Last Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite saw Thunder Rosa defeat Britt Baker and become AEW’s Women’s Champion following an arduous, year-long odyssey. Thunder Rosa has quickly become a fan favorite and now that she is AEW women’s champion, her stock is likely to rise even more.
While speaking on Busted Open Radio, AEW President Tony Khan discussed Thunder Rosa winning the AEW Women’s World Championship in her adopted hometown of San Antonio. Texas. You can read Khan’s comments below:
“It was incredible. I thought it was very fitting that one year after the original St. Patrick’s Day Slam, which won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year, and Dave [LeGreca], I know you spoke about it as your pick for Match of the Year also last year. To come back this year at St. Partick’s Day Slam with a Steel Cage Match in Thunder Rosa’s hometown San Antonio, I thought it was such an incredible way for Thunder Rosa to win the championship for the first time. It was a great milestone to have the first Mexican-American women’s World Champion ever in AEW, in Thunder Rosa, crowned in her hometown. I thought it was so cool. The entrance was her idea with the mariachi band. She asked me about it after the pay-per-view, I thought it was awesome and I was just really excited about this match, and I thought it was such a great way to thank the fans, and it was a great way for AEW to come to San Antonio.”
Now that Thunder Rosa has the title, it will be interesting to see who will be the next to step up and challenge her.
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