AEW Double or Nothing 2020: 5 biggest takeaways – Stadium Stampede first of many cinematic matches for company
Thank you so much for your support tonight. I did it!!
— HIKARU SHIDA 志田 光 (@shidahikaru) May 24, 2020
I promise to keep doing my best as AEW women’s Champion!
たくさんの応援、ありがとうございました！やりましたー！！！
チャンピオンとしてもっともっと上へ！#AEWDoN #AEWDoubleorNothing #holyshida pic.twitter.com/vzRzvfXD1I
AEW are finally giving their women’s division proper attention
Early on, AEW struggled to really showcase the best that its women’s division has to offer. Whether it’s just barely featuring the division (either in short matches, or not having any women’s matches on their cards) or showcasing them in really bad storylines (The Nightmare Collective still leaves a bad taste in our mouths).
However, in the past couple of months, they have been putting more effort into giving the women’s divsion their just due. They not only have been getting a larger abundance of segments and matches every week, but they’ve been shown in longer matches; and some of the best ones to boot.
Last night, AEW highlighted the division in full force in not one, but two matches. After not being rarely shown in a wrestling capacity thanks to her manager duties, Penelope Ford replaced an injured Britt Baker to give a strong performance against Kris Statlander in a very good match.
Then, Hikaru Shida and Nyla Rose used their tremendous chemistry to deliver one of the best matches of the night, on top of Shida’s title win being one of the show’s most memorable moments. Even the women who weren’t booked in compeition got some attention. Namely, Big Swole who was an MVP in her own right for her cheers and jeers behind the barricade.
AEW are finally getting the jist for how to book their women’s division and it’s working. Let’s see if they can keep it up.