NWA Champion Teases AEW Move

Is this big NWA star set to following in Ricky Starks' footsteps?

by Andy H Murray
Thunder Rosa
NWA

NWA's Thunder Rosa has teased jumping to AEW to challenge Women's Champion Hikaru Shida after the Japanese star laid down the gauntlet on last night's Fight for the Fallen show.

A brief interview with Alex Marvez saw Shida open the door to potential challengers, defying anyone who has the strength and passion to step forward. This led to Rosa tweeting the following:-

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This is an interesting proposition for several reasons. Rosa currently reigns as the NWA Women's Champion, though Billy Corgan's promotion is currently on ice following the global health crisis and Dave Lagana's resignation as an executive after being implicated in the #SpeakingOut movement. On top of this, the cash-strapped promotion is reportedly offering low-ball contract offers to existing talents, with Fightful noting that Television Champion Zicky Dice was offered $250/month to stick around. Knowing this, it's easy to see why Rosa might be swayed by AEW.

She'd be a great boon to a women's division that has improved considerably in 2020 but still needs solid, legitimate athletes to bolster its ranks. Thunder Rosa fits that bill perfectly. A standout performer since NWA Powerrr's inception, AEW could do a lot with her.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.