Willow Nightingale is still your AEW TBS Champion after a hard fought victory over STARDOM’s Tam Nakano. The two battled for the gold at STARDOM’s Flashing Champions over the weekend. The match took place right before the main event and went just over 17 minutes.
Nightingale has been TBS Champion since defeating Julia Hart at AEW Dynasty on April 21. She has successfully defended against Skye Blue and now Nakano. She will be putting the title on the line against Mercedes Moné at ARW Double or Nothing on May 26. This will be Moné’s AEW debut match.
Nightingale talks about her victory after the match.
“Woo, nelly! Now this is technically not my debut for STARDOM. This is my second STARDOM show, but my very first here in Japan, in Yokohama. I’m gonna be calling first time wrestling in this venue, first time wrestling Tam Nakano. My God, my God, did STARDOM send me their absolute best? Woo! Tam, I can see exactly why you have a very decorated past. I can see why people love you and absolutely adore you, and a piece of me did feel a little bit bad smashing you in your very cute face and dropping you on your very cute head. But this right here, this is the AEW TBS championship. I came here to show you what the AEW TBS champion is all about. So you really brought a fight for me. Like, my goodness, I am sweating. I am pulsing. Oh, my goodness. But I’m still a winner. So, Tam, maybe this isn’t the end of the line for us. Who knows, really, in this crazy wrestling business. But today, Willow Nightingale was the better woman. Woo!”
Other results from STARDOM’s event includes:
- Pre-Show Match: Hina vs. Ranna Yagami – Time Limit Draw
- Crazy Star (Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki) vs. Natsupoi & Suzu Suzuki – Time Limit Draw
- Maika def. HANAKO
- Azusa Inaba & Oedo Tai (Fukigen Death & Rina) def. Empress Nexus Venus (Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Xena)
- Artist Of Stardom Title #1 Contendership Gauntlet Match: Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora & Thekla) def. Cosmic Angels (Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Yuna Mizumori) and God’s Eye (Konami, Saki Kashima & Syuri) and Queen’s Quest (AZM, Lady C & Miyu Amasaki) and STARS (Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo)
- High Speed Title Match: Saya Kamitani (c) def. Saya Iida
- Best Friends (Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto) def. STARS (Hanan & Mayu Iwatani)
- AEW TBS Title Match: Willow Nightingale (c) def. Tam Nakano
- Wonder Of Stardom Title Match: Saori Anou (c) def. Ami Sourei
Credit to Fightful for transcription.
