Owen Hart Cup Semifinals
Mercedes Mone vs. Athena
Inside the building, the familiar sounds of Mercedes Mone’s theme hits and out comes the TBS Champion for the opening contest. The Boston crowd, who were the first to welcome her to AEW at the Big Business special for her debut, give her a big pop coming out.
She settles inside the squared circle and does her little dance. Her music dies down and then the theme hits to bring out “The Fallen Goddess” Athena. The ROH Women’s World Champion heads down and settles in the ring as well.
The bell sounds and fans break out in a loud “Holy sh*t!” chant before they touch. Eventually, they lock up to get things started. They push and pull, sending each other through the ropes and to the outside. They break the hold before going nose-to-nose to run each other down verbally.
Back inside the ring, Athena takes the TBS Champion down but only gets a two count, with Moné catching the ROH Women’s Champion with a backslide for a near-fall of her own. This leads to a standoff before they lock up again, with Athena sent to the ropes, only to take Moné down with a head-scissors.
As the action continues, we see a Statement Maker. They roll to the floor and Mercedes hangs onto the hold, cranking back on “The Forever ROH Women’s Champion” at ringside. The Boston fans randomly start chanting “Let’s go Celtics!” Mercedes hangs Athena upside down in the tree of woe off the ring apron.
She goes for a double-stomp, but Athena does a sit-up. Mercedes turns around, and Athena hits a stunner off the apron to shift the offensive momentum in her favor. On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break as this high stakes tourney tilt continues.
When the show returns, we see some more back-and-forth action. Mone hits the Three Amigos. She goes for a fourth, but Athena counters and takes over. Athena hits three powerbombs in a row. She goes for a fourth, but Mone counters in mid-air with a wicked backbreaker.
On the floor, Mone sends Athena into the barricade head-first with a ton of momentum. She wears a sadistic smile on her face as she goes to follow-up on Athena. She brings Athena on top of the barricade. The two trade slaps up there and both jump off. Athena hits a shotgun dropkick that sends Mone into the barricade hard enough to short-out the LED boards on it.
Back in the ring, Athena goes for a big move, but Mone counters into a pin attempt for the 1-2-3. With the win, Mone advances to the finals of the Owen Hart Cup, where she will meet the winner of the Kris Statlander vs. Thunder Rosa match. After the match, “Timeless” Toni Storm appears with Luther in the balcony applauding.
Winner and ADVANCING to the Owen Hart Cup women’s finals: Mercedes Mone