Mercedes Mone Beats Momo Watanabe to Retain AEW TBS Title at 2025 Revolution

Mercedes Moné beat Momo Watanabe at AEW Revolution on Sunday to retain the TBS Championship.

Watanabe put forth a strong effort in a hard-fought match, but Moné overcame the onslaught to continue her stellar title reign.

Moné entered Revolution on a hot streak, having had several successful title defenses at major events, including beating Kris Statlander at both Full Gear and Worlds End, and defeating Harley Cameron at Grand Slam Australia.

Amid that run of success, Mercedes also beat Mina Shirakawa for the undisputed British Women's Championship at Wrestle Dynasty in January, adding it to the TBS title and NJPW Strong Women's Championship she already possessed.

After beating Cameron, it was unclear who would be the next to challenge The CEO, but a somewhat unexpected contender emerged in the form of Watanabe.

Moné was shown an interview Watanabe took part in at Grand Slam, during which Watanabe laid down a challenge for Revolution.

Watanabe, who is one of the faces of Stardom in Japan, defeated Willow Nightingale, Athena and Persephone in a four-way match on the Wrestle Dynasty pre-show, and she cited that victory as a reason why she deserved a TBS title opportunity.

While Sunday marked the first meeting between Moné and Watanabe under the AEW banner, they wrestled each other once before.

Back in August, Mercedes worked the NJPW Capital Collision show in Washington, D.C., and she beat Watanabe to retain the NJPW Strong Women's Championship.

The stakes were arguably even higher on Sunday, as Watanabe had the chance to win the second-biggest women's title in AEW at one of the company's major events.

There may be other such opportunities in Watanabe's future, but she was unable to dethrone Moné at Revolution, and Mercedes' title reign is now approaching 300 days.

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