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AEW: 3 reasons why Nyla Rose should beat Riho for the title on Dynamite

By Sam Gladen

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 2: Nyla Rose, in black, a transgender woman, competes against female wrester Riho, in white, in the All Elite Wrestling Womens World Championship at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., October 2, 2019. Rose fights a cis-gender woman. At the end Riho defeated Rose. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 2: Nyla Rose, in black, a transgender woman, competes against female wrester Riho, in white, in the All Elite Wrestling Womens World Championship at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., October 2, 2019. Rose fights a cis-gender woman. At the end Riho defeated Rose. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 2: Nyla Rose, a transgender woman, competes in the All Elite Wrestling Womens World Championship at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., October 2, 2019. Rose fights a cis-gender woman. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images) /

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Arguably, the most important draws in a new promotion that helps it set up a foothold in the public consciousness are the champions. Ambassadors for your brand who make appearances and visits with fans.

Nyla Rose is here and week after week, she and the other women of AEW have built a competitive division realistically without a champion.

Since winning her title, Riho has appeared on only five of the last 17 episodes of television with one appearance on AEW Dark, the YouTube exclusive series. On the other hand Nyla has wrestled on six episodes of Dynamite, three episodes of Dark, appeared on commentary once and had several backstage segments.

There is an inarguable benefit to having a champion who can consistently appear on TV week in and out. It gives the other members of your division something to work towards and someone to chase after. Riho is very, very talented, but she is not at a Brock Lesnar level where she can come and go as she pleases, at least not in the west. Not yet.

It seems like Riho is resistant to making the full-time move to the US, which, with her obligations to Joshi promotions in Japan and the comfort of living there her whole life is considered, is understandable.

Unfortunately, if you cannot commit to being present at the very least more often than you are gone. You cannot hold a major championship in today’s wrestling climate. The title needs to be put on a full-time competitor for it to be considered a legitimate tent pole of the AEW product.

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