TBS Title Match - Kris Statlander (Face) Vs Mercedes Mone (Heel) - AEW FULL GEAR
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00:00Here tonight against the CEO, Mercedes-Benz Manet.
00:09What does it mean to be the CEO over the entire AEW women's division?
00:14More like, what does it taste like?
00:17That's not just a work of art, that's the money.
00:20It tastes like money.
00:22And it feels so good to have all this power.
00:25Chris Adlander, storming down the ramp.
00:29You better watch, bitch.
00:32She quite literally is afraid of competition.
00:35Maybe she knows that there's people out there that are better than her.
00:38Stanley has done it!
00:40No one defeated Camille before AEW!
00:42When you want something done right, you do it yourself.
00:45I will always fly away to it.
00:48Mercedes, you try to hit me with a car.
00:51That wasn't my plan to hurt you.
00:54I do everything in the ring.
00:57Yes!
00:58Go!
00:59Full gear, your TBS championship will be on the line against Chris Statland.
01:03I don't know.
01:04The thing that you described hasn't worked.
01:06You're afraid because you know that I'm locked in.
01:09Chris Statlander, there is a price to pay when you mess with Mercedes-Benz Manet.
01:15The next full gear, I'll bring my checkbook.
01:22Come over and play it.
01:25Well that's so nice, the music matters.
01:26Console the WWE leadership of the Europacsecond Andersons.
01:31Oh hi.
01:33Yeah ŃŃif Venus and Supervisors, I'm playing for a game.
01:37So do it even through the respire abilities.
01:43Chris Statlander, the second ever TVS champion, or as we noted Nigel, no big, never submitted
02:09to lose the title now, with a chance to regain it, Statlander, defeating of the undefeated
02:19indeed, that is exactly what she must do here tonight, for the TVS champion, what's going
02:28in stat, from the Latin statium, meaning immediately.
02:39She's going to have to wait.
02:44C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O, C-O.
02:51Interesting that Camille has to watch as she said from the back.
02:59This is today the TVS champion.
03:02Camille's repeated in Mercedes' opinion, the failures over the recent weeks to prevent
03:09Chris Statlander from making it 100% to Newark, his early war, I guess, to Moda Korea for
03:17a day off.
03:18Camille has had more than one opportunity to help Mercedes, Mané, out, not having to face
03:25natural world, Christian, wild right for the TVS title, the only.
03:31As Mané said, if you want a job done, you've got to do it yourself.
03:35I want to bring it back to what Mané said, she said there's a price to pay, but you mess
03:40with Mané.
03:41Statlander retorted, I'll bring my check, but Tony, can she cash that check?
03:48Well, she's very, very confident and has taken her a long, long way here in AEW.
03:52Come with me, this is one thing, villagey is another.
03:59Well, right now, let's head to the ring where the dapper yapper, Justin Roberts, is standing
04:03by.
04:04Ladies and gentlemen, this bout set for a ball is for the TBS championship.
04:11Introducing the challenger, from Long Island, New York, Chris Stutlander.
04:23And Rubo, from Boston, Massachusetts, she is the reigning and defending TBS champion, the
04:39CEO, Mercedes Money.
04:47And she just levels in the fact that she's from Boston, and that she is the champion.
04:55So much confidence, arrogance, if you will.
04:59I think we should be proud of where you come from, Tony.
05:01You would be too if you weren't born where you were.
05:03We wait for a response from Tony Schiavone.
05:11The TBS title held aloft.
05:16And Chris Stutlander, the fear of the undefeated, as you mentioned, Nigel.
05:24Mercedes-Benz coming into this match, not only as TBS champion, but with an undefeated record.
05:28Kristen Stutlander coming into this match, with a tremendous amount of calm, poise, from
05:33the challenger.
05:34And a winning streak as well, including beating Shida on Wednesday.
05:38How about that?
05:38Okay, ten straight wins for Kristen Stutlander.
05:42Victories in 14 of her last 15 matches, including that win over Hikaru Shida this past Wednesday
05:48night.
05:49Shida certainly no tomato can.
05:52Three-time former AEW wins champion at her own rights.
05:55Mercedes-Benz, though, when we're talking about poise, she has traveled the world.
06:03She has won championships around the world.
06:06She's been on the big stage before.
06:08She is ready for this match, even with Chris Stutlander at 100%.
06:13Stutlander, looking for that delayed vertical suplex.
06:17No, instead, poised up.
06:20The champion now, champion on the shoulders.
06:22That's unbelievable power.
