AEW News Roundup (July 19th, 2021): "Those girls changed how people look at women's professional wrestling"- Former WWE superstar heaps praise on Four Horsewomen, Chris Jericho confirms he invented popular gimmick match
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the AEW News Roundup, where we bring you the biggest news stories coming from the world of All Elite Wrestling.
We'll begin today's stacked article with the former WWE superstar, who has heaped praise on Four Horsewomen. Chris Jericho has finally confirmed that he invented a signature match in Vince McMahon's promotion.
We'll also find out why Matt Hardy prefers working as a heel. A veteran writer has stopped watching Dynamite. Jim Ross has given his take on AEW signing too many former WWE superstars.
That said, let's now get started with the latest AEW News Roundup.
#5 AEW's Paul Wight thinks Four Horsewomen enhanced women's wrestling
Legendary star and AEW commentator Paul Wight has heaped praise on Four Horsewomen.
WWE's top female stars, consisting of current RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Becky Lynch, have collectively earned the title "Four Horsewomen" in WWE due to their contribution to the women's division of the company.
From their days in the NXT to their current main roster run, all these four women have reformed their female wrestling style. They even became an inspiration to many young athletes out there.
Their impressive contribution has received critical acclaim from AEW's Paul Wight. Speaking to Wrestling With The Week, the former WWE superstar credited all of these female superstars for revolutionizing the women's division in WWE. AEW's Paul Wight also specifically praised Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair for their impressive skillset in the ring and compelling style of storytelling:
"I've said the same thing before about Becky (Lynch), Charlotte (Flair), Sasha (Banks), and Bayley. Those girls changed how people look at women's professional wrestling Becky Lynch is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. I've never seen anyone wrestle without talking or telling, just her execution in the ring. When she's hustling to beat someone, every cover is more desperate and more intense. She had that gift to have a second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth gear and puts that time in. Charlotte is a crazy athlete and a whole other level. To see them get the recognition they deserve because they started that," Paul Wight said
There's no doubt that the contributions all these four women have made prompted people to take women's wrestling seriously, given they were depicted as mud and pillow fighters back in the day.