What do we think of Athena?

[HMARK Center]

Freakisly athletic and quite possibly the smoothest in-ring performer in the women's division. Would've been very happy with her winning the TBS title at the PPV, she could really have a "workhorse" run with it so I was let down when she didn't take it.

[J is Justice]

I think she's amazing in the ring from what I've seen. Her selling is crazy good. Didn't get to watch much of her in WWE but I've been kind of blown away. I'm definitely becoming a fan, even if I don't know what her character is (but nobody seems to, lol).

[Hypnosis]

Good wrestler, but her character has been confusing even before AEW, though I feel she still should have won the TBS title from Cargill with Statlander being out of action.

I liked when Athena teamed with Shotzi on NXT.

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*stuffs Athena in a locker*

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Sept 22, 2022 15:01:56 GMT -5 @dax said:

I like her AND she's a dork who's fun to dunk on.

This is where I'm at too.

Sept 22, 2022 17:42:48 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

Freakisly athletic and quite possibly the smoothest in-ring performer in the women's division. Would've been very happy with her winning the TBS title at the PPV, she could really have a "workhorse" run with it so I was let down when she didn't take it.

I said something similar when they were going to crown the first champ, put it on Serena and make it the workhorse title.
I still stand by that that belt should be used for that, not "Jade looks awesome so here's a title, learn while you're on top of the mountain b/c that makes sense".

Athena in that role would have worked great, let Jade have a crisis of confidence since she's had nothing but success since coming to AEW, and go from there.

[J is Justice]

Sept 22, 2022 19:22:06 GMT -5 @dax said:

*stuffs Athena in a locker*

[The Ichi]

She's alright, but yeah, needs a solid character foundation.

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Sept 22, 2022 21:31:08 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

She's alright, but yeah, needs a solid character foundation.

I like the idea of her joining House of Black.

[LiamMcDuggle]

Sept 22, 2022 14:48:03 GMT -5 champchumpchange said:

Couple of months in.

Good matches certainly, highly talent professional wrestler - but my impression of her from WWE has carried over to AEW, in that I find her to be one of the lamest, unauthentic dorks on TV. The whole wing presentation during All Out was so f***ing lame, it was like a kid showing you his favorite stick, like "okay now, move on, this ain't as cool as you think it is"

I'm curious on how others perceive "The Fallen Goddess" .... which, why exactly is she 'that' ? Because she wears contact lenses and cocks her head sideways 'menacingly' ?

Turn this into an appreciation thread if you must - I just .... I no like her.

She's good in the ring and has some mic skills, I think she just needs to let the concept of a mystical gimmick go. Just be yourself and evolve into a character. 

[lavelleuk22]

I think that she thinks she's really funny ...but my god she isn't. The interviews with her and Toni Storm, with Storm trying to keep up with her comedy energy were terrible...

But I actually don't mind her. Jokes falling flat or being lame give me second hand embarrassment, unless it's Norm MacDonald, but at least it seemed natural to her to act goofy

[Derk!]

She's a dork. But nothing wrong with that. She just needs to connect said dorkiness into her wrestling character somehow.


That said, I've been a fan ever since seeing her wrestle years ago in SA/Austin in ACW. Always good to see talent rise up.

[kingoftheindies]

Genuinely like her and despite the match being met, I do think she helped Jade a lot in their feud.

But totally a dork. That's not a bad thing though