Fitting, for a fatal four-way match where an argument could be made that each would be a logical winner, that the vote would be as non-committal as it turned out. The slight edge, with 50% of responses, goes to Saraya and we’re leaning toward the hometown girl moment as to our collective why. Each woman’s story tells her unique tale with regard to their time in AEW.

The defending champion, Hikaru Shida, dominated throughout a year-plus championship run in the pandemic era so to win the title back at “Dynamite: 200” was fitting and a champion retaining should never be out of the question.

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. became AEW’s first real breakout star and the face of the division for much of the company’s existence. A second title run makes a lot of sense here too, and the reward for Baker’s run to this point culminating in epic fashion in front of 80,000+ would be a major moment indeed. (That next to – well, let’s get serious – nobody doubted that she’d advance past The Bunny to compete in this match can be ignored because hey, that’s not what we’re here for today.)

Aside from Shida, Toni Storm is AEW’s only other two-time women’s champion, and her reigns coming in less than a year is an impressive feat. Walking out of this four-way as the first ever three-time champ would push Storm into a stratosphere all her own. 

And Saraya, the former Paige, standing out as the sentimental favorite, battling back from five years away with a career-threatening neck injury, jumping ship from WWE to AEW, only to capture her first AEW Women’s Championship in her home country, celebrating through tears is a feel-good ending that just writes itself.