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Omaha, Nebraska was hit by a blizzard over the past 36 hours, but even that wasn't enough to stop the "Mon Train" as "The CEO" MercedesMon defended her AEW TBS Championship for the 16th time on the March 19 episode of "AEW Dynamite" by defeating Billie Starkz in a hard-hitting contest.
Mon kicked off the match by using her experience to get the better of Starkz, but the 20-year old used her speed and agility to gain the momentum, hitting two big dives on the outside. Starkz threwMon back in the ring and hit a senton off the top for a near fall, but Starkz got a little too excited andMon hit a backstabber for two count of her own as the show went into commercial.During the break,Mon took full control of the match, hitting power slams and submission moves to make sure Starkz couldn't get any momentum going. Starkz did get a roll up, but was grounded quickly after by the champion.
Coming out of commercial, Starkz got going again with a Tilterwhirl Head Scissors, but any fight she had was quickly stopped with a huge lung blower fromMon. "The CEO" would then hit a Superplex from the top, but when she hung on and tried to hit a second Suplex, Starkz countered it into a Brainbuster on her knee for near fall, before getting another two count after hitting a bridging German Suplex.Mon would once again use Starkz's momentum against her by throwing her into the turnbuckle, but the challenger fought back with a series of strikes and kicks that led to a double down.
A series of roll ups and near falls followed, and after a big drop kick from Starkz, she hit an Alabama Slam into the turnbuckles. Starkz then gotMon into an Electric Chair position and drove her down neck first for the closest fall of the match, withMon only getting out of it by her foot touching the ropes. Starkz saw her name up in lights and went for one more big move, another senton, only this time on the apron, but this cost her asMon moved out of the way. The match ended with the champion rolling the challenger back in the ring for the Statement Maker, and with nowhere to go, Starkz was forced to submit. After the match,Mon kept hold of the submission to make sure Starkz knew that she might have put up a good fight, but she still has a lot to learn before she reaches the level of "The CEO."
