestling matches involving AEW's women's roster throughout its history
00:11across pay-per-views and weekly TV shows.
00:2210.
00:24Timeless Tony Storm vs. Mercedes-Monet AEW All-In
00:29A match instantly becomes much more intriguing when a championship is on the line, but when
00:35Monet and Storm went to war in 2025's All-In, another factor was on the line.
00:46Monet, the TBS champion, was unbeaten in AEW singles competition.
00:52She earned a shot at Storm's Women's World Championship by winning the Owen Hart Cup.
00:58Once the bell rang, the hype before the match was quickly bested by the action between the
01:03two icons.
01:08Storm and Monet threw everything at each other, including three consecutive Storm Zeros by the
01:14Timeless One and Monet powerbombing Storm everywhere.
01:18Yet, it was one near fall after another.
01:20Finally, after another Storm Zero off the second rope, the champ retained her title.
01:339.
01:34Hazuki vs. Mercedes-Monet AEW Dynamite
01:38Speaking of Monet, since she became All-Elite, she has collected as many incredible matches as
01:44she has titles in her career.
01:54After leaving Sasha Banks behind in WWE and morphing into Monet, she appeared at New Japan's
02:00Strong Style Evolved in 2024 to battle Hazuki in a bout that's one of the best modern women's
02:06matches.
02:06When the two faced off again on AEW Dynamite in 2026 for the Owen Hart Cup semi-final, fans
02:14knew what was coming, and they didn't let them down.
02:23It was a hard-hitting battle filled with technical excellence.
02:28Monet getting covered in claret only added to the drama.
02:31In the end, a reversal by Monet into the backstabber and then the statement-maker resulted in her
02:37hand being raised.
02:468.
02:47Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa AEW Dynamite
02:51In early AEW history, no rivalry set the stage for its women's division more than this
02:57one.
02:57With palpable hatred between them, Baker and Rosa's matches were always electrifying,
03:03yet their best was also historic.
03:10In 2021, for the St. Patrick's Day Slam episode of AEW Dynamite, Baker and Rosa became the first
03:17women to main event an AEW event in an unsanctioned Lights Out match.
03:22Their story was told perfectly through unbridled violent wrestling, as weapons and hard strikes
03:29soon got involved.
03:38Baker and Rosa left everything in the ring, as evident by how they looked at the end.
03:43Finally, a stunning fire-and-thunder driver from the ring apron through a table and onto the floor
03:49gave Rosa the victory.
03:51Oh no, oh no!
03:53She's not going to do this, is she?
03:54Oh!
03:55Fire-Thunder-Driver through the table!
03:587.
03:59Athena vs. Mercedes Monet AEW Dynamite
04:03After becoming All Elite in 2022, Athena has carried AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor,
04:10since winning its Women's Championship and, at the time of writing, still holds it after
04:151,400 days.
04:25When she was set to take on Monet in the semi-final of the 2025 Owen Hart Cup during the
04:31AEW episode
04:32Spring Breakthrough, fans were thrilled and the two didn't disappoint.
04:48The fallen goddess, especially near the end, was in control, even breaking the TV barricade
04:54with a shotgun dropkick on Monet.
05:06While the CEO got the win with a roll-up, fans are desperate for a rematch.
05:12Athena felt similarly, stating afterwards, that in Monet she found a true equal in the
05:17ring.
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05:516.
05:53Chris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale
05:56AEW All Out
06:05What often elevates a match to become phenomenal is the story behind it.
06:09For Statlander and Nightingale, they certainly had that.
06:13The two had formed a tag team in 2023 with Stokely Hathaway.
06:18But when Nightingale dropped her TBS championship to Monet, Statlander turned on her.
06:27After rebuilding herself, including winning the CMLL Women's World Championship,
06:32Nightingale finally met Statlander in the ring for 2024's All Out for a Chicago street fight.
06:39With so much animosity between them, this brutal bout stole the show for many watching.
06:45Light tubes, thun tacks, chains, and a barbed wire bat all featured in creative, painful ways.
06:52In the end, Statlander's chain-assisted crossface caused Nightingale to tap out.
06:58A perfect finish to the feud.
07:005.
