With skilled wrestling comes the inherent risk of physical pain and potential injury. Within the case of former AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander, she experienced her most agonizing bump while competing on the independent circuit.
“Hardest bump, I would not say it is the bed of nails, which might be what everybody’s pondering,” Statlander told “TMZ’s Inside The Ring”. “There was one time on the independents I took like a powerbomb that was imagined to be onto the apron, however the person lost their balance and I type of went head first onto the hardwood floor. That one was very painful, after which I needed to do like 15 more minutes of wrestling after that.”
The indie event during which Statlander took the powerbomb in query stays unclear. Her mention of a bed of nails, nevertheless, references a kick from Marina Shafir that sent Statlander crashing through a nail bed in All Elite Wrestling’s first-ever Women’s Blood and Guts match. Shafir went on to secure the win for her team by cinching in a choke hold on Mina Shirakawa while Megan Bayne whipped the Japanese star with the TBS Championship belt. Seeing this, Toni Storm then verbally surrendered as The Triangle of Madness held her back.
Statlander Passed Out ‘For Real’ At AEW WrestleDream
When asked if she’s ever suffered any concussions, Statlander noted that she’s had no official diagnoses, though she has endured some hard hits to her head. She’s also legitimately passed out within the ring.
Looking back at AEW WrestleDream, where she defended the AEW Women’s Championship against Toni Storm, Statlander revealed that she momentarily lost consciousness resulting from her “Timeless” opponent’s TCM Chickenwing.
“Middle of the match, actually it was towards the top, Toni, she puts me in her chicken wing submission. It’s right after I beat her for the title, so she’s obviously attempting to win it back. I passed out for real in the course of my match, but then I got here back to straight away,” Statlander said. “It was weird if you happen to’ve never been you realize choked out before. It was a weird almost such as you’re falling asleep, but you are type of aware of every little thing. Then I got here back to and every little thing type of slowly got here back like a reverse fade to black principally. After which I used to be like, alright, let’s go, I can not be in here anymore.”
The moment in reference occurred after Storm escaped Statlander’s submission hold, then applied her own TCM Chickenwing. While trapped in Storm’s hold, Statlander looked as if it would struggle to maneuver her body toward the ropes. Eventually, she managed to settle her foot onto the underside rope to interrupt it.
Once Statlander recovered from the momentary choke out, she went on to defeat Storm by locking her in a head scissor submission, then dropping her with a second Saturday Night Fever. Statlander initially claimed the AEW Women’s Championship by pinning Storm in a four-way bout at AEW All Out. Thekla recently dethroned Statlander as AEW Women’s Champion in a Strap Match on “AEW Dynamite.”
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