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#2 A prize for the winner of the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup
The latest attempt to elevate AEW's women's division was the introduction of the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament. This move has been met with plenty of criticism from the fans due to the presentation. The tournament won't take place on Dynamite or Dark. Instead, AEW announced that the tournament would air on the company's YouTube channel on Monday nights. The division is given little to no time on its main show, so this decision was poorly timed to say the least.
Many performers such as Tay Conti, Lil' Swole Nicole Savoy, Rachael Ellering, and backstage interviewer, Dasha Gonzalez, have debuted during the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament. Allowing these women the opportunity on Dynamite would have helped the image of the overall women's division. Putting the tournament on the YouTube channel exacerbated how fans feel about the company's treatment of the women.
Although its placement on the channel is bad optics, there is a way to salvage this. The company's decision to put the finals on the Aug. 22 episode of Dynamite is a step in the right direction. However, there needs to be more at stake than a trophy for the winners. AEW could sign some of the unsigned talents that they have used in "The Deadly Draw" and introduce AEW Women's Tag Team Champions. The creation of another title might be negative for some, but it could also present another attainable goal for the ladies of AEW. A new secondary title will help create new stories for these underutilized wrestlers.
Another prize for the winners could be the main title in the division. Giving the winners of the Tag Team Cup a shot at the AEW Women's Championship is a great way to give a further showcase for the performers as well as give Shida two well-built challengers for her title ahead of All Out. Like I said before, Shida has been well established, and giving other performers credibility by the win will help the division overall.
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