Two title changed hands at Sunday night’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view.
Toni Storm in the new AEW Women’s World Champion, defeating Jamie Hayter.
Kris Statlander returned and dethroned Jade Gargill to become the new TBS Champion.
Below are excerpts from Alex Kahrs’ AEW Double or Nothing, (with his thoughts) on how these title changes went down.
AEW Women’s World Championship Match:
Storm gets a quick cover on the champ but only gets a nearfall, as Saraya looks to remove the top turnbuckle cover. Britt Baker rushes to the ring to stop her but Ruby goes to work on it now. Jamie stops Toni but we see a nearfall, and moments later Jamie takes a spraypaint to thef ace by Soho and a hip attack by Toni for a nearfall of her own! Now it’s Shida running to the ring, dealing with Soho on the outside as Hayter drops Toni on the exposed turnbuckle, hitting a Hayteraid…but her injured arm stops her from making a proper cover and she only gets a nearfall!
She takes the tape off her arm but takes a Storm Zero from Toni instead, and Toni gets the cover for the pin and the win!
The title change was due to Hayter having a legitimate injury, which is believed to be her fight shoulder.
Kris Statlander made her surprise return after she suffered a torn ACL back in August 2022. After Jade Cargill defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the TBS Title, Statlander made her return and defeated Cargill to become the new TBS Champion.
Mark Sterling gets the microphone after, hyping up Jade’s dominance after going 60-0. Jade is ready to defend anytime, anywhere…the problem is, there is no one left! Kris Statlander has something to say about that, her music playing as she makes her triumphant return to AEW! Kris enters the ring, and this impromptu title match is underway!
The bell rings and the two go toe-to-toe until Kris catches the champ by surprise, hitting Sunday Night Fever and getting the pin and the win!