PWTorch Dailycast – Worse or Better (Episode 9 – All Elite Women): Steph & Josh examine the women’s division in AEW, from the optimism of their inception to the uncertainty of the present (Ad-Free – 125 min.)

About this episode

Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss the evolution of the women's division in AEW, comparing its past optimism to the current state.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled “Worse or Better,” Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today’s pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is… worse or better. Stephanie and Josh discussed the optimism surrounding AEW during their initial press conference and what that might mean for the women’s division. They marched through each year of the company’s history, noting significant events and pivotal female wrestlers as the quality fluctuated, but the amount of time dedicated to the women remained largely the same. Upon arriving at the present day, Josh and Steph considered whether their initial optimism had faded and made a determination on whether the women’s division in AEW is currently worse or better. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh White, Stephanie Chase

Topics covered

• AEW women's division
• pro wrestling
• female wrestlers
• optimism
• historical comparison

Keywords

• AEW
• women's division
• pro wrestling
• Stephanie Chase
• Josh White

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AEW, PWTorch, Patreon, YouTube

More episodes of PWT VIP Livecasts All

• PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Coast to Coast: Maitland & McClelland review Beyond Wrestling’s Break the Walls Down including Andrade vs. Orlando, Bayne vs. Forza, more (Ad-Free – 70 min.) · June 11, 2026 · 1h 10m
• PWTorch Dailycast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells & Lindberg discuss Zaria’s first championship, two #1 contender’s matches, a silly but fun “Mr. NXT” pageant, more (Ad-Free – 61 min.) · June 10, 2026 · 1h 1m
• PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: 5 Yrs Ago – A movie maker and comedian joins Rich to talk about how pro wrestling could learn from other entertainment formats (Ad-Free – 96 min.) · June 9, 2026 · 1h 36m
• PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: 10 Yrs Ago – AJ Styles heel turn analysis, John Cena vs. Styles hype, Muhammad Ali’s influence on pro wrestling examined, more (Ad-Free – 150 min.) · June 8, 2026 · 2h 30m
• PWTorch Dailycast – All Elite Conversation Club: Dehnel & Kanner discuss Mercedes returns, MJF injured, Kevin Knight joins the Don Callis Family, more (Ad-Free – 67 min.) · June 6, 2026 · 1h 7m
• PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #390 (6-1-96) including Hall debuts on Nitro, IYH Beware of Dog review, KOTR card set, Curtain Call fallout, more (Ad-Free – 190 min.) · June 5, 2026 · 3h 10m