So you’re telling me that if you put some time and effort into developing a character and storyline for a woman on the AEW roster that fans will actually care and become emotionally invested in what she does? No way!! Never would have seen that coming. 

Julia Hart has been a breath of fresh air for the AEW women’s division, truly growing as a wrestler in recent months while also putting on her best matches in the last few weeks with game competition. However, to see those in attendance at Climate Pledge Arena not treat a women’s match on an AEW PPV as a bathroom break and to actively cheer and chant for the action in the ring was a welcome change. 

As the one women’s match on the card, Hart carried so much of the weight of building this match to feel as important as it was. Kris Statlander may be the TBS Champion, but it was Hart who has really captured the attention of the fanbase lately. Even though she suffered the defeat in the title bout, tonight was just the latest stop on the Julia Hart Being Awesome Tour. And if she can keep this up, she may just be the future of the women’s division.