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Kris Statlander comments on fan desire to see more done with the AEW women's division.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Statlander on the desire for more women's matches:

"I think there's always going to be a desire for more. I think everyone is always left wanting more and wondering what could happen if we were given more. I hate to think that the women are just like a niche or a special attraction type thing because my whole career, before AEW was even a thing, all I ever said was that I wanted to be a great wrestler. Not a 'great women's wrestler,' I wanted to be a great wrestler," she said. "I do wish that we could get more time because I do feel if we're given time, with the right people, we're gonna put on a show that no one's ever gonna forget. That's just life, though.

"We're just always gonna keep fighting an uphill battle no matter what we do, not just in wrestling, but in all of life because that's just what happens when you're a woman sometimes," she added. "I like to think that there are people that have our backs. I know that there are people that have our backs, and the more people show that they want to see us, the more that we're going to get to do. [Speaking up is] the best that you can do. Just speak up and prove that you want to see us because we want to be there for you and we want to do anything that we can to put on a show for you guys."

Quotes come from the article as well as this video.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is AEWs biggest failing. I would love to see the women's division get more storylines and more time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They should literally make Rampage a women's wrestling show