Willow Nightingale is back on top. The CMLL Women’s World Championship was vacated after Stephanie Vaquer went to WWE.
Therefore, the promotion had Willow Nightingale win the championship at NJPW-CMLL FantasticaMania on July 13, defeating Lluvia and Viva Van. She spoke about the win after the match.
“The last time I wrestled in CMLL was actually also my first week in CMLL, but do you want to know what happened when I showed up? I freaking won. I beat the current CMLL Champion at that point, Stephanie Vaquer. Stephanie’s not here; the championship’s vacant. Who’s going to step up? No one else but Willow Nightingale, duh!
“My spirit was actually a little broken coming in here,” she continued. “AEW, my friend turned on me. I just lost my last match. I really needed a win, and today, I didn’t just get a win. I walked out an international champion.”
NJPW x CMLL FantasticaMania USA Results
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship Match: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Ultimo Guerrero.
- Mistico & DOUKI vs. Volador Jr & Rocky Romero.
- CMLL Women’s World Championship Match: Willow Nightingale vs. Viva Van vs. Lluvia.
- Yota Tsuji vs. Barbaro Cavernario.
- MLW Tag Team Championship Match: CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima & Okumura) (c) vs. Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido).
- TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Virus & Hechicero.
- 2024 Copa Fantastica Match: DKC vs. Viento vs. Cucuy vs. Adrian Quest
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