Jamie Hayter Thinks Women’s Wrestlers Still Face Greater & More Unfair Scrutiny Than the Men

During a recent interview with Soundsphere Magazine, AEW star and former Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter spoke about the current state of women’s wrestling. Below are some highlights from Soundsphere:

Jamie Hayter on Women’s Wrestling

“There’s been a lot of changes for the better, but I can’t sit here and be like, ‘It’s so great now!’ because there’s just so much more work that can be done. But I can’t say that there haven’t been changes, because there have – and all the women have worked so hard for them. But there’s still stuff to be done.”

On Women’s Wrestlers Facing Greater Scrutiny Than the Men

“I feel like as a woman, we are probably under the microscope a lot more than men are. If you have a bad match, then it’s like ‘Oh my god, you’re the worst wrestler ever’. Whereas a guy could have a bad match and it’s like, ‘Oh well’, or if you don’t look a certain way, then they don’t like that either.”

On Fans Questioning Her New ’70s-Inspired Look and Making Scooby-Doo Comparisons

“It’s just all these things that kind of pile on top of being a woman’s wrestler, right? I think it adds to the anxiety and the pressure of performing.”

Jamie Hayter on a Recent RevPro Card Not Featuring Any Women’s Wrestlers

“There are plenty of women in the UK who don’t get opportunities, who aren’t wrestling on the show. There’s definitely plenty of them around. A promoter’s gonna be a promoter at the end of the day. Some promoters, I think very clearly don’t care about women’s wrestling.”

Since forming the tag team The Brawling Birds with Jamie Windsor, they’ve been on an absolute tear in AEW, going 4-0 as a team. They also defeated former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay) last week on AEW Dynamite.