Two big championship defenses were reserved for the latest episode of AEW Dynamite in which both the champions came out as the winners. In one of those, AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defeated Skye Blue to retain her championship. Blue did come up short but that didn’t happen before she offered a tough fight to the champion.
The title retention didn’t come in a fair way as The Outcasts members were out to interfere on AEW Dynamite to interfere in favor of the champion. It was Ruby Soho who provided the distraction allowing Storm to escape a guaranteed three count after the challenger hit her with the Code Blue maneuver. Soho’s tactic never allowed the referee to notice the pin attempt.
Over on AEW Dynamite, The Outcasts also targeted Skye Blue’s mom, who was sitting in the front row to watch her daughter’s first world title match in AEW. Storm and Soho sprayed their paint into the eyes of Blue’s mom. A concerned Blue focused on her which allowed the champion to connect with the Storm Zero finisher for the pinfall win.
After the match was over, the beatdown continued from The Outcasts when NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale ran in to make the save. These four women will now collide in a tag team grudge match during the premiere of AEW Collision, this Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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AEW Dynamite: Wardlow defended TNT Title against Jake Hager
Also on AEW Dynamite, Wardlow still remains reigning and defending TNT Champion after a slugfest with Jericho Appreciation Society’s Jake Hager fka Jack Swagger in the WWE.
The challenger did have some help from the JAS’s Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, but ultimately Wardlow’s cohorts Brock Anderson and his father, WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson, provided the backup, allowing Wardlow to hit a Senton and a Powerbomb Symphony on the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion to come out on top.
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Wardlow’s championship win on AEW Dynamite was short-lived as Christian Cage and Luchasaurus appeared on the video screen to announce that Wardlow will be going through his next title defense on June 17 at the premiere episode of AEW Collision in Chicago, Illinois. The match has since been made, official.
