UPDATE: More On AEW Signing Thunder Rosa, How Deal Came About

UPDATE: A new report has some additional details on how Thunder Rosa’s signing with AEW came about. Fightful Select reports that Rosa’s NWA contract ran through the summer, and that AEW orchestrated a buyout of her deal. Sources in the NWA said that Rosa had asked for her release last year but had been denied.

The site adds that AEW and Tony Khan in particular are very careful about avoiding contact tampering and made sure everything was on the up-and-up.

ORIGINAL: It’s official. Thunder Rosa is now All Elite. AEW officially announced today the company has signed Thunder Rosa. Rosa debuted in AEW in August of last year. She’s been a regular on AEW programming since that time, but it appears she was not signed to an actual contract until now.

You can see AEW’s announcement tweet on the news below. The announcement comes just in time for the wrestling star’s 35th birthday, which is today.

Welcome to the team…@ThunderRosa22 is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/GcvAds6ANx

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 22, 2021