The ROH Women’s World Championship has been a highlight for the promotion throughout the year.
In the eyes of many fans, Athena has not only been one of the best women’s champions in wrestling this year but one of the best champions altogether as she’s consistently been the standout performer for Ring of Honor despite the promotion not always being at its hottest.
Despite this, Athena has rarely featured on AEW television this year, although during the ROH Final Battle media call, Tony Khan revealed that he’s open to Athena appearing in AEW in the future.
“I’m certainly open to Athena appearing in AEW and other places. I think it’s really great to have somebody who is a great ambassador for the company like Athena. One thing that has been consistent and great about ROH is that Athena has been very much a part of that show and focused on that show. Her work has been one of the strongest things about the show. If Athena is focused on ROH and AEW, that’s great too. With Billie Starkz, you have a great challenger that would be a great champion for ROH, but also somebody people would be excited to see in AEW. Both Billie and Athena offer something to any wrestling company. In reflecting on the year in 2023, I believe Athena’s work on ROH was quite possibly, likely, the strongest and most consistent thing throughout the year and it’s been really nice having that anchor.”
-Tony Khan
Athena’s last AEW TV appearance came on the July 7th episode of Rampage, where she came up short to Willow Nightingale in the semi-final of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
This Friday’s Final Battle PPV on Honor Club will see Athena put her ROH Women’s World Championship on the line against her former “Minion In Training” Billie Starkz in the main event.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
