It appears the AEW women’s division will also get a chance to win an Owen Hart Cup. Today on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, Tony Khan announced the previously announced Owen Hart Cup Tournament will now be two singles tournaments for the Owen Hart Cup, resulting in one men’s Cup winner, and one women’s Cup winner….
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Jamie Hayter makes her return at AEW Rampage
UK women’s wrestling favorite Jamie Hayter has returned to AEW and is officially All Elite. Tonight, during the debut episode of AEW Rampage, AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker defended her title against Red Velvet in the main event. After the bell rang, chaos ensued: Baker continued the beating on Velvet, Kris Statlander came to…
Leyla Hirsch vs. Kamille will prove opening women’s Forbidden Door works
Earlier this year, during the a paid promotional spot on IMPACT Wrestling’s weekly show, the owner of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Tony Khan answered the question “When is New Japan coming to AEW?” by stating that all he had to do was open “The Forbidden Door” (which, he said was himself), and that the door…
Britt Baker wins AEW Women’s World title at Double Or Nothing
During tonight’s AEW pay-per-view Double Or Nothing, Britt Baker defeated Hikaru Shida to become the new AEW Women’s World Champion. At Blood and Guts, Baker’s pleas for a title opportunity were finally answered, after AEW announced Hikaru Shida would defend the AEW Women’s World Championship against Baker, who was ranked no. 1 on the AEW women’s rankings. Shida’s…
NWA women’s title match set for Double Or Nothing Buy In
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…
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…