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With the unfortunate news of Willow being injured & having two relinquish the TBS Title. This situation has opened a window for AEW to actually try and push someone new in the position.

I think Forbidden Door could be a prefect location to have a new TBS champion crowned. Let's say we get a ladder match involving women on the roster & other partners. ​Regardless of the match itself they cannot retread and go back to the safe options like Mercedes or previous title holders. They need a wake up call on the women's roster & having someone elevated is a absolute must at this point.

Looking at the history of AEW so far. And the state of the women's division. Do you think the Womens World Title could main event a major PPV in the future or do you think they missed the boat last year at Revolution?

I don't think it's impossible for the women's title to main event. We've seen the TNT title main event a ppv back in 2023 with Darby vs Christian Cage. And I'd say it was the strongest feud at the time to main event.

I think depending on the story & whether the demand is ridiculously high they could main event. It would just need a mindset change in terms of how the women's division is booked. The talent is there but the story & build needs to be such a high degree to warrant it main eventing.

This year's brackets for the Men's & Women's tournament are so Night & Day.

On the Men's Side it's a very clear story with Ospreay as the heavy favorite going in against Joe & potentially his former friend in Davis in a rematch. And then on the other side with Swerve who hasn't been on TV for a bit. He's back on the hunt & definitely the biggest heel in the tournament. He has history with Brody & he's had Bandido targets as his first hit.

On the women's side there's no connected stories nor history with the women involved. The only match I can say will have a ton of story would be the potential final of Athena vs Willow.

So we all have that one wrestler or wrestlers who we didn't like at first or just never clicked. But of course as time goes & opinions change we all begin to like a wrestler especially after 1 match or so.

So I would want to know what wrestler or wrestlers didn't click for you at first but then that 1 specific class changed your mind.

My Pick:

Gates of Agony is a team I just didn't like nor see any positives with at all. But I'd say after seeing GOA vs the Hurt Syndicate after they joined the Demand. I think GOA found what makes them standout & I now enjoy them and I hope they get more opportunities to tag or Trios gold.

Not trying to have an argument. I'm just curious what people think would need to cut down or change in order for the women's division to get more time in AEW?

AEW has been around since 2019 and one of the biggest complaints in the women's division not being given the same amount of focus as the men's division. The women's roster has increased in size & there were some improvements but still the issues are still there. Especially looking at the current lack of direction for all the women's champions.

Now what do you think would need to change.

My Picks:

1. Cut down on two of the men's titles(National & Continental). Cut down on those two and continue the hot streak of making the world title be the main target & the two other main titles with the TNT & International in the mix.
2. Cut down on certain match times on TV & PPV. Certain main event matches unless the story requires it doesn't need to go over 30 minutes on PPV. As for TV cut down on some multi-man match times.
3. Make some feuds stay on TV. What I mean is Ricochet vs Jericho isn't a feud that needs to continue onto ppv. They had the one match on ppv. They can have it end on TV. ​​ While the women get the time a Jericho match gets on PPV.

So right now we have a couple more shows before we head into Double or Nothing. And so far we have some moving parts in certain stories confirm the matches for the ppv.

Confirmed:

Okada vs Takeshita

FTR vs Cope/Christian

Teased/Potential Matches:

Swerve vs Bandido

Stadium Stampede Demand vs Jericho & his allies

Mjf vs Darby

So right now we still have no idea who is going to be challenging for all the women's champions since they have no distinct stories. And Kevin Knight just lost to Darby and doesn't have a feud currently atm.

My hopes:

TNT Title: Kevin Knight vs Ciampa

Samoa Joe vs Ospreay

Thekla vs someone not in the Brawling Birds

Willow vs Athena

Wrestling Dontaku has passed now & next up is BOSJ then Dominion. So far from this year, who of the New Gen would you say has the best presentation currently.

For me the ones with the best presentation that fits there characters and style right now are KOB & Callum Newman.

EDIT: How can I forget Fujita who certainly has the heat presentation out of the Junior Division.

One thing about AEW main event scene that is giving it a big upside is the building of Credibility for the talent involved & the booking of their win/lost record.

A strong example of this is next week's Dynamite with Darby vs Okada. Darby's about to join the small list of talent who will probably beat Kazuchika Okada since joining AEW.

Okada in NJPW was the Ace of the promotion. And he was protected like a Top Guy. He would take at minimum 2-4 matches per year.Since joining AEW that ​hasn't changed as he's been pretty protected still. In terms of booking let's look at the amount of times he's lost in singles.

2024: Twice(Lost to Fletcher & Danielson)

2025: Three Times( Lost to Fletcher, Knight, & Moxley)

2026: No loses in Singles so far.

Okada as a character & as a wrestler has always felt like a guy that whoever is at the top will eventually have to fight him for the top spot. The last time Okada challenged he only lost due to a distraction of sorts from the Death Riders in 2024.

This will be his second time challenging. I can certainly see where he's close to winning but Takeshita(who needs to look strong) stops him making Okada angry & laser focused on Takeshita.

And right now where also seeing mini-feuds with Bandido vs Swerve where both need a couple of singles wins under there belt to get back to the world title picture.

Last nights 3 Hour show has passed. And for me I'd say it was a mixed bag.

All the matches except Darby vs Knight(Which ruled) was solid to good but not something I'd go to rewatch very soon. We've seen from previous 3 Hour specials how the shows are.

To me I don't think a 3 hour show format works for AEW. The flow of the show feels off and it feels like they did a lot but not enough to say a ton of stories were progressing in that 3 hour span.

For example, Okada vs Takeshita was announced pretty early & over the span of 3 weeks they haven't really done anything to kick the tension into higher gear. We had a opportunity to do something creative but nothing really happened last night over the course of a 3 hour show.

So I ask are you more positive on the 3 hour shows do you just watch the 2 hours and then turn it off?

After recent news in the wrestling world & looking at last nights 10 man tag match on Collinson. The tag division has a ton of talent in the mix. But just not every team can been showcased or have a story to sink into.

What if we get a tag tournament starting around Jan ending early February with 2 Blocks 12 teams meaning 6 teams in both blocks. And the winners get a shot at the AEW world tag titles at Revolution.

We've seen from the C2 tournament in AEW how each match matters for everyone involved but you see shift in certain talents characters & dynamics in each match. And of course build credibility for teams to move upward in the Hierarchy of the division. And make the tag titles a highly demanding title.