Athena Discusses Her Next Who Runs The World? Event, Establishing That They’re Not Going Anywhere

The Dallas Morning News recently spoke to ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, who discussed her next Who Runs the World? event for her Metroplex Wrestling promotion, which she co-owns and serves as head coach The promotion will run its next event on Saturday, October 25.

The all-women’s wrestling event, booked and creatively overseen by Athena, held its first event in August. Below are some highlights.

Athena on the stress of running her own wrestling event

“It’s probably the most stressful thing I do, outside of dealing with my own stuff at work and trying to be creative for me. Trying to be creative for the girls is so much more difficult than I think anyone would ever realize. … We’re being a little ambitious this time. We’re going to Southern Junction, which is an awesome venue, an awesome bar, as well, sits up to 1,000 people. I might be overreaching, but I think me and my girls can do it.”

Her expectations for this weekend’s event

“These girls, here’s the thing, I know my girls are going to put on a great, phenomenal show. You’ve seen them around the world, and a lot of them have so much more to prove. WRTW 2 is about establishing that we’re not going anywhere. We’re going to continue to rise, continue to grow, and continue to show you new women that you’ve never seen before. I love watching independent wrestling. I grew up on the independent scene. I spent nine years there