Kris Statlander believes AEW have the women’s roster depth for the upcoming brand split.
AEW is set to begin having two brands on June 17th when they premiere AEW Collision. This comes after some backstage drama stemming from the AEW All Out Brawl, and other stars who are not the most popular backstage in the company.
Appearing on Haus of Wrestling, AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander spoke about the upcoming brand split, noting that she had heard of a soft brand split in the works.
“Yeah, I think it’s kind of a split, but not fully. I think hopefully you will be able to see some talent be on both shows. But I do think that it’s a good opportunity to get more people television time. But I think that if people are willing to show up and — It’s also exciting knowing, like, you never know. Knowing that you’re only going to see some people on some days, that’s great, but also seeing someone show up on a Saturday and then they’re like, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe they’re here. I wonder who they’re gonna work with and stuff.’ I think that’s also — I like the mystery and the surprise. I feel like everyone wants to know everything all the time in wrestling, and it makes me sad because, don’t you just want to enjoy the moment and feel that surprise? I feel like everyone takes that for granted nowadays. Everyone wants to know everything and be the first to know, but I think the beauty of wrestling is not knowing what’s going to happen,”
Kris Statlander
Statlander was then asked if she believes AEW’s women’s division has the depth for a brand split. Kris would say that she believes the company does.
“I think so. I think people don’t realize how many women there actually are because it is a very small fraction of the show most of the time. I don’t think it’s going to be much of an issue, especially with the opportunity to possibly get to go to both shows. I think we’ll be able to provide what people are hoping for. I think we’ll be able to step up and make it worth it,”
Kris Statlander
With Collision’s debut just over one week away, we will not have long to wait to see if Statlander’s belief is correct.
Statlander most recently defended her TBS Championship on Wednesday’s Dynamite, defeating Anna Jay.
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