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On the subject of working harder than Bischoff, I've spent a good part of the last week or so re-familiarizing myself with the current landscape in women's wrestling. A while back, when AEW was just starting to take shape and they were still in the process of announcing their roster, I remember throwing out like a dozen names that I thought they should bring in for their women's division, but I wasn't thinking too hard about it and probably half of them were veterans that are practically done with their career. Of the other half, some have signed with WWE and one (Kylie Rae) was indeed signed to AEW before being released under vague and frankly strange circumstances.

So, in response to the lackluster start for the AEW women's division and their apparent commitment to pushing Dr. Britt Baker, DMD, as one of the stars, as well as to some opinions I've seen that "yeah, maybe Britt Baker The Dentist isn't great, but who else is really out there at this point?", I decided I'd actually put in a little effort and take a hard look into the talent that's around these days. I actually found more than I expected to. So what started as a vaguely facetious attack on Practicing Dental Surgeon Britt Baker has now become something of an indictment on AEW's roster as a whole.

These are all free agents. I didn't even include some of the big possibilities like Rosemary or Tessa Blanchard who might be available soon as well. And, for the sake of simplicity (and because the list would be stupid long otherwise), I didn't include joshi either, since free agency is a little weird considering the general ideas of loyalty for those promotions.

Veterans Tier: Some of the older stars of yesteryear that probably can't be counted on as huge pieces going forward but could be invaluable for letting some younger women learn from the best.
Madison Eagles: She's had some injury issues and my speculation is that she's too involved in the Aussie wrestling scene to commit to a full-time gig, but even so, she'd instantly be the best female worker in the company and probably in the top 10 overall.
Cheerleader Melissa: Her best days are behind her, but she still brings size and experience. I will always be baffled as to why she never got a legit shot with a big company.
Ayako Hamada: For some reason I thought she was retired. But nope, she's still working. Of particular interest is some recent bookings with AAA that seem like they could be a natural stepping stone given AEW's partnership with them. (It's because of these AAA dates that I'm not considering her technically a joshi.)
Nicole Savoy: Whatever relevance SHIMMER has maintained in the last few years has really come mostly on the back of Savoy. She was in the Battle Royal at All Out and she's got the talent (and honestly, she's right on the edge of being young enough to conceivably be placed in the next tier), so I'm not sure what the hangup is here.
LuFisto: She's got a lot of miles and years on her, but she doesn't seem to be slowing down much. It'd be a feel-good story to see her finally get some shine on a big stage after her long and hard career, but it's not like she wouldn't back it up with good work. Even just a one-off with Nyla could do wonders.
Nicole Matthews would be here if she werent banned from the country.
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