Case File No. 38: Athena

 

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Today, I open the case file of All Elite Wrestling/Ring of Honor's Athena. The current ROH Women's Champion, she has the longest reign with the title, and I can see why.

HT: 5-2

Promotion: AEW/ROH 

Credentials:

ROH Women's Champion (current)

Strengths:

-Versatile in wrestling skills and as a performer overall 

-Good on the mic/cutting promos

-Strong for a wrestler her size

Weaknesses:

-Demure size 

-Will underestimate her opponent sometimes 

Final Analysis:

Athena is a great performer who can wrestle in any kind of match. 

Although her main style seems to be brawling, she will use submission and high-risk styles as well. She also has good strength for a wrestler her size. She's good on the mic and at cutting promos. She knows how to get a reaction out of people with her vicious tactics and unpredictable antics.

Bigger wrestlers can overpower her because of her demure size. Underestimating her opponents gets her trouble at times. Although she usually wins, this is something that could hurt her in the long run.

Athena is a total package of wrestling and mic skills. Personally, I think she's underrated. She doesn't get the credit or recognition of a Naomi or Mercedes Moné, but I like her better than both. I like her better than most female wrestlers nowadays.

She's the current ROH Women's Champion, currently with the longest title reign--she has had the title for nearly two years--and I understand why. She deserves it. Right now, it's too early to determine, but at the rate she's going, and if the creative team continues to cultivate her character, the "Fallen Goddess" could very well be mentioned among the best female wrestlers of all-time.