Thunder Rosa Addresses People Unhappy With Her Still Being AEW Women’s Champion

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Thunder Rosa has been the AEW Women’s World Champion since the AEW St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode of AEW Dynamite, when she defeated Britt Baker for the title inside a Steel Cage.

Rosa was set for a defence of her title at the AEW All Out pay-per-view against number one contender Toni Storm, but the match ultimately never came to be due to Rosa being sidelined with an injury.

Toni eventually went on to capture the interim AEW Women’s World Championship in a four-way with Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida and Jamie Hayter on the show.

Toni spoke recently about one thing that is bothering her, and that is that she’s still continued the ‘interim’ champion while Thunder Rosa is off TV.

Thunder Rosa spoke about Toni’s comments on a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, where she addressed those that are unhappy with her still being the AEW Women’s World Champion.

She said:

“Toni Storm had something to say about Thunder Rosa and the interim championship. I really wanted to address this because it has come to my attention, not necessarily from the people at the place where I work, but some veterans have informed me that there is a widespread of lies going on in different parts and I’m part of these rumors. When I read this comment about the interim championship, it came to me as no surprise. I have not been on national TV for the last two months and my name keeps being mentioned for good or for bad. The first month and a half was a lot of the former. A lot of controversy around Thunder Rosa and what Thunder Rosa was or was not doing, first with people diminishing my line of work. It is interesting because as a Latina, and for a long time I tried to stay away from it, but it is time for me to say something about my work. As a Latina, it is very hard to make a name for yourself. I am not a second-generation wrestler. I am self-made, and I had the great chance to work in many companies and they believe in my work. Sometimes, it just takes one privileged person or someone with clout to like a tweet and destroy everything you have done. It influences how fans see and perceive you as a wrestler. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how one of my co-workers had to come out and do a live feed. If you don’t hear it from me, just don’t say anything. If you’re in the back and you’re in distress about me being the champion or being called the champion, I don’t call the shots. I have a boss and there is a booker in our office that make the decisions. If you’re distraught about what is being booked, maybe you should talk to the booker and keep my name out of your mouth.”

Rosa continued on, ending with an estimated timeframe on when she expects to be back in the ring following her injuries.

She said:

“I am still hurt, they haven’t given me a time of when I’m coming back, I’m saying it’s January and I hope it is January. If Toni Storm disagrees with what was decided in the back, that’s not my problem. When I get better, because I will still be the champion if my boss lets me be the champion, and if he doesn’t, I will be okay with that too. I don’t make the rules. That needs to be said. I feel your pain Toni. I know you’re doing the work every week, but I’m doing the same work. I’m trying to get better and get back in the ring to defend this championship. In the meantime, get some wins under your belt so you can talk shit about Thunder Rosa. That goes for anyone in the back because I am still champion. Have some respect. I never disrespected anyone in the company. I had so many opportunities because I work for Busted Open Radio and if I want, I could trash anyone, but what is the point?”

transcription via Fightful

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