Hikaru Shida has held the AEW World Women’s Championship for over a year now, but she might not be able to say that much longer. She’s taken out everyone during her reign, but one name has avoided another match with Shida until now. Last time Britt Baker met Shida, she got a broken nose in a hard hitting brawl. Since then, Baker has become another breed of professional wrestler, and arguably the biggest female star in the company as she climbed the ranks. Tonight, she finally looks to become champion.
Hikaru Shida Finally Gets The Chance Defend With A Packed Crowd
Shida was overwhelmed to finally defend a belt in front of a packed crowd, finally achieving her dream. They’d meet in the middle of the ring for a staredown, before Baker & Shida exchanged strikes. Baker looked for Lockjaw early, and Shida blocked to look for Tamashi. Neither finisher hit, before Shida took Baker down and applied a Bow & Arrow Hold.
She’d move to a body scissor hold and roll Baker into a pinfall, before yanking back on the arms and shoving with the legs. Shida went for a dropkick, but Baker slipped to the outside and regained her composure. Baker choked Shida in the corner, but the referee broke it up. Shida got the running enzuguri and a dropkick, sending Baker outside where she was driven into the barricade.
The chair was set up for the launch off knee strike, and Baker had it scouted. Shida dodged a lariat, and hit Baker with a moonsault. The driving knee lift was countered with a swinging kick, Baker having Shida scouted. Back in the ring, Baker applied a cravat and added in some knee strikes. Shida would be set up for the Curb Stomp, and got a good taste of canvas.
Rebel passed Baker the glove for Lockjaw, but Shida rolled away to the ropes. Baker hit a double underhook suplex for a two count, before just driving Shida into the corner for some strikes. Shida would counter a cocky kick to the face, and took Baker down with a back heel trip for some strikes.
Britt Baker Earns The Top Spot In The Division
Baker was put in the corner and hit in the face with three knee strikes before going after the nose of Shida. A suplex and a knee strike to the back of the head got a two count. Both ladies got vertical, and traded kicks before Baker got the Fishmans Neckbreaker for a two count. Shida countered the curb stomp into the stretch muffler, and Baker got the ropes.
Baker was able to hit the Slingblade, before the Air Raid Crash. That got a two count, and Baker was looking for Lockjaw. Shida would fight the hold, but Baker created a wall between Shida and the ropes only to have the hold broken anyways.
A German Suplex dropped Baker and Shida nailed a sliding elbow strike, before setting up a backbreaker onto the top of the turnbuckle. Baker was taken to the mat with a superplex, before getting a roll up for a two count. Shida moved into the Lockjaw, but Rebel ran a distraction.
Rebel would swing the crutch but got Baker by accident, and Baker still held on after a Falcon Arrow. Baker used a distraction from Rebel to hit a curb stomp onto the belt, and Shida managed to kick out at two! Lockjaw would be countered into a roll up, before Shida hit a jumping knee strike. Tamahashi landed, but Baker held on due to a tired pinfall. Lockjaw was finally applied, and Shida was forced to tap out.
A long and rather drawn out fight between two great rivals, and one that lost but regained the attention of the fans. Rebel was a bit too involved, but these two had a great match to crown a new AEW Women’s World Champion. This was the right time to end the reign of Shida, and the perfect opponent. Match Rating: 3.75/5 (*** 3/4)
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