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Let me say upfront, I love AEW.The company reinvigorated my interest in wrestling after suffering 20 years of complete garbage from the WWE monopoly. Saraya throughout her career. And no one is more critical of the decline of WWE and the company’s seemingly belligerent attitude towards her own fans and their desires. That’s why I hope someone at AEW realizes that when I say things about Saraya’s promotion, I have only their best interests in mind. AEW Dynamite An epic failure of near-historic proportions for the company, it’s time for AEW to pay attention to what fans want when it comes to booking the women’s division.
I’m not sure what the intended outcome of that segment last night was, but regardless of the execution (it wasn’t good), I don’t think it could have worked in AEW’s favor. Since its establishment, people have complained that AEW doesn’t seem to respect their female talent. dynamite, That’s more or less true, but the situation will only get worse as the company adds more and more talent, without the booking situation changing. Britt Baker When Jade Cargill Well presented, AEW bookings are Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, When Toni Storm.
First of all, why is Saraya being presented as a “revolution” or savior of the AEW Women’s Division? In that case, nearly a decade ago, WWE was celebrating that it was finally trying to solve its own problem: making women nothing more than sexual objects. Disrespectful booking (even though other companies like Impact handle the knockout division). long-standing respect). But AEW’s rehash of that story shows that despite WWE’s reluctant progress, AEW had to take things a step back and solve the exact same problem almost a decade later. Worse. It’s an even worse view when this applies to a company that prides itself on respecting wrestling over “sports entertainment.”
Toni Storm is the current (interim) Women’s Champion, so why did Saraya need to introduce her like an up-and-coming star made her debut last night in a big way? Why weren’t the other random babyface women featured in the show? Why Britt Baker and her heels cared Celina Deve title shot and what was it Penelope Ford are you doing there? There was no particularly plausible explanation other than the inexplicable reason presented as some kind of brilliant innovation on Saraya’s part as a means of enlisting women as lumberjacks.
Perhaps the worst part of the whole thing was Baker, who admits to being on her own level, beating Saraya on the mic.Pointing out that Baker’s name rhymes with “shit,” especially when AEW was forced to censor the word, was an all-time great moment. was also displayed “Jamie Hayter” Ability to read crowds and improvise. In that regard, if it’s not clear from the crowd chanting every time Hater is in the building, even if she’s not the focus of the segment, the crowd will be watching Hater’s face-turning, feud with Baker, and the final championship run. Denying this and continuing to push other wrestlers while Hater is booked as Baker’s minion demonstrates some of the worst aforementioned trends of WWE booking against its own fans. We hope to see a big boost from Hayter in the near future. Because if you can’t capitalize on her organic popularity, you’re a total failure. Perhaps a better use of her talents if Saraya is not allowed to wrestle is to convince Hater to dump Baker and manage her in her babyface run.
Believe it or not, none of the worst parts of that segment last night were. But of all the people on the planet, Saraya is probably the last one to complain about the treatment of her by that company. Through many troubles, including Nancy’s phase, WWE uncharacteristically stuck with her Albert Del Rio helped make a movie about her life the rock is, and continued to employ her long after her in-ring career ended. WWE has screwed up a lot of wrestlers, but it seems Saraya wasn’t one of them unless there’s something even the meanest dirt sheet doesn’t know. But even AEW’s anti-WWE fanbase seems to have rejected this particular anti-WWE attack.A better way for Saraya to deal with her former employer might have been that way Brian Danielson He made his AEW debut. He said he liked his WWE, but now he likes AEW better.
One of the great things about AEW is that they seem to listen to and respond to criticism.sometimes the reaction is Tony Kahn While not always productive, it can sometimes be reflected in a good faith effort to improve the product on screen. dynamite Notice to fans last night bandido When Juice Robinson ahead of their title match at the show. By the way, it’s rare to get a bigger negative fan reaction than last night’s women’s segment, which ended with a great match between Serena Deeb and Toni Storm. , in an effort to make better use of Saraya, a legitimate star whose AEW debut could have hopefully been far more effective.