AEW’s Thunder Rosa is set to compete for the Women’s World Championship just four months after making her return from a significant injury.
Rosa will take on “Timeless” Toni Storm at AEW’s latest pay-per-view event, Dynasty, this Sunday, having earned her shot as the number one contender with a victory over Mariah May on “AEW Dynamite.”
Rosa’s previous reign as champion was interrupted by a back injury in November 2022, leading to her relinquishing the title and spending over 16 months sidelined.
Speaking on the “KiddKris Show,” Rosa expressed the significance of her return to pay-per-view and the impact she aims to achieve.
“I’m going to be on a pay-per-view in two weeks. I have not been on a pay-per-view in two years. This means a lot,” Rosa emphasized
“This championship match means a lot because it’s that’s redemption of… It’s been a fight within myself the past two years to regain what I never lost. It’s very important to say that I never lost this, I had to relinquish because of an injury.”
Rosa also addressed Storm’s comments, particularly Storm’s insinuation that Rosa couldn’t carry the title due to injury.
Rosa had previously criticized Storm on social media, accusing her of disrespect and harassment on “Dynamite.” Rosa asserted that she has been in the industry long enough to recognize that she was “living rent free” in Storm’s head.
“Delusional. She should be ‘Delusional Toni Storm,'” Rosa remarked. “The woman [drank] so much in her lifetime that she lost her mind. She’s absolutely delusional.
Everything that comes out of her … mouth, it’s crazy. She might have some sort of disease. She even described it one time when she was on commentary … She lost her mind.”
