Hikaru Shida is ecstatic to once again be the AEW Women’s World Heavyweight Champion.
Hikaru Shida is now a two time AEW Women’s World Champion after dethroning Toni Storm on the August 3rd edition of AEW Dynamite.
Next, she would defend her championship on the August 7th edition of Dynamite, defeating Anna Jay and will defend her title in a fatal four way matchup at Wembley Stadium for All In later this month.
In an interview with Denise Salcedo, Shida was asked to describe how she felt now that she was once again the AEW Women’s World Champion.
“The night was the, I think that was the greatest moment in my life. For me, it’s more important is [it was] in front of fans because the last time I was champion [was] no fans. Actually, I got the title at the first pay-per-view without fans, and I lose the title at the pay-per-view the first week the fans come back. So yeah. When I was champion, all the time is without fans. So I’m so happy, I could hear the cheers of the fans. The moment, that was the best. I felt it was like a dream,”
“During the pandemic, fans cheer us, and I can see that [online]. But I think I always felt like of unsteady because I couldn’t actually hear them. That feeling was so strange. I felt like it was a dream, but also felt, ‘Oh my god, it’s real.’ The fans are there, and I can hear that,”
“To be honest, not really. Of course, I always wanted. But the first time I was champion, it was only six months since I moved here. There’s a lot of things I couldn’t do. For example, the interview, I [didn’t] feel comfortable with interviews because I worry about my English. I know I still need to do work. But now I’m feeling much, much better. I can relax and I can talk what I want to. So I’ve always felt there were a lot of things I couldn’t do as a champion. So I always wanted, but I really didn’t expect it happening, especially right before our biggest show, Wembley, so I was so surprised. But I did it,”
Hikaru Shida
Shida previously won the championship by defeating Nyla Rose at AEW Double or Nothing 2020 and held the title for 372 days. However, her reign did take place while the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world, leading to a title reign without fans for Shida. Now, she gets the chance to walk into Wembley stadium on August 27th as the AEW Women’s World Champion.
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