Athena Believes Naomi Has Always Gotten The Short End Of The Stick, Wants To See Her Thrive

Athena wants to see Naomi (Trinity Fatu) thrive now that she is a free agent.

Naomi is now a free agent as her deal with WWE was up recently. Someone very familiar with the former SmackDown Women’s Champion is current Ring Of Honor Women’s Champion, Athena.

Speaking to Renee Paquette on The Sessions, Athena discussed her friend showing up to support her at Supercard of Honor. Naomi was backstage for the event, watching Athena’s match closely.

“I love Trin. We did not get to have a lot of interactions in WWE. It’s very funny because, the first Money in the Bank, when we all found out we were in Money in the Bank, we kind of paired up. ‘Hey girl, what are we doing?’ In the Rumble, it’s just weird, any type of multi-person situation, me and Trin always found each other, but we never got to complete anything we started. For her to come out…after I got released, we stayed in touch, which was very important to me. We talk almost every day. We send each other terrible and funny Instagram videos. It’s someone I built a relationship with as a sister once I left. I appreciate her so much. When we both found out we were in town, it was, ‘We have to see each other.’ ‘Hey girl, why don’t you come watch the show?’ I thought she was going to stay in the back. She goes, ‘Girl, I ain’t staying in the back. I’m going front row. You know who I am?’ I was so happy to see her. Post-match, I raised the belt, I look at Trin, and she’s mean-mugging me. ‘Hold up, what is this?’ I genuinely love her and she’s extremely talented. Got the short end of the stick every single time. She’s one of those people that I need that match with. I don’t care if it’s for an Indie show, someone’s backyard, which no, she won’t do that. Neither will I, for that matter [laughs]. It’s a cool moment to be able to get one step closer to what hopefully will be a dream match in my future. I want the best for her. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if she comes after my Ring of Honor Championship or not, I want the best for her and for her to be happy. Whether she comes to Ring of Honor, goes elsewhere, I just want her to be happy and thrive wherever she goes,” said Athena.

Athena continued, “I want to see someone take the handcuffs off. She already has them off. Now, I want to see what she can do. This is coming from someone that shared a ring with her and has done something here and there. I’m telling you now, y’all ain’t ready for Trinity. She has to find that (what makes her happy). No one can say it for her and I think she’s getting to that point where she is trying to figure out what she wants to do.”

Athena

Athena most recently wrestled at the Ring Of Honor tapings that took place after AEW Dynamite this Wednesday. We will have to wait and see if she will cross paths with Naomi during her Ring Of Honor Women’s World Title reign.

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