With June now upon us, AEW Dynamite begins to set the road towards Forbidden Door, consisting of partnerships between NJPW, CMLL, and STARDOM.
We hear from the Triangle of Madness, and the AEW Women’s World Champion, Thekla, has a lot to say regarding talents appearing from her former employer, STARDOM. With Forbidden Door around the corner, she doesn’t declare war, but death to STARDOM as she spits all over the company’s name.
The NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Alex Windsor, faces a wildcard tonight in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. After Willow Nightingale had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury, Windsor finally finds out who her opponent is in the bracket.
Her opponent tonight: Mercedes Moné.
Moné has been absent since losing her TBS Championship to Nightingale. She returns reinvigorated with a remixed theme as she looks to, once again, capture the Owen Hart Cup.
Windsor finds herself in trouble as she gets caught on the ropes and drives her neck on the apron. Moné delivers a Meteora to the outside with a bit of vengeance on her face. Windsor tries to fight back with a Cannonball. Despite Moné’s frustrations, she says she’s good and went to therapy during her break.
The two find themselves stuck in the corner, but Windsor is in a bad place as Moné lands a Meteora from the top rope, sending Windsor crashing. Moné hits the backbreaker and locks in the Statement Maker as Windsor taps out. Moné locks it in a little more after the bell and takes the Owen Hart belt with her just to make her statement a bit clearer.
Moné will now advance to face either Hazuki or Persephone in the Quarterfinals.
After beating out the clock during the five-minute tag team eliminator last week on Collision, TayJay now has a shot at the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships this Saturday. The Divine Dominion called it a fluke victory, but TayJay says the Divine Dominion survived them.
What did you think of tonight’s AEW Dynamite? Who does Moné face next? Does TayJay have what it takes to claim the gold? Let us know in the comments below!