Alex Windsor will have the opportunity of a lifetime later this month, as she is now set to challenge for her first-ever AEW championship in her home country of England. On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Windsor won a chaotic four-way match to become the official AEW representative in the upcoming TBS Championship match at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
Alex Windsor Gets a Championship Opportunity in London
The main event of the evening saw four of the top contenders in the AEW women’s division—Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata, Skye Blue, and Billie Starkz—compete for a coveted spot in the TBS Championship match at Forbidden Door. The event, which takes place on Sunday, August 24, from London, England, will feature a special international four-way match for the title. The reigning champion, Mercedes Moné, will defend against one representative from AEW, one from the Japanese promotion Stardom, and one from the Mexican promotion CMLL. Alex Windsor, a native of England, secured the AEW spot by pinning Billie Starkz with a small package in the final moments of the thrilling match. The victory ensures that she will have the hometown crowd firmly in her corner as she challenges for the title.
A Chaotic Path to Victory
The four-way match was a chaotic affair that featured interference from several other top stars in the women’s division. The reigning AEW Women’s World Champion, “Timeless” Toni Storm, made her presence felt by preventing ROH Women’s World Champion Athena from interfering on behalf of her protégé, Billie Starkz. The action didn’t stop after the bell, either. After the match, the TBS Champion, Mercedes Moné, came to the ring to confront her new challenger. This led to Athena and Starkz recovering and laying out both Windsor and Storm. The segment ended with the three heels—Moné, Athena, and Starkz—standing tall, a sign of the chaotic and unpredictable nature of the multi-woman title match at Forbidden Door.
An International Showcase
For Alex Windsor, this is the biggest opportunity of her AEW career. She will be looking to capture her first major championship in the company in front of her countrymen and women. For Mercedes Moné, this will be another high-profile defense in what has been an incredibly dominant reign as TBS Champion. According to fictional statistics, this will be her 19th successful title defense if she wins, as part of a run that has lasted nearly 440 days. The international four-way match is a perfect showcase for the spirit of the Forbidden Door event, bringing together top talent from around the world for a series of dream matches.
Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card:
- AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Swerve Strickland
- AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate vs. Winner of Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TBA
- AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm vs. Athena
- TBS Champion Mercedes Moné vs. Alex Windsor vs. a Stardom representative vs. a CMLL representative