Kris Statlander earns future CMLL Women’s title shot on AEW Dynamite
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The next challenger for the CMLL Women’s title is now official after Kris Statlander’s victory over current champion Willow Nightingale on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.
Statlander won a title eliminator bout, giving her the next crack at her former friend and reigning champion. The date for the match has yet to be announced.
As the referee was distracted, the former TBS Champion won the match after hitting Nightingale with her arm wrapped in a chain, knocking her out cold. After the match, Statlander continued her attack by nailing Nightingale with several chair shots.
It’s the latest development in a feud that has simmered since May’s Double or Nothing when Statlander turned on Nightingale minutes after losing her own TBS title to Mercedes Mone.
Nightingale is just a few weeks into her first CMLL title reign after winning the vacant gold in a three-way while Statlander is looking for her first run with the title.
The two are 2-2 against each other in AEW singles matches.
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