Mercedes Mone is still AEW Women's World Champion after a victory over Queen Aminata on "AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Paris." Aminata fought hard in her first-ever opportunity at the women's top title, but just couldn't topple "The CEO."Aminata took it to Mone to start off the bout. Mone quickly looked for the Statement Maker, but Aminata counters into the Chocolate Kisses. Mone rolled to the apron to try and collect herself, and intercepted Aminata in the ropes, where she hit a Dragon Screw. Mone followed up with a meteora to Aminata from the apron to the floor.The challenger hit Mone with a headbutt and almost had her pinned. She downed Mone again with a series of lariats, then a snap suplex. Mone dodged the boot slide in the corner, and Aminata almost rolled her up again. The champion looked for the Three Amigos and hit two before Aminata countered the third with a neck breaker.Mone hit a backstabber, then the sunset flip bomb into the corner, but Aminata dodged the meteora. She hit a double stomp to Mone's chest, but Mone kicked out. The pair battled to the outside, where Mone hit a drop toe hold to her challenger to send her face-first into a chair, and Aminata countered Mone to do the same to her. She followed up with a big dropkick to Mone from the apron, with the champion sat on the chair.Aminata went to the top rope again, but Mone rolled out of the way of the double stomp. She connected with a lung blower, then a Statement Maker for the win. After the match, Mone was confronted by her AEW WrestleDream opponent, Thekla. She took a spear, but dodges Thekla's stomp.
