AEW Signs Big Swole and Kris Statlander

[Sir Linko]

AEW Officially Signs Kris Statlander And Big Swole

AEW has officially announced two additions to the women's division.As seen in the tweets below, it was announced today that Big Swole and Kris Statlander…

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Swole, who is married to WWE's Cedric Alexander, made her AEW debut back at All Out in late August, competing in the Casino Battle Royale on the pre-show. She has worked several AEW Dark tapings since then. She lost to Nia Jax during a 2016 WWE RAW match and later competed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic, losing in the first round to Zeuxis.

Statlander, who made her pro debut in 2017, first appeared for AEW during the Dark tapings on November 13. Statlander has made two Dynamite appearances since then, and defeated Hikaru Shida last week. She also worked a WWE SmackDown match back in April of this year, losing a tag team squash to then-WWE Women's Tag Team Champions The IIconics.

I personally love both of these signings. I think Swole is good in the ring and her selling is absolutely amazing. I think she has potential on the mic as well - seeing her short promos I really like her a whole lot. She won me over in the Dark Episodes but obviously she still needs a lot of work.

Statlander can be a start immediately if used well. Her "Out of this world" gimmick is.... I'll give it a chance... but it's odd. We'll see where her character goes but she's great in the ring and she's hot, duh.

AEW's Womens Division looking really strong now and we just need some sense of direction given to these women to make everyone care about them! Omega's promise on 2020 being when the Womens Division really takes off is starting to look more and more like reality.

 

[Jimmy King]

I’m a fan of both signings, Big Swole has been really good in her matches on AEW Dark and I liked her from what I remember in the MYC. Kris Stat is great and I’m a big fan of the alien gimmick, both ladies will hopefully help bolster the women’s division.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Saw a match of Big Swole's thought it was alright. Good for her getting an opportunity to perform.