Hikaru Shida defeats Cassandra Golden

AEW Dark – Premier 2/11

Golden grabbed a side headlock and used the hair to prevent Shida from pushing off. Golden hair whipped Shida into the corner and then hit a hip attack. Shida got things going with a scoop back breaker. When Hikaru Shida went for a suplex, Golden countered and dropped her on her face. With Shida on the mat, Golden hit a Vader bomb for a near fall.

Shida got free with a stomp on Cassandra’s foot and then the two women traded roll up near falls. Climbing the ropes, Shida hit a missile dropkick for a two count. Golden countered Shida’s signature move, hit a legdrop, but Shida caught her running in.

With a knee to the back of Golden’s skull and a kick to the face, Shida picked up the victory.

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