Metroplex Wrestling brought a women-focused card to the Southwest Community Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 18 with MPX Who Runs The World 4. The event, which aired on MyAEW, featured a steel cage match, two championship bouts, a multi-woman number one contender’s brawl, and appearances from several nationally recognized wrestlers alongside regular MPX competitors.
The night was headlined by championship success for Vert Vixen and Anarkid Ash. Vert Vixen retained the MPX Women’s Championship against Nikki Storm, while Anarkid Ash turned back Monica Monroe to remain MPX American Joshi Champion. Elsewhere, Lili Ruiz outlasted nine other competitors in the Bad Bitch Brawl to secure her place as the new number one contender to the MPX Women’s Championship.
A stacked undercard also saw Nyla Rose prevail inside a steel cage, Shayna Baszler and Kris Statlander team for a victory over the Backslide Girlz, Marina Shafir defeat Hyan, and Kay Lee Ray win a three-way match over Billie Starkz and Shotzi Blackheart.
Vert Vixen remains MPX Women’s Champion
In the evening’s MPX Women’s Championship match, Vert Vixen defeated Nikki Storm to retain the title. The result keeps Vert Vixen at the center of the promotion’s women’s championship picture following one of the card’s biggest matches.
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While Vert Vixen left Fort Worth with the championship still in her possession, a clear challenger was established earlier on the show. Lili Ruiz won the Bad Bitch Brawl for number one contendership, making her the new challenger in line for a future shot at the MPX Women’s Championship.
The result creates a straightforward next step for the division: the reigning champion has retained, and Ruiz has earned the right to pursue her. MPX did not announce a date for a potential Vert Vixen vs. Lili Ruiz championship match as part of the event results, but the outcome places both wrestlers on a direct collision course whenever that opportunity is scheduled.
Lili Ruiz wins crowded Bad Bitch Brawl
The number one contender’s match brought together a wide field of wrestlers with a championship opportunity at stake. Lili Ruiz defeated Haley J, Amira, Dani Mo, Abadon, Rachel Armstrong, Taniya, Mackenzie Morgan, Jane Nero, and Super P in the Bad Bitch Brawl.
With 10 wrestlers listed in the match, the contest represented one of the night’s broadest showcases of talent. Ruiz emerged from a field that included established names and a varied group of challengers, earning the most consequential victory of her MPX run on this card. The win officially identifies her as the new number one contender for Vert Vixen’s title.
For the other participants, the result leaves a crowded competitive landscape beneath the title picture. Haley J, Amira, Dani Mo, Abadon, Rachel Armstrong, Taniya, Mackenzie Morgan, Jane Nero, and Super P all came up short in the match, while Ruiz moved ahead of the pack. No additional stakes or follow-up matches were announced in the available results.
Anarkid Ash retains the American Joshi Championship
Anarkid Ash defeated Monica Monroe to retain the MPX American Joshi Championship. The championship defense ensured that Ash’s reign continued through Who Runs The World 4.
Monroe entered the match with an opportunity to change the title landscape, but Ash successfully defended the championship. The result preserves Ash’s standing as champion and adds another successful defense to the event’s list of title outcomes.
The American Joshi Championship match was one of two title contests on the card, and both ended with the reigning champions retaining. With Vert Vixen also defeating Nikki Storm in the MPX Women’s Championship match, no championship changed hands in Fort Worth. Still, Ruiz’s number one contender victory gives the Women’s Championship division a defined next challenger coming out of the show.
Nyla Rose wins inside the steel cage
The card opened its listed results with a steel cage bout between Nyla Rose and Charity King, with Rose scoring the victory. The cage stipulation made the match one of the event’s most physically distinctive attractions, and Rose emerged victorious over King.
Rose’s win added a notable name to the list of Who Runs The World 4 victors. The result did not include any announced title implications or a stated continuation of the issue between Rose and King. What is certain is that Rose defeated King in the steel cage on a card built around high-profile women’s action.
The event’s lineup paired wrestlers from the MPX roster with competitors who have accumulated experience across the broader wrestling landscape. Rose’s steel cage victory was part of a night that also featured Shayna Baszler, Kris Statlander, Marina Shafir, Kay Lee Ray, Billie Starkz, Shotzi Blackheart, and Abadon.
Baszler and Statlander defeat the Backslide Girlz
Shayna Baszler and Kris Statlander defeated the Backslide Girlz, Kingsley and Shay Kassidy, in tag team competition. Baszler and Statlander combined for a significant win over the duo of Kingsley and Kassidy, who compete together as the Backslide Girlz.
The pairing of Baszler and Statlander was among the more notable combinations on the card. Their victory over the Backslide Girlz added another tag team result to a show otherwise centered heavily on singles bouts and championship contention.
No post-match challenge, split, or future match was listed with the result. Baszler and Statlander simply left the event with a victory, while Kingsley and Kassidy absorbed the defeat.
Marina Shafir and Kay Lee Ray pick up singles victories
In a singles match, Marina Shafir defeated Hyan. Both competitors brought significant experience to the Fort Worth event, and Shafir was the wrestler who came away with the decision.
Elsewhere, Kay Lee Ray defeated Billie Starkz and Shotzi Blackheart in a three-way match. Three-way contests require a wrestler to contend with two opponents rather than one, making Ray’s win an important result on a card with no shortage of recognizable talent.
Starkz and Shotzi Blackheart were unable to secure the victory, while Ray emerged ahead of both. The available results do not specify whether the three-way match carried title stakes or determine what may follow for any of its participants. The official outcome, however, was a win for Kay Lee Ray over two accomplished opponents.
MPX Who Runs The World 4 full results
- Steel Cage Match: Nyla Rose defeated Charity King.
- Laynie Luck defeated Zara Zakher.
- MPX American Joshi Championship: Anarkid Ash defeated Monica Monroe to retain the title.
- Bad Bitch Brawl for number one contendership to the MPX Women’s Championship: Lili Ruiz defeated Haley J, Amira, Dani Mo, Abadon, Rachel Armstrong, Taniya, Mackenzie Morgan, Jane Nero, and Super P.
- Shayna Baszler and Kris Statlander defeated the Backslide Girlz, Kingsley and Shay Kassidy.
- Marina Shafir defeated Hyan.
- Kay Lee Ray defeated Billie Starkz and Shotzi Blackheart.
- MPX Women’s Championship: Vert Vixen defeated Nikki Storm to retain the title.
What the results mean after Fort Worth
Who Runs The World 4 ended with the MPX Women’s Championship and MPX American Joshi Championship remaining with their respective champions. Vert Vixen’s successful defense against Nikki Storm was particularly notable because the event also established her next available challenger in Lili Ruiz. Ruiz’s survival of the Bad Bitch Brawl makes her the central contender coming out of the show.
Anarkid Ash also maintained championship control against Monica Monroe, while the non-title portion of the card delivered a set of important wins for Nyla Rose, Baszler and Statlander, Marina Shafir, Kay Lee Ray, and Laynie Luck. The blend of a steel cage match, a large multi-woman brawl, a tag team match, and a three-way bout gave the Fort Worth audience a diverse lineup of match formats.
As of the announced results, the clearest championship development is Ruiz’s new number one contender status. Vert Vixen remains champion, but the path toward a future defense is now considerably more defined. MPX Who Runs The World 4 closed with its titleholders intact, its leading challenger identified, and a host of prominent wrestlers leaving Fort Worth with notable victories.
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