It’s a well-worn wrestling convention, but it’s a start and flags to fans that something more than just the match of the week is happening. A quick squash for Baker on the July 19 Dynamite gave her some rare ring time, but wouldn’t the television quarter be better utilized by redefining Baker’s mission.įollow the squash with an in-ring promo with Storm or Statlander looking on from afar. Ruby Soho, Taya Valkyrie, and Britt Baker have been recent victims of this stale trope. Wrestler A wins a squash, Wrestler B challenges Wrestler A either backstage or in-ring and a one-off match on the following show concludes the story arc.
One match per show with little to no creative seems to be the current booking pattern. There is no doubt that the talented female roster is being underutilized on AEW’s weekly television.
should not be excuses for the clear dip the division has experienced in 2023 as there is a cavalcade of talented women primed to fill those spots. In defense of AEW, the women’s division has experienced a bout of bad luck in recent times.Īn injury to charismatic champion Jamie Hayter has obviously derailed creative plans involving The Outcasts and Britt Baker.Įqually, an injury to the Stardom Women’s Champion Mercedes Moné may also have changed the course of AEW’s summer storylines. Kris Statlander, the newly crowned TBS Champion, has defended her title sporadically, but again is not currently involved in any long-term storytelling. Since Toni Storm retained her AEW title at Forbidden Door on June 25, she has been involved in very little narrative progression. On this week’s Dynamite a fan sign, caught on camera, perfectly encapsulated the point the column was attempting to make in five simple words. The column was prompted, in part, by a personal exacerbation with the current creative direction of the division. The last All Elite Assessment explored the career of AEW Women’s champion Toni Storm. I decided to focus on the AEW Women’s Division as a whole as I feel it has become greatly diminished in the first half of 2023. This week’s All Elite Assessment has been spurred on by a fan sign spotted at this past Wednesday’s Dynamite. As I’m ever the optimist, I’m hoping for several matches to take shape once this week’s Collision is in the record books. She’s a multiple-time champion, holding titles in nearly every promotion she’s competed in.SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN).Īpparently we’re on the road to “All In,” although it doesn’t feel like it given that nothing has yet been announced.
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But Sakura’s experience across the professional wrestling industry could be leveraged to help further establish one of the younger names in a more prevalent position on television.įans who follow the Japanese professional wrestling scene closely are familiar with Sakura’s body of work early in her career. She’s consistently featured on AEW Dark and Dark Elevation, which is understandable as those two shows are meant to build records and give reps to those that need them. While the focus on Hayter and Blue is around the youth that they add to the roster for long-term planning, Emi Sakura is an established veteran that has a lot to bring to this roster immediately. Again, as AEW continues to play the long game, this is another person that the company can start to shape now, for a long run at the top of the card in years to come. Hayter is another young individual on the AEW roster but still has a solid experience base as she boasts 6 years in the industry. Even after they battle, there are opportunities to use that as a starting point to more battles against the likes of Rosa and others. Hayter’s in a great position now where she’s frequently shown on AEW television and picks up a solid number of wins. While she’s Britt Baker’s enforcer, for the time being, it will not be long before those two women are in a blood feud. Jamie HayterĮveryone sees the writing on the wall with Jamie Hayter. She’s a name to watch throughout the rest of 2022 and beyond. Booking Blue as the underdog type babyface would be an easy play, but AEW has done great work with the intricacies of character development that those wrinkles could be interesting as well.
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