[4.0] "Edited my original review from 2/24/2024; UPDATE: Almost near half a decade into this title's existence and it just doesn't have much prestige whatsoever. I understand that there are "great" (great in the sense of in-ring work and perhaps even popularity with certain fans) champions like Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter, and Hikaru Shida, but it doesn't mean this title has been amazing, in fact, I believe it's the worst world title in AEW currently. Obviously booking and storylines have never been this title's strong-suit which hurts it. Someone here said it best, this title fell to an all-time low in 2023 due to some very questionable decisions, I mean talk about wasting Jamie Hayter's reign with the godawful Outcasts storyline, changing the title too much in a short time span, making Saraya champion, I could go on and on with how this championship became a joke in 2023. Thankfully, 2023 is out the window and this championship has recovered somewhat from all the booking bullshit, although the debatable in-ring decline of Toni Storm has hurt her reign, what makes up for it is the entertainment she brings with her 1950s Hollywood star character. It's going to be interesting to see how this championship goes from here, perhaps Mercedes Mone could win it sometime down the road (not that I'm asking for that, I know some would love to see that, I could care less however), or maybe even Jamie Hayter gets a REAL feel-good moment in London this year? Chances are this title should be getting better and recover from the disaster that was 2023."
[5.0] "A five-year-old title and all we have to say is that it has been underwhelming. Talented performers have held the title but couldn't elevate it to higher standards. Only a handful of matches fans would be quick to point out and introduce to newer fans. As of writing, the belt went to its all-time low in 2023 with some of the most questionable and lazy bookings you'd see. With incoming signings like Mercedes Mone, TK has taken the opportunity to try polishing his division."
[3.0] "The worst World women's title of any major promotion in the world. Bad booking, poor matches and seriously Stop, Shida, Hayter and Rosa are AWESOME wrestlers but they couldn't elevate this title, this is a prop and only a reason to force TK to give women a PPV match otherwise we know he wouldn't even try. With the direction it seems to go, I guess they could have a brillant division in a few years, but rn it's sad and tbh VERY deceptive to see women treated this way"
[4.0] "This title has been a mixed bag for me, as there are wrestlers that I'm a fan of that held this title, and there's been some really weak champions. Hikaru Shida was never the best wrestler in AEW's Women's Division, and Saraya should have never won the title. Toni Storm and Jamie Hayter have been great champions."
[6.0] "At the start it was treated well with good reigns with Shida, Britt, Rosa and Hayter all being great champs in my opinion. The belt has had some issues recently with short reigns and the title constantly changing. Needs another long title reigns by a talented wrestler on their roster and AEW has a lot of talented women that would be able to do this."
[7.0] "I'd argue that the reigns by Shida, Britt, and Hayter are all good-to-great, while the reigns by Riho, Nyla, and Toni Storm are solid. Ever since Rosa won the belt in early 2022, it seems like the title is a little cursed by injuries and short reigns that forced the booking into "transitional champ" territory, which is a shame. At its best, this title still carries a strong legacy and it's fully capable of being resurrected by the right talent and the right stories (which finally seems to be possible through a combination of Toni Storm, Shida, Britt, and Hayter)."
[3.0] "The AEW women's division booking at this point is in a similar league to the divas era of WWE. Tony Khan views women as a sideshow, a cooldown in between matches he deems more important. The women very rarely get promo time or any time to tell a proper story. Hikaru Shida held the belt for a year and had maybe 1 storyline. Britt got to have a few in-ring segments, which I'm not sure have happened since her reign. The title is very rarely defended, at least in comparison to the rest of AEW's 500 title belts. The matches very rarely get more than 10 minutes and 90% of the time have no storyline going in. The matches themselves are usually fine, though very rarely are they something great. With more time allotted to matches, promos, and storylines for the women, this championship could thrive. Sadly, with AEW's obsession of only one womens match per show, I highly doubt that'll ever happen. A shame, as they have the talent to pull it off."
