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Thekla to defend Women’s World title on next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

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The first defense in Thekla’s inaugural AEW Women’s World title reign will be on next Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite as she will face former champion Thunder Rosa.

The first time ever singles match will be held in El Paso, Texas — Rosa’s home state.

Rosa made a surprise return last Wednesday after being out since last July’s All In Texas with an injury. She aligned with Kris Statlander against Thekla and the Sisters of Sin, defeating Julia Hart on Saturday’s Collision in her first match back.

Thekla will appear on this Saturday’s Collision as Rosa teams with Statlander against Hart and Skye Blue. Thekla defeated Statlander for the title in an surprise win earlier this month.

Rosa is looking for her second title run and first since August 2022 when she was stripped of the title due to a back injury that kept her out of action for well over a year.

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  • AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Thunder Rosa

Thekla wins Women’s World title on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

The reign of Thekla as AEW Women’s World Champion has officially begun.

Thekla defeated Kris Statlander on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite in a strap match, ending things when she tied Statlander’s hands behind her back and delivered a curb stomp. Statlander had been distracted by the Sisters of Sin who attempted to interfere.

It’s the first singles title anywhere for the 32-year-old since 2022. She last held gold in Stardom as one half of the Goddesses of Stardom tag champions alongside Momo Watanabe.

The upset ends the 145-day inaugural Statlander reign which began at last September’s All Out in a four-way that also included Thekla. Statlander had defended the title five times before Wednesday including a successful defense against Thekla on January 28.

After the match, the Brawling Birds of Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor ran out to help Statlander even the odds. Statlander had been bloodied by Thekla during the match and was bleeding profusely from her head.

New Women’s World Champion crowned at AEW All Out

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In a bit of a surprise, Kris Statlander is the new AEW Women’s World Champion following the events of All Out.

Statlander got a flash pin on champion Toni Storm in a match that also included Thekla and former champion Jamie Hayter. Storm was shocked afterward, remaining on the ramp as Statlander celebrated and slowly walking to the back as it continued.

It’s Statlander’s first run with the title and comes nearly two years after she held her only AEW title: the TBS Championship she held for 174 days from May through November 2023.

The 30-year-old has been in AEW since November 2019. She was 0-3 in challenges for the AEW Women’s World title going into Saturday.

The loss ends Storm’s fourth reign that began at February’s Grand Slam Australia with a win over Mariah May. She had six successful title challenges with her last coming at August’s Forbidden Door over ROH Women’s World Champion Athena.

To this point, it’s been the only title change on the show.