Statlander rejects Death Riders, WrestleDream set for Allin vs Moxley

Kris Statlander refused to join Jon Moxley’s Death Riders after retaining the AEW Women’s World Championship on the September 24 edition of Dynamite, clotheslining one faction member, flipping off another and fleeing the ring amid a chaotic postmatch confrontation. The episode set up new feuds and a match for next week’s Dynamite while escalating tensions ahead of AEW’s WrestleDream pay per view.

Statlander, who successfully defended the title against Mina Shirakawa, secured the victory with a seatbelt pin after countering a figure-four attempt. During the match Shirakawa targeted Statlander’s legs and applied a leg submission that forced the champion to reach the ropes, then followed with strikes and a spinning backfist before Statlander reversed the attack to win.

After the match members of the Death Riders entered the ring to congratulate the champion. Wheeler Yuta came out first and raised Statlander’s hand, followed by Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, PAC, Marina Shafir and Jon Moxley. Statlander hugged Yuta briefly but then clotheslined him and avoided a follow-up clothesline from Shafir. She responded to Moxley with an obscene gesture before exiting the ring with Harley...