06:23And down goes Mercedes.
06:27What power on display that was.
06:30That's Stutlander flipping sent on.
06:34Standing home saw press.
06:36The cover one.
06:37Two.
06:38Not often you see someone with that power and that agility as well going hand in hand.
06:44To your point, Excalibur, taking the time.
06:51Waiting in the ring.
06:53Blowing the champion.
06:54A little bit of rest, but rather than coming out together.
06:57Oh, I spoke too soon.
06:59Smart move by Mercedes.
07:02Wow.
07:03Get in the ring.
07:04Here we are.
07:08Oh, I take a look.
07:09Stutlander looks behind up.
07:11Looking for a suplex to the outs.
07:13Oh, no.
07:13Oh, Mercedes lands on the apron.
07:16Figures into the eyes of the challenger.
07:18She held the rope that time.
07:20Oh!
07:20Oh, Mercedes Manet.
07:24The heart going to run it off the apron.
07:26And Stutlander watching her lower back, her mid-section after that one.
07:31Taking another look if we can't fuss the agility of the TBS champion.
07:36Manet here hooking the head and using all the leverage to pull her larger, more powerful opponent to the floor.
07:43Absolutely, and using the momentum of the larger opponent as well.
07:48And I'm telling you, Chris Stutlander, let's also mention how many injuries that she has had to go through in her career here in AEW.
07:55Went on the outside, I don't think would serve her well.
07:58Stutlander, grabbing the boot of Mercedes Manet, the count on the outside has been reset as Mercedes, the Meteora, a Stutlander once again goes down.
08:09And it seems like Mercedes wants to end this match via a countout.
08:17You don't say that often nowadays.
08:21She will take a win here on the countout here at Full Gear.
08:24The paycheck is exactly the same.
08:27I don't blame her.
08:28Stutlander, who, after applying early pressure to the champion, now finds herself struggling to reenter the ring.
08:35And Mercedes Manet doing a great job of controlling her environment.
08:42That is why she's the CEO.
08:45Oh, my knees!
08:48Step under the back of her head, driven into the steel ring steps.
08:54The count begins again.
08:56A champion grasping slightly at the left knee.
08:59That's always a risk when you run your knee into someone with the steel steps behind.
09:03You might hit them as well.
09:05You mentioned the injuries that Chris Stutlander's had to endure throughout her career.
09:09What about the CEO, Mercedes Manet, avoiding that career-ending ankle injury?
09:14Except for the injury, but her career obviously continues.
09:17But there was a time when it was uncertain for Mercedes.
09:20Yeah, but since returning from that cover, since returning from that injury Excalibur, and Nigel, she's not lost the match.
09:28Not lost the match, not lost the step.
09:31Again, the mid-year-old.
09:31Now he's in a pink predicament, the legs, hooves, and Stutlander using her power to kick out.
09:36Those double knees have certainly paid dividends to your point, Tony.
09:40Ever since returning, Manet has been the standard, the conversation, the blueprint, if you will.
09:47Now, always one of the leaders of the women's global revolution, modern-day Leon Trotsky, perhaps.
09:56I agree with all of that.
10:01Stutlander anchoring Mercedes, anchoring herself and sending Mercedes back into the corner.
10:05Now, across the ring, Mercedes gets the boot up, elbow up to the jaw.
10:09Twice in a row, Stutlander days as Mercedes sends the challenger face first in that middle turnbuckle.
10:14And now, again, the miniora.
10:17One, two, and Mercedes got three there.
10:23Grabbing the bottom rope.
10:25Referee, Aubrey Edwards, saw it clear as day.
10:28Good job, Aubrey.
10:30This is a notable warning from the official.
10:36I'm telling you, this match, with the exception of a couple of moves, has now been dominated by the CEO here.
10:41Yeah, the early goings, it was all Chris Stutlander, but as soon as the action got to the apron, Mercedes was able to turn it around.
10:48Oh, my goodness!
10:49Wow, what a turn!
10:50Neckbreaker counter!
10:52Two and!
10:54That was some creative offense from the champion.
10:57That was tremendous, man.
10:58I agree.
11:00Stutlander looking for a powerbomb.
11:02Just watch this.
11:03Look at the way the champion slips down the back and that knee planted into the back of the neck of the challenger.
11:12Very impressive.
11:14Great improvisation by the TBS champion as now looking for the sunset flip into the corner.
11:22And Stutlander may have avoided the worst of it, at least temporarily.
11:27Now brought out.
11:28Mercedes coming with urgency again.
