Mercedes Mone’ is the new TBS Champion.
Mone’s defeated Willow Nightingale to win the championship at Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing.
Below is an excerpt from Alex Kahrs’ AEW Double or Nothing recap of how the title change went down.
The action heads to the corner now, as Willow starts setting Mercedes up in the corner before the CEO counters with a powerbomb for the cover, but the champ kicks out…only for the challenger to cinch in a modified figure four leglock! Willow manages to get to the ropes however, forcing the break. Mercedes goes up top, but the champ evades the attack on the apron before driving her leg onto it! Back in the ring, Willow locks in the inverted cloverleaf…and then swings the CEO around for leverage! She breaks the hold but goes for a Death Valley Driver before charging to the corner for a cannonball!
Mercedes escapes it, however, and goes after the champ’s ankle before hitting a Meteora off the turnbuckle for a nearfall! Willow finds herself on the outside where the CEO hits another Meteora, driving the champ to the floor. Kris tries to cheer on her friend but is shoved away by Mone’ as she goes back in the ring.
Willow goes in as well as the ref has to argue with Kris and Stokely while the champ hits Mercedes with the gutwrench powerbomb…but by the time the ref goes to position for the count, the CEO manages to kick out!
Mone’ counters a second gutwrench powerbomb into a crossface, but the champ is able to get to the ropes to break the hold. Mercedes gets her positioned off the ropes onto her back, setting up for the Money Maker to get the pin and the win for the title!
The new champ celebrates on the ramp as Stokely gives out to Willow in the ring, only to be shoved away by Kris Statlander before they leave the ring…but as they head away from the ring, Kris slams the former champ against the ramp! Stokely is all smiles at what’s gone down, posing with Statlander over the fallen Nightingale.