[5.0] "This title has truly gone downhill over the last year. I am not sure what happened since 2020-2021, but this title at this point is one of the lowest ranked and least respected titles in AEW outside of the TNT Title (which is meant to be the Lowcard Title anyway). It is sad that Jamie Hayter got injured at all, because since then, it has seen transitional champions being played by 2 women who have no business being such (Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida, Shida is still the best AEW Women's Champion of all time, who cares what "era" it was during, with a crowd or without it, because apparently that was the freakin' PEAK of the AEW Women's Division). As of now, the current champion is someone who is only good at roasting people on Twitter. LOOOOOL. Saraya is nothing more than the Casual Fan's Women's Champion, when AEW is supposed to be Mainstream Wrestling for the Hardcore fans."
[2.0] "Nah, really how we went from a pretty good reign with Jamie Hayter, to two transitional champions in TONI STROM! and HIKARU SHIDA! , and now the champion is probably their worst wrestler in f#cking Saraya, I just can't understand how TK books this division, at the start of the year it seemed like this could be the best year for the women's davision, and it ended up being the worst, the women's division deserves better, putting them in main events in the show isn't booking it better, I hope that by the end of the year or in the first months of 2024 the title becomes better so I can change this rating"
[3.0] "Plagued by poor booking and little time given to the womens division and even now Hayter feels like a secondary focus in her own title feud. Giving this belt to Saraya is basically the death blow, I can see what TK was thinking, giving her the belt in her home country, but she just cant go in the ring anymore and looks sloppy and sluggish. The build to this win was also very poor just like the match itself."
[5.0] "Leider hat das Match gezeigt warum diese Division so weit unten ist. Das man ihr den Titel gibt weil man in UK ist Schwachsinn.Da sieht Shida ziemlich dumm aus, und keine Ahnung warum der Titelwechsel zu ihr. Auch im Ring könnte nur Storm überzeugen der Rest war einfach nur schwach."
[3.0] "The belt has always had bad booking, even though they've usually attempted to have some prolonged reigns which is far more preferable than a hot potato. Still it's been affected by injuries so it's gone through some booking mental gymnastics to get it on a new champion. The past year has had some much better champions in terms of star quality where one would expect its prestige to be elevated but unfortunately the booking has been counterintuitive and we've had some clusterfuck matches even when the logical money making match has been presented on a platter."
[4.0] "A wish I could rate this higher, but the title history for the belt has been messy since day 1 (but this goes hand in hand with the way the women's division as a whole has been booked). There have been several bad reigns by several women: Riho, Nyla Rose, Hikaru Shida's first reign (she barely showed up on TV most people forgot she was the Champion), both of Toni Storm's reigns, and likely Hikaru's current reign (I have a bad feeling she will be a transitional Champion and drop it at either All In or All Out, so a reign of either 25 or 32 days). The constant redesigns of the Championship doesn't help. Heck even the Championship now (the best it has ever looked) is literally a downgrade of the AEW International Championship. Very similar spaces and details in both Championships. The current Women's World Title design could walk so the International Championship could run. Ramble aside, the Championship is not the best due to AEW not putting enough effort into their Women's Division"
[3.0] "Toni Storm is good as a heel but she is very average in the ring for me and these 2 women lacked any chemistry really. Luckily Jericho was there to take their spot as the worst match of the night."
[8.0] "With only four reigns that can be considered good to outstanding (Riho, Shida, Storm and Hayter), this title is nothing but respectable. Sadly, the booking and injuries hurt this badly on many occasions, and it's a shame that it can't be rated any higher. If Hayter have a long reign (like Shida) this could be cemented as one of the most prestigious women's titles in all of America (sorry, but Japan it's something else entirely, unmatched in basically any respect). This far, it had stellar defenses, but it needs much much more; men's championship it's filled with all-time classic 5 stars match, and I hope women's can do the same in the near future. The talent it's there, it just need time, effort and seriousness."
