Episode 83 - Why Does AEW Fumble Women? Rants, Predictions & Dream Matches

Episode 83 is a one-hour, two-man deep dive with Brett and Dan, getting properly honest about where AEW is thriving — and where it’s actively holding itself back.We start on a long-overdue soapbox rant about AEW’s women’s division: why it feels like it’s regressed despite having the talent, what “good enough” booking looks like in 2026, and why this week feels like the right time for at least two title changes if AEW is serious about resetting the table.From there, we zoom out into AEW’s wider storytelling issues — character consistency, start-stop momentum, and the growing need for a hard ROH / AEW brand split to stop everything bleeding into everything else. We also talk roster growth, what’s actually working right now, and why Andrade El Idolo and Tommaso Ciampa somehow feel hotter than they ever did in the Black & Gold era.There’s fantasy booking too: how Jay White and Buddy Matthews should return, why Australia feels like the perfect stage, and what the Hangman–Swerve–Omega dynamic tells us about AEW’s main event future heading into Revolution.We also touch on AEW announcing Double or Nothing 2026 in New York City, Brett’s home turf, and the genuinely intriguing idea of Zohran Mamdani involvement.And finally: if AJ Styles did arrive in AEW — a big if — we lay out the dream matches that would actually make it worth doing.Thoughtful criticism, clear ideas, and no bad-faith nonsense.🎙️ Listen, like & subscribe if you enjoy wrestling talk without the grift.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GWPodcastUK?sub_confirmation=1Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5PjvtX5m2QG657MCBcS9isApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-groupchat-wrestling-podcast/id1758973539🐦 Connect With Us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/GWPodcastUKDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/YrfmfBepJMBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gwpodcastuk.bsky.social👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for weekly wrestling chaos, AEW breakdowns, Britwres dives, and moments that should not exist.🔥 Hashtags for the Algorithm 👇 #AEW #AEWDynamite #WrestlingPodcast #GroupchatWrestlingPodcast #TonyKhan #WillOspreay #AJStyles #AEWGrandSlam #GrandSlamAustralia #AEWRevolution #FTR #JonMoxley #BryanDanielson #KennyOmega #ProWrestling #WrestlingTalk #IndieWrestling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.