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Thunder Rosa Talks Friendship Betrayal During AEW Title Reign

ByThomas LowsonProfessional Wrestling Journalist

Thunder Rosa\’s AEW Women\’s World Championship was a long-time coming for her, but took the 38-year-old on an emotional rollercoaster full of highs and lows. In a conversation with Tim Rivera, Thunder Rosa reflected onher 2022 championship victory. Though she felt unprepared to take on the role of AEW\’s top woman, Rose appreciated the looks of recognition she received at the time.

\”I don’t think mentally I was ready for it… The good was, like, you create history, you get a bigger platform, and you’re at another level now. People see you with different eyes, they see you as the s***.\

Unfortunately for Rosa, her title reign also shared an uglier side to wrestling, including those she had considered friends betraying her trust.

\”It’s heartbreaking when friends turn on you, or when people you thought you could trust prove you can’t. You have to stay strong through it all.

Thunder Rosa won the gold from Britt Baker in March 2022 in a steel cage match at the St. Patrick\’s Day Slam edition of Dynamite. In August, she suffered a back injury and would relinqush the title in November of that same year.

Rosa stopped short of naming who betrayed her trust, but the highs and lows of her title reign remain a pivotal chapter of her AEW career. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the latest on Thunder Rosa and see whether she holds the title ever again.

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