A challenge for the current AEW Women’s Champion has been sent.
In an interview with Fightful’s Scott Edwards, Yamashita was asked about potentially returning to AEW or having a rematch with Athena during her tour in the United States.
She recalled how she nearly won the title when she faced Athena, but the champion ultimately cheated to clinch the win. Yamashita also expressed her interest in facing Jamie Hayter.
“For Athena, like you heard, she’s a bad girl. She’s very intense, hard-hitting. Miyu [almost won the match], but shenanigans happened, and then [Athena] won the match. So obviously, she would like to get revenge, any time, any place. As for Jamie Hayter, it’s a wrestler she loves to watch. She would love to wrestle her. I believe she’s currently the AEW Champion, so she wouldn’t mind wrestling her anywhere, doesn’t have to be an AEW ring. It could be in a ring anywhere else in America. But who knows? Maybe if she drops the belt, it would be easier outside, but we’ll see,” Yamashita said via a translator.
On March 18, Yamashita will team up with Maki Itoh to face Max The Impaler and Heidi Howizter TJPW Grand Princess 2023, which will air on Wrestle Universe.
h/t from Fightful.
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