Today, All Elite Wrestling announced the NWA Women’s World Championship will be defended during the AEW Double Or Nothing pre-show, “The Buy In”. Current NWA Women’s World Champion and AEW roster member Serena Deeb will defend her title against inaugural AEW Women’s World Champion Riho. Deeb has held the title since last October; a reign…
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Othering of Women in AEW: Integrated Wrestling as a New Normal
In this four-part series, Jason Norris and Jacqui Pratt, PhD, discuss the implications behind the AEW practice of “othering” their women’s roster. This is part 4, the final part, of the series. Definition of “Othering”: the reductive action of labelling and defining a person who belongs to the socially subordinate category of the Other. To…
Leader of the Dark Order: The Case for Anna Jay
Though no one could ever really replace Brodie Lee, The Dark Order truly needs a leader to rein in the gang, and point them towards victory. The Dark Order needs Anna Jay as their new captain. Originally led by Mr. Brodie Lee, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds, John Silver, Alan Angels, Eight, Nine, Preston…
Othering of Women in AEW: Gender-Segregated Wrestling
In this four-part series, Jason Norris and Jacqui Pratt, PhD, discuss the implications behind the AEW practice of “othering” their women’s roster. This is part 3 of the series. Definition of “Othering”: the reductive action of labelling and defining a person who belongs to the socially subordinate category of the Other. To exclude and displace…
Hikaru Shida retains AEW Women’s Title at Revolution
Tonight, during AEW Revolution, Hikaru Shida retained the AEW Women’s World Championship against her opponent, Ryo Mizunami. The match was the final stop for Mizunami, who defeated Maki Itoh, Aja Kong, and Nyla Rose in the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament, to get to the title match featured on the pay-per-view this evening. After…
Othering of Women in AEW: Rhetoric of Separate but Equal
In this four-part series, Jason Norris and Jacqui Pratt, PhD, discuss the implications behind the AEW practice of “othering” their women’s roster. This is part 2 of the series. Definition of “Othering”: the reductive action of labelling and defining a person who belongs to the socially subordinate category of the Other. To exclude and displace…