When she first arrived at All Elite Wrestling, ROH’s sister promotion, in 2022, Athena recalled being immediately “humbled,” despite her extensive background in wrestling and television. That’s because the roster of women around Athena kept her in check.
“The women here were top tier. They’re top talent. They made me change how I thought about myself and my growth within AEW,” Athena said. “Then ROH popped up, I beat the crap out of Mercedes Martinez, and I became the forever champion. But when I won that title, I didn’t think about anything other than me, because for so long, and even to this day, I consider myself a very selfless person.”
Looking to her future, Athena noted that she aims to transform her selfless nature into a more selfish one, first by establishing a bigger presence for herself on AEW programming. That includes seizing the opportunities she believes she’s both earned and deserved. More specifically, she wants to hold AEW-branded gold.
“That’s always been the goal, to be an AEW Women’s Champion, to be an AEW TBS Champion, to be an AEW Tag Champion,” she said. “To be the best in the world. I have to not only be the Forever ROH Champion, I have to wrestle in the company where the best wrestle day in day out, whether it be Dynamite, Collision, All in, Full Gear, any pay-per-view, anytime. I have been ready to take on that responsibility.”
Athena went on to make it clear that although she’s wanting more success in AEW, she won’t forget about ROH, that promotion in which she’s already heavily tasted it. Come the right time and right moment, she insisted that she can actually take over both.
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