11:30And Stutlander here to kick out.
11:32We are in the midst of a tremendous women's title match for the TBS championship.
11:39Look at the face of Mercedes here, Nigel.
11:42What a bit of concern on her face, and understandably so.
11:46She realizes the caliber of her challenger here tonight, Mercedes.
11:51Monet has been in with the very best in the world, and certainly Stutlander, the former TBS championship, ranks up there with them all.
11:59And, Nigel, to that point, that is why Mercedes-Benz did not want Chris Stutlander coming into this match at 100%.
12:04That's why she set her employee, Camille, on a path to injure Stutlander ahead of full year.
12:09Yeah, run her over in a freaking vehicle.
12:12Jeez.
12:13I'm not sure about that.
12:14I didn't see that.
12:14That's not the way I saw her.
12:15I thought Stutlander just happened to walk in front of Camille.
12:18Camille was driving.
12:21Well, the straight jacket is cinched in.
12:24Mercedes.
12:25The straight jacket is what Nigel needs right now.
12:28I'm not stopping from talking.
12:29But, Stutlander able to break free the grip of Mercedes.
12:34Mercedes now up to the wolves.
12:37Blocks the incoming shot from Stutlander.
12:39And now Mercedes may be thinking, sweetie.
12:42That's power.
12:43An awkward landing yet.
12:45The left knee of the champion.
12:48They've heard it on the steps on the outside and heard it on the landing there.
12:52And now Stutlander looking to close the distance.
12:55Double boots into the chest of the challenger.
12:58And you had to think.
13:06She went for it so often, Nigel.
13:09That at some point, Stutlander, you know, the law of averages, would be able to counter.
13:13You play the pat hand.
13:15At some point, someone's going to see it.
13:17Call your bluff.
13:19And this, first of all, the injury.
13:21Just watch the way.
13:22The left knee landing.
13:23Ooh.
13:23Yeah, good call.
13:24Awkwardly underneath the champion.
13:26But then, she saw it before this time.
13:30The challenger capitalized.
13:32And Monet is now on her back foot.
13:34Well, dare I say, on her weakened leg.
13:37You saw at the end of that replay.
13:39And Aubrey Evans was checking to see if Mercedes-Benz could continue.
13:43Well, she's trying to get to her feet right now.
13:46I don't know.
13:47This may have turned to die for the end of the match here.
13:49A valiant champion.
13:52A brave champion.
13:54Mercedes-Benz is back to her feet.
14:00Hey, I think all these athletes we have are brave.
14:03Go here.
14:04Slam by Stutlander.
14:06You can't get in a professional wrestling with the iron degree of bravery.
14:10Yep.
14:11Oh, it's dangerous.
14:12Ooh.
14:13Occupations.
14:14Stutlander, the uppercut.
14:16The running knee to the side of the head.
14:18And now Stutlander rolls out.
14:22Oh, what a maneuver that was.
14:25Kyle's Theory suplex.
14:26This can do it.
14:28The front leg is hooked.
14:29The champion is down.
14:30And the boot on the bottom rope.
14:33Aubrey Edwards caught herself at the last possible moment before counting three.
14:37Aubrey's done a good job in this match.
14:39This match with a lot of, a lot on the line.
14:42A lot of tempers flaring.
14:44She's done a great job in this matchup.
14:46Stutlander, as AEW original, really feels as though she should represent this company as a champion.
14:59You can certainly make good argument for it.
15:01Stutlander hoists up.
15:03Mercedes, Christmas bomb.
15:04Tight cover.
15:05Stutlander kicks out.
15:07And now Mercedes.
15:09Looking to make a statement here at the expense of Chris Stutlander.
15:13Left hand, now the right.
15:14Oh.
15:15Oh, it's Stutlander.
15:16Oh, she's trying.
15:17Yeah.
15:17I thought she was trying to tap.
15:18But no, she's trying to rule her over.
15:20Yeah.
15:21Chris Stutlander's trying to get the hip underneath her.
15:23And now hoisting up the champion.
15:24What power.
15:26The roundhouse kick avoided.
15:28The elbow strike avoided.
15:29Oh.
15:30Mercedes lands on her feet.
15:32Oh.
15:32Stur.
15:34What a matchup we are watching, gentlemen.
15:36This is great.
15:37What a title match.
15:39As now the champion covers.
15:42Oof.
15:43Not a great distribution of weight on her opponents upper body, Nigel.
15:47Well, that's exactly it.
15:48But when you're in their ring with somebody who's taller than you, stronger than you as
15:52well, you've really got two choices.