07:01Mayer World vs. Mercedes-Monet
07:03AEW New Japan Forbidden Door
07:06In the quarter-finals of the 2026 Owen Hart Cup, Sky Blue was meant to face Sarie.
07:12But when an injury ruled the Japanese star out, Mayer World stepped in to replace her.
07:18Instead of resulting in a win for Sky, World went on a generational run,
07:23including defeating her and Athena in the semis.
07:31Eventually, she faced Monet in the final at Forbidden Door.
07:34By the end, World went from a vast underdog to a new AEW star.
07:40World, who'd only made her wrestling debut in 2022, had read from Monet's playbook and hit the CEO
07:46with her own signature moves multiple times.
07:53Despite that, Monet managed to grab the win, becoming the first woman to win the Owen Hart Cup twice.
07:58In the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, it is going to win the winner.
08:074.
08:08The Women's Blood & Guts
08:09AEW Dynamite
08:11As AEW's version of War Games, Blood & Guts is a violent, awe-inspiring match that's captured
08:18fans' attention since its introduction in 2021.
08:21It's the perfect place for wrestlers to go to town in hate-filled feuds.
08:36And in 2025, a special AEW Dynamite episode, named after the match, happened,
08:42bringing us the first Women's Blood & Guts match.
08:44The 12 fighters involved didn't let anyone down whatsoever.
08:49With multiple stories and histories playing out,
08:52we even got to see Harley Cameron's Monet puppet, which already makes this match exceptional.
09:06But the unorthodox weapons and maneuvers, the violence and the storytelling were exceptional,
09:12making certain this match was the event's biggest talking point.
09:16And perhaps AEW history too.
09:213.
09:22Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida
09:24AEW Dynamite
09:26Usually, when fans discuss the best wrestling matches,
09:30the examples provided are those from big events like pay-per-views,
09:34while hidden gems on weekly TV fall through the cracks.
09:37However, this battle between Hayter and Shida was too good to be overlooked.
09:50In 2022, the duo met in the ring for the holiday bash episode of AEW Dynamite,
09:56with Hayter defending her AEW Women's World Championship for the first time.
10:01And boy, it couldn't have gone better.
10:09With hard-hitting strikes, near falls, powerhouse moves, and interference,
10:14it was an electric bounce between two standout stars of the promotion.
10:18It took a running Haterade and a Ripcord version to finally put Shida down,
10:23getting Hater's reign off to a stellar start.
10:322.
10:33Mercedes-Monnaie vs. Willow Nightingale
10:36AEW All-In
10:38After winning the 2026 Owen Hart Cup,
10:41Monet earned a shot at Nightingale's AEW Women's World Championship at 2026's All-In.
10:53Despite the champ competing with an injured hand, in typical Nightingale style,
10:58she showed incredible resilience. She started off the match in control,
11:02but once Monet's face was painted with claret and desperation set in, everything changed.
11:14The CEO tapped into a more vicious side of her and threw everything at Nightingale by targeting
11:20her injury brutally and repeatedly smashing her into an exposed turnbuckle.
11:26Yet the champ refused to stay down. However, eventually, Monet's statement maker secured her
11:32the victory as Nightingale passed out, finally giving the CEO the belt that had escaped her
11:38ever since she joined AEW.
11:40Now she chases victory as the new world champion.
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11:57Number 1.
11:59Mariah May vs. Timeless Tony Storm
12:01AEW Revolution
12:12Not only was this match the pinnacle of ending a feud, but it was also the perfect send-off for
12:18May. Originally, Storm's understudy and biggest fan, May turned on the timeless one after winning the
12:24Owen Hart Cup. At 2025's AEW Revolution, Storm defended her Women's World Championship against May
12:36in a Hollywood-ending, falls-count-anywhere match. Despite there being a lot of pressure from fans,
12:43the duo didn't let anyone down. If anything, they exceeded expectations. It was brutal, it was violent,
12:50it was filled with hatred, but above all, it was poetic. With Storm pinning May in the same place
12:56her former protege betrayed her, it was the perfect ending to this Hollywood tale.
13:02Are there any other incredible AEW women's matches that we missed in this video?
13:06Be sure to let us know in those comments below!