[6.0] "I feel this match was heavily effected by the time the story had to unfold. From Saraya and Toni Storm being the outsiders vs the home-grown talent, I feel there could have been some more arcs towards this story and it seems like there will be with Ruby Soho joining those two to become a trios. Perhaps in the future with more of this story, the matches will hold more substance than what was on display at Revolution 2023. I will say Saraya has improved in the ring from her debut at AEW and I'm looking forward to seeing more of what she has in store for us with a breathe of fresh air she's given us by turning heel - which personally, I feel fits her better than the babyface persona she had after her debut. Ruby Soho and Hayter are absolute stars and I could see Ruby Soho being the one to take the belt from Hayter. The right woman won this match and I hope we'll get to have some more time with Hayter - I feel her reign is being effected by the lack of television time she has gotten."
[3.0] "Britt hurt this title more than it helped. Shida was the best champion, but she was never used properly. Riho was 2nd best. Jamie Hayter is easily the worst"
[7.0] "Finally the spectre of the Thunder Rosa reign is over. The title was at its best when Hikaru Shida held it throughout the Pandemic, she did for the women's division what Jon Moxley did for the men's. Dr. Britt Baker DMD gave it further importance... then Rosa got it and it went south when she wasn't emphasised and then she didn't drop the title when she injured her back; although Toni Storm was a major upgrade when she got the title, she had the Rosa hoodoo over her head, only lifted once Jamie Hayter won the title. High points for the Shida run and the quality of the short Storm run, plus the potential of the Hayter run, but how Rosa's run was handled dampens things a lot."
[5.0] "Ever since Thunder Rosa won the belt, it hasn? t been the main focus of the division. The TBS title feels more important than it right now, and it? s not even close"
[8.0] "My oh my, how about that redesign? So much better than what we had before. Will comfortably nudge this up an extra point once the divison sees more exposure and better, more consistent matches and storylines."
[6.0] "Great belt in terms of design, but it feels like nobody is up to the caliber of champion except for these 5. AEW still relies on Japanese talent and hiring new people for challengers, the current roster doesn't fully feel title ready which is bad."
[3.0] "Poorly managed division. Titled reigns boring and without fearsome opponents. After the reign of terror of the overrated Baker, I hope Rosa picks up."
[8.0] "Currently, this belt is at it's most prestigious with Baker. She's the most interesting champion it has had, and has worked extremely hard to be at the level of performer she is. She's the best promo, and has improved in the ring hugely in the last 3 years with the induction of AEW. Shida was definitely a fighting champion with the most defences so far during her reign and this kept eyes on the division, but Baker, in my opinion, with weekly TV time, either backstage as a promo, or with ringtime has kept eyes on the division, which has helped keep the belt strong."
[3.0] "[1 Punkt] Den Titel einer im Grunde toten Division kann ich einfach nicht gut bewerten. Der Titel hat schlicht und ergreifend keinen Wert, weil die Division komplett irrelevant ist. Selbst wenn beispielsweise Eva Marie oder Yoshihiko den Titel hätten, würde es kein schlechtes Licht auf die Division und den Titel werfen. Ich habe zudem keine Hoffnung, dass sich die Situation dahingehend verbessern wird (dass es schlechter wird, halte ich für fast unausweichlich). In meinen Augen sollte AEW ernsthaft darüber nachdenken, den Titel und die Division zu beerdigen. Das Produkt würde davon massiv profitieren. Update: Aufwertung auf 3 Punkte. Leicht verbessert, aber nur aus dem Grund, dass mit Britt Baker die einzig wirklich relevante Frau den Titel trägt. Ansonsten ist das Geschehen um den Titel sowie in der Division allgemein weiterhin höchstens zweitrangig."
