Mercedes Mone's downfall has begun.
The New Year's Smash special of Dynamite, coming live from Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, this Wednesday, December 31, saw the reigning TBS Champion defending her title against Willow Nightingale.
Nightingale had the momentum heading into the match after becoming the Inaugural Women's Tag Team Champions with Harley Cameron earlier this month.
The bout saw some close calls as Mercedes Mone struggled to hold onto the belt heading into the new year, including one spot when she barely got her foot on the rope after a Doctor Bomb from Willow.
In the end, however, Mone's efforts did not prove to be enough, and Willow Nightingale pinned her with another Doctor Bomb to end Mercedes' historic reign with the TBS Championship.
The former Sasha Banks sat at ringside looking shocked after the bell, as Harley Cameron joined her tag team partner in the post-match celebration. JetSpeed and Orange Cassidy were next to come out, and the show ended with AEW Women's Champion Kris Statlander hugging the winner.
The loss ends Mercedes Mone's 584-day-long run with the TBS Championship, in which she surpassed Jade Cargill's 508-day run. Nightingale, on the other hand, has become the first woman to get a second reign with the title since its introduction back in 2022.