Kris Statlander: I Would Love To Be A Champion Again, Maybe Work One Of These NJPW Shows That Come Around

Kris Statlander has goals, but she's also focused on doing the best she can regardless.

Former AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander feuded with Willow Nightingale earlier in 2024. She recently started a new chapter as she set her sights on TBS Champion Mercedes Mone. Statlander will face Kamille on the October 30th episode of AEW Dynamite.

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Speaking with B.J. Lisko for Youngstown Studio, Kris Statlander was asked to name her short-term goals and her long-term goals. She said that she wanted to avoid more major injuries. Statlander also expressed her interest in being a champion again and wrestling at a NJPW show.

“I’d say as far as long-term goals, hopefully no other major injuries is the best I can ask for. Short-term, I would love to be a champion again, maybe work one of these New Japan shows that come around. I think those are some, not tall tasks, but in the realm of possibility of things that could be done. I don’t want to say I’m not a goal-oriented person, but everything changes on a day-to-day basis, in wrestling, in life, no matter what. So I’m just grateful to be able to do what I can every day, make the most of everything that I can, and when opportunities arise, I’m going to do what I can to make the most of it, so whether things happen or whether things come to me, I will accept it graciously and do the best with it that I can," Statlander said.

Click here to see what Statlander had to say about facing Kamille.

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