Athena advances.
The ROH Women's Champion Athena defeated Billie Starkz in the quarterfinals of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament to advance.
The finish saw Athena hit Starkz with a fireman's carrying into a spinning double knees to the face.
Billie Starkz takes on #ROH Women's World Champion Athena in an Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament Quarterfinal!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 25, 2023
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BILLIE NO #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor #ZeroHour
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 25, 2023
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With this victory Athena will face Willow Nightingale in the semifinals. Willow defeated Nyla Rose on the June 24 episode of AEW Collision to advance in the tournament.
While Athena is the ROH Women's Champion, Starkz has not officially been announced as signing with AEW. She has appeared multiple times on AEW and ROH programming, including facing Jade Cargill for the AEW TBS Championship.
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