AEW: Kris Statlander vs. Mercedes Mone at Worlds End 2024 Sets New AEW Record, Hologram Ankle Injury Update, Tony Schiavone to Miss Wrestle Dynasty

Kris Statlander vs. Mercedes Mone Match at Worlds End 2024 Sets New AEW Record

Saturday’s AEW Worlds End 2024 event at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida featured Mercedes Mone defeating Kris Statlander to retain teh TBS Championship.

Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that Statlander and Mone’s match was notable for setting a new all-time record in AEW history.

This new record was the longest ever Women’s match in AEW history at 24 minutes and 35 seconds.

In an interesting note, Statlander and Mone’s match was also the longest match at AEW’s event, which also set a record for the first time a Women’s match held the record for longest match on an AEW pay-per-view event in AEW history. The second longest match at Worlds End was the Continental Classic 2024 Finals match of Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada, which went for 19 minutes and 15 seconds.

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Hologram Ankle Injury & AEW Return Plans Status Update

As noted before, Hologram has been out of action for AEW since this past October due to an undisclosed injury that was later revealed to be a serious ankle injury.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that his sources stated that Hologram recently healed up from his injury and has just been home of late due to his wife was waiting to give birth to a new child for their family.

Meltzer reported that Hologram’s wife gave birth this past Thursday and Hologram is currently expected to be making his in-ring return to AEW “imminently.”

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Tony Schiavone Reveals He Won’t Be at AEW & NJPW’s Wrestle Dynasty Event

A recent episode of the What Happened When with Tony Schiavone podcast featured co-host Tony Schiavone providing an update on his status for AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s upcoming Wrestle Dynasty event in Tokyo, Japan.

“Of course, we’re sending some people to Japan. I’m not going to go there, I’m not going to Japan. Although I wouldn’t mind because I went to Japan back in 1991 for the big show in the [Tokyo] Dome, and that was a great trip. I had a great time in Japan when I went there, I loved it. It’s not my decision. I’m either booked, or I’m not, and I’m not booked to go there. It’s a little bit easier for AEW to afford a ticket for me to Dayton, Ohio, than it is to going to Tokyo, Japan. It’s a little bit different on the money scale.“

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com