15:54You either get your body weight across the shoulder or you hook the leg.
15:58Because it's almost impossible to do both.
16:02Now Mercedes-Benz with the Stutlander in the corner.
16:06Could be thinking another Meteora.
16:10Stutlander obviously does not want to find out.
16:13And with Stutlander sprints it.
16:14Oh, he's there.
16:16That's a gun.
16:17Two.
16:18And Stutlander.
16:20Oh, damn it.
16:20It explodes out of a pitfall attempt.
16:22But we're going to take her take him going on the ring here.
16:26But she hit her with the big one that time.
16:27That Meteora.
16:29Take another look if we can.
16:31Not the first time she hit it.
16:32But perhaps the most devastating.
16:34You can see the legs of the challenger flung over for the champion to nearly use and capitalize.
16:41Strong lower body.
16:43Strong hip.
16:43Strong legs.
16:44Chris Stutlander got it out of that.
16:48The Stutlander required every ounce of her lower body strength to escape that pinfall attempt by the CEO.
16:54But now the backslide potentially avoided.
16:58Stutlander's backbreaker comes up clutching that right knee.
17:03That's Stutlander.
17:04Yes, it's Lariat.
17:06And Mercedes now covered.
17:08Two.
17:09And so close.
17:12Keep an eye on that knee of Stutlander.
17:14Remember, talked about her injuries.
17:16There was two knee injuries she suffered here in AEW.
17:19She wore the big knee braces for the longest time, as we can see now.
17:24The power of the challenger.
17:27Look at this.
17:29Even with a potential knee injury, Stutlander, that power is evident.
17:36As now the CEO in the grips of the challenger.
17:40Stutlander, inside hook on the knee.
17:46First lady.
17:47Counters.
17:48Rolls it up.
17:49Two.
17:50No.
17:50Stutlander.
17:51Counters again.
17:52Look at that.
17:52Stutlander.
17:54Is her knee or not?
17:55She's got the champion.
17:56Down and out.
17:58Oh!
18:02That may have a Saturday night fever.
18:06But Chris Stutlander, as we take a look, it was the second attempt to hit this maneuver.
18:10But the power of the challenger coming into play, dumping the champion unceremoniously.
18:17And looking both legs, forcing the champion to kick out at the last second.
18:22Stutlander almost a deadlift from the mat to get the champion up and driven back down.
18:28She had to pull herself up.
18:29Skull over.
18:30Stutlander to run up to pull herself up because of the knee.
18:35Stutlander's ending up winning herself on now.
18:38Oh, now Stutlander.
18:41Oh, spiked on the DDT.
18:43Great counter by Mercedes.
18:48Stutlander able to kick out once again.
18:51Sometimes in a match like this one, another temperature is going on.
18:58Sometimes in a match like this where both combatants have hit their opponent with everything.
19:04A lot of times, Nigel, it is a mistake that will cost you a match.
19:07Yes, certainly.
19:08Sometimes that can be the difference.
19:10And it happens in a moment.
19:12An instant.
19:13Frustration now etched on the face of the champion.
19:17Is she feeling the TBS tile slipping from her grasp?
19:20Well, she, Mercedes Manet, has certainly lost the crowd here in Newark.
19:25Let's go, step, ringing out throughout the production center.
19:29Here he goes.
19:32Mercedes turns the corner, looking for the third, finds it.
19:39Mercedes inspired.
19:42Inspired to be called a professional whistler by Eddie Guerrero.
19:52Whether it may be popular here in Newark or not, Mercedes paying homage.
19:58But Stutlander catching Mercedes.
20:04Drives are down.
20:06We've got a new champion.
20:07Two, three, four.
20:09Barrett got the right shoulder up.
20:13Unbelievable.
20:14Wow.
20:15Barrett.
20:17And right shoulder came up in the nick of time.
20:20I don't doubt it.
20:21But let's take another look just to be sure.
20:23I'm not sure what the champion was going for.
20:26Stutlander wasn't concerned.
20:28Catching the champion and driving her.
20:30Awkwardly into the mat.
20:31Just watch this.
20:32The right shoulder.
20:33Oh, no, the left.
20:34The left snipped off.
20:36Not a lot.
20:37But just an inch.
20:38And that was enough.
20:38To end the count.
20:41It was enough.
20:42This TBS championship match continues.
20:44Chris Stutlander still favoring that right knee.
20:49Stutlander likes the 450 splash off the top.
20:52But that could be ill-advised to say the least, Nigel.
