10 Times Women's Wrestling SERIOUSLY Kicked Ass

10. Athena Vs Jody Threat Makes Its Mark And Makes A Point

Wrestling is sexist.

Wrestling is sexist, and that sucks. Especially so when it extends to fans and certain idiotic corners of the commentariat. It was easy to spot the worst of these worms in late-2022 when Athena took on Jody Threat on the October 17th edition of AEW Dark: Elevation.

Due to it only typically only capturing the attention of a niche audience, the match was viewed out of context and chopped up for Twitter consumption. There was good and bad to this; more people caught it, loved it, promoted it and helped grow it into something Athena had clearly been working on to elevate a slightly bland babyface run in AEW up to that point. Others flashed their misogyny, suggesting the stiff-looking shots were too dangerous, that Athena had taken liberties with Threat, and that the company needed to be stopped or shut down or whatever other shameless bullsh*t they could summon.

The reality was as awesome as the fiction, firmly putting these complete losers in their place. The two went hard to get all the good kind of the attention they drew (Threat was even caught briefly smiling while getting battered), and the match was the driving force for an Athena heel turn that scored her the Ring Of Honor Women's Championship less than two months later.