AEW Double or Nothing got off to a hot start as reigning TBS Champion Mercedes Mone met Jamie Hayter in the finals of the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
The match was an absolute slugfest that had the crowd in Glendale, Arizona torn on who they wanted to see come out on top. In the end, Mone was able to squeak out a victory and keep her undefeated streak intact.
How did @MercedesVarnado get out of that?!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 26, 2025
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Hayter came as close as any woman ever has of handing the CEO her first loss in All Elite Wrestling. The former AEW Women's Champion scored two incredibly close near falls toward the end of the bout. The first off her running lariat, the second after a tombstone piledriver.
It was when Hayter went to the well one too many times that Mone was able to take advantage. She ducked another lariat attempt and dropped Hayter with a spike DDT-inside cradle combo for the three count.
Mone became the fourth ever woman to win the Owen Hart Cup on Sunday night, joining Dr. Britt Baker, Willow Nightingale and last year's winner, Mariah May.
Your 2025 Women's #OwenCup winner: @MercedesVarnado!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 26, 2025
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The CEO will now look to accomplish exactly what the Glamour did last year, and that's defeat "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In Texas on July 12 to capture the AEW Women's Championship.
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