20:55With a bad knee.
20:56That is going to blow it out 100%.
20:58But it might be worth it if she can beat the champion.
21:02Here it is.
21:04Stutlander.
21:04Oh!
21:0550.
21:06Nobody holds.
21:07Oh, she hit hard, too, on her feet.
21:12The knee driven into the mat.
21:15And Mercedes now on the attack.
21:18Going after that right knee.
21:20This is sound.
21:21This is sound wrestling.
21:23The pervertial blood in the water and the shark on the attack.
21:27Oh.
21:27That's right.
21:28Stutlander trying to fight her off.
21:31Adaptability.
21:32Let's see.
21:33The true tenet of a champion.
21:34Oh, good God.
21:38She's just stepping on the knee.
21:39Stepping on the flip.
21:41Yeah, with Stutlander's history of injury to that knee.
21:45Oh, wait a second.
21:46Young Fink.
21:48She hit the Meteora before.
21:51But now, looking for her.
21:52Oh!
21:53On the knee!
21:55On the outside of the knee!
21:56The cover!
21:57And Stutlander!
21:59And a kick out!
21:59I don't know how in the world Stutlander did that.
22:03She just wheeled herself to continue the match.
22:06All of the body weight of the CEO came colliding with a damaged right knee of the challenger.
22:13But not a temper tantrum on that one.
22:15A face of confidence.
22:17Not if that was confidence or if there was some very silent expletives going through the mind of the CEO.
22:22We'll never know.
22:24But right now, Chris Stutlander struggling to get vertical.
22:28The champion standing tall.
22:31The champion standing confident.
22:33And a backstabber!
22:36Stutlander's momentum carrier through.
22:38A second backstabber!
22:42This is going to be it.
22:46And now, down goes Stutlander!
22:49Mercedes, the cover!
22:52And oh!
22:55Chris Stutlander, long gone!
22:58Have a look!
23:01I saw 10,000 people come to their feet!
23:12And if the frustration of the champion was at a 10 before,
23:15it has to have increased tenfold after that.
23:19Chris Stutlander still alive in this fight!
23:22This is something else to behold.
23:25Both women.
23:27Stutlander here recently.
23:31There is a moment in every champion's journey.
23:35A moment before they lose the title.
23:38You feel it in the veins.
23:41Does Mane feel it now?
23:43Do you hear me?
23:48I'm a female!
23:51And Stutlander, she is at the mercy of the champion here.
23:57But Stutlander widens her base.
24:01Changes her grip.
24:02The box left the stack.
24:03No.
24:04Over leverage there.
24:06Mercedes.
24:07River Mahistral.
24:08Rolls through.
24:09No.
24:10Stutlander.
24:13And she got me the bandit.
24:14Got her up top.
24:16Boom!
24:17Mercedes goes down face first.
24:19Stutlander.
24:21Oh my God.
24:22Looking for the inside grip.
24:28Trying for perhaps a Sanyler fever.
24:31But look at this.
24:32Mercedes is biting at the knee.
24:34It worked.
24:34She got her out of it.
24:35And now Mercedes that causes Dora.
24:38Statlander goes throat first over the middle rope.
24:42Now Mercedes, the cover.
24:44Two, three.
24:48The winner of this match.
24:50And still TVS champion, the CEO, Mercedes, Mane.
24:57And still pushing the champion very nearly to her limit.
25:24Absolutely.
25:26And Chris Statlander wrestled almost a flawless match.
25:29But the injured knee got the best of it.
25:34Mercedes, Mane remains TPS champion.
25:43And relief mingled with exhaustion.
25:48Setting in on the champion.
25:50You're right about Statlander.
25:52Nothing to be ashamed about.
25:53We have all time.
25:55I'm the best.
25:58I'm the best.
25:59I'm the best.
26:02Where she is right now.
26:04And right now, look at it.
26:05We see a red-side doctor helping Chris Statlander to the back.
26:13Understandably so.
26:14I mean, we can only speculate on the nature of the injury.
26:17But with Statlander's history, I mean, it's...
26:21Let's fingers crossed that it's just between nothing too serious.
26:24If we're doing any updates on the show, we're going to let you know.
26:27Be as it may now.
26:28The focus is back on the CEO, Mercedes Mane, the TBS champion's field.
26:35CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO.
26:44What a run Mercedes has had since becoming part of AEW.
26:49My God.
26:50Undefeated.
26:52The TBS champion, Mercedes Mane, stands tall at full gear.
26:56But right now,