New Women’s World Champion crowned at AEW All Out
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.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.