[6.0] "Here is a list of current AEW employees who are definitely better wrestlers than Britt Baker, in no particular order: Hikaru Shida, Emi Sakura, Serena Deeb, Thunder Rosa, Tay Conti, Riho, Penelope Ford, Jaime Hayter, Nyla Rose, Leyla Hirsch, Mercedes Martinez, Kris Statlander. If you put your title on a wrestler who is not even in the top 10 in your division, I dare suggest that your title isn't legitimate, let alone prestigious. Luckily, the previous champion was one of the 100 best wrestlers in the world and one of the best in the division while she held the belt for a record setting year. Couple that with Riho's real good first reign and Nyla's brief time as a monster heel transition champion, and I can't say this belt has been a failure yet."
[6.0] "I had this title at a 5 a year ago, and I feel in that time the women's division and booking have improved enough to bump this to a 6. Still has a ton of issues, but I think it's on the right path at least. Britt Baker's reign seems to be coming to an end soon, and with that a new era of the women's division will hopefully begin without Baker hogging all the spotlight, which will take the title even further."
[8.0] "I agree with some of the comments on here that say its been a poorly booked title that doesnt get defended enough. Shida was champ for over a year and only had like 8 defenses. However I have enjoyed Britt's reign thus far, she has defended it more consistently than the 3 previous champions and has had the better matches than the others, her defenses against Statlander, Soho and Tay Conti were all great matches. Thunder Rosa vs Britt Im pretty sure will be a great match when the time comes, I can see Britt making a few more title defenses and having some great matches before the Rosa match, so I see this title meaning more and more as time goes on."
[4.0] "(25.05.2020) [3.0] Nach einer Vollkatastrophe geht es nun dank Rose und Shida so langsam nach oben. Riho war im Endeffekt keine würdige Championess für mich. Der Titelgewinn wirkte nicht plausibel und in der Folge gab es eigentlich nur schwächere Matches. Die Division war keine, sondern einfach nur gewürfelte Damen. Roses Titelgewinn war ein Lichtblick und von diesem Run kann Nyla sicherlich noch zehren. Dank COVID-19 ist es auch hier schwer zu bewerten, aber in dem Rahmen fand ich das noch okay. Ähnlich wie beim Jericho/Moxley-Wechsel empfinde ich das als früh, aber nachvollziehbar. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass Shida Tiefe bekommt und den Titel aktiv mit Leben füllen kann. Bis dahin ist es für mich weiterhin nicht ausreichend. Optisch ist der Titel auch kein Hit in meinen Augen. // (27.11.2021) [4.0] Britt Baker hat es geschafft, dem Titel mehr Relevanz zu verleihen, unter Shida war das nicht gelungen."
[5.0] "Die Frauen Division hat es in AEW sicherlich nicht leicht, gerade in der Pandemie Ära wo der leergeräumte Indy Markt noch weiter beschränkt ist. Dafür kann AEW nichts, aber man sollte sich schleunigst darum kümmern den großen PPV Matches wenigstens ein bisschen Story zu geben. Meistens haben die Matches keinen wirklichen Aufbau und/oder sind random Verteidigungen. Das ist besonders schade, da die Matches meistens sogar recht ansehnlich sind, aber durch die Fehlende Story wenig emotional sind. Dazu wirken die Titelträgerinnen oft zu blass und zeigen kaum Charakter bzw. interessante Gimmicks. (März 2021) Edit: Mit Baker als Champion hat der Titel viel Momentum bekommen, auch wenn ich mir noch stärkere Storys Wünschen würde. Aufwertung von 4 auf 5 Punkte. (September 2021)"
[4.0] "The worst title in AEW, and it? s a damn shame, because you have so many good talents on the women? s roster but don? t know how to use them properly. I loved Riho but she was off TV majority of her reign. Nyla didn? t do much with the belt, Shida, DESPITE HOLDING IT FOR A YEAR, didn? t do anything either. Britt Baker has been great tho, so i do think this belt? s booking will be getting better soon"
[6.0] "You can really see the massive improvement from Britt from the start of the promotion. She was raw at the start and is now perfectly capable of carrying a young wrestler like Statlander in a tough spot in the middle of the card. Britt needs to work a bit on her selling the babyface's offense midmatch but she's gotten quite good at managing the crowd and emoting to the cameras in match. The rest of the division is improving. But they really need to clean up the fetish gear that looks like it gets in the way to move further up as the division gets better and also less matches with wwe diva era quality workers (hello Bunny! )"
[2.0] "Unfortunately, AEW has a terrible womens division and this belt has done no favours to help. Holding the belt means almost nothing since champions like Shida are treated like lower-mid card talent despite holding what should be a world-title equivalent belt."
