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…
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Ariane Andrew enters the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup
Ariane Andrew made her surprise debut on tonight’s episode AEW Dynamite, where she revealed herself as Nyla Rose’s new partner. The reluctant pairing is the first official team to enter the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament. This odd couple of sorts came together after AEW announced the rules for the eight-team tournament. As it…
AEW’s Disservice to its International Talent
This Wednesday, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) will showcase a match featuring two women of Hispanic heritage: Diamante and Ivelisse Velez. The match already has a significant amount of people talking, and the buzz surrounding it is unlike any women’s match AEW has presented thus far. Diamante and Ivelisse bring years of wrestling experience, but they…
The most influential black women in pro wrestling
Professional wrestling is a male-dominant industry. Although the popularity of women’s wrestling is at an all-time high, the majority of the fanbase, talent pool, journalists, staff and executives are men. As such, women have to work twice as hard for opportunities, especially women of color. In truth, wrestling can be even less inclusive to black…
Evolution Check-up: Women’s wrestling stats for November weekly shows
For the month of October, we proved that we were capable of looking behind the veil and pay attention to the supposed women’s revolution. It was clear: the numbers didn’t support the claims and promise of equality. So, we calculated November stats. And just like October, during November, week-after-week, it seems the women are getting…
The Nightmare Collective’s Debut Highlights Bigger Issues with AEW Women’s Division
On this week’s AEW Dynamite, the show finally offered a pay off on one of their most mysterious on-going plotlines. What’s The Nightmare Collective and why is Brandi Rhodes a witch now? Why is Awesome Kong collecting hair from every unlucky woman, who sits still for too long in the middle of the ring? At…