Kris Statlander is back.
The popular women’s wrestling star made an unadvertised surprise return at the AEW Double Or Nothing 2023 premium live event on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
Statlander emerged to challenge Jade Cargill after “That B*tch” improved to a flawless 60-0 with a win over Taya Valkyrie in their scheduled TBS Women’s Championship showdown.
After the match, Cargill’s manager, “Smart” Mark Sterling got on the microphone to boast about Cargill being a fighting champion willing to take on all challengers at any time, but boasted how there aren’t any left.
This led to Statlander making her surprise return and in a quick match, earning a clean pin fall victory over Cargill to give her the first loss of her AEW career, and become only the second-ever TBS Women’s Champion in the process.
The surprise no one saw coming — #KrisStatlander returns and defeats #JadeCargill, giving "That B*tch" her first loss and becoming only the second-ever TBS Women's Champion in #AEW history at #DoubleOrNothing … pic.twitter.com/AKxGT8pRMg
— Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) May 29, 2023
After her 60th title defense, TBS Champion @Jade_Cargill's open challenge has just been answered by none other than @callmekrisstat!!!
Order #AEWDoN LIVE on PPV right now!
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#AndNEW!!!
The NEW TBS Champion is @callmekrisstat! pic.twitter.com/tF8YEqPZpr— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 29, 2023