[5.0] "The better roster and more attention would definitely help, but there is a potential. The division is good enough to elevate the title. I also enjoyed some matches. Just one more thing: Give. Us. Bigger. Belt."
[7.0] "A good title. Every reign was at least good & the title matches are most of the time great. My only negative point is the stories around the title."
[5.0] "AEW Womens division has been relegated since the beginning. Some good matches. For example Shida's reign had only 2 good defenses: Penelope and Rosa. Barely building and some stories."
[0.0] "The lower point, the worst thing on AEW. The problem is big indeed anyway, no stories, no real competitions, the women's division need a change. The booking tried to build something on the women with the tournament but also that was a failure; Hiraku Shida, as current champion as of now, is standing as a good champ only for his charisma (she is a very good wrestler too obvs) but the best of this division is given by the NWA Women's Championship."
[6.0] "While the matches can usually turn out good the womens champion is almost never given any meaningful stories, so theres no reason to really care about the title."
[8.0] "I really like the design of this championship and so far I feel that the reigns have been pretty good, nothing spectacular however. But still the championship isn't too old yet so I am just basing it off of what I have seen so far. It looks way better than the women's belts in WWE and Impact. I think it has an old school feel too it and is perfect for a womens title"
[5.0] "I only rate this a 5 because of the look. I personally really dislike how it looks and I feel like it looks way too small. Maybe if it was wider it'd look better but on how prestige it is, I think it's good. At first I didn't like Riho as champion as she is a good wrestler, she barely defended said title but now, with Nyla being really dominant and making the title important was a good move and hopefully Shida can make it look even better."
[9.0] "This is, in my opinion, one of the best-looking title belts out there. Its design is absolutely gorgeous and the rose gold is a lovely touch. It actually looks like a prize, unlike many women's belts that look more like toys. Is it a bit on the small side? Maybe. But it's hard to make an elegant-looking belt that perfectly fits women as small as Riho and as a large as Nyla Rose. I agree with leaning toward small to maintain a sleek look. So, 10/10 look for me. As for its prestige, I'm giving it an 8/10 at the moment. I'm not sure how Riho got a reputation as a weak champion who never defended the title because she was extremely over, participated in almost all of the best matches in the division's history so far, and had 5 defenses (1 more than Jericho had, I will note, and her reign lasted about 70% as long as his did). Nyla did her best to make it look important, despite her inability to show up during the lockdown, and it's a shame Kris had the flu during Revolution because that match had the potential to be a banger. And I think they probably gave it to Shida too soon, but we all know she would have gotten it this year anyway, and I expect her to do great things with it. 4 of the 5 best women's matches in AEW were title matches, and I would personally consider 1 of them (the second Nyla Rose vs Riho match) to be an all-time classic. To be honest, I think most of the women's title matches have been better than most of the men's title matches so far. And AEW's women's division is booked much more like NJPW than like WWE, which means that most of the stories in the division center around this title rather than tangential drama, which gives it extra credibility for me. It may not be valued much by the rest of the world, but it's my personal favorite title."
[6.0] "This title had a rough start, with low quality matches and an overall weak division fighting for it. However, I give it a 6 now because the division is slowly improving and the last few title matches have been great. I'll revisit this in a few months to see how I'm feeling."
[10.0] "This is a very good belt, love the design of it with the three sideplates, also Riho had like 6 title defenses with the belt, so ya can't say she didn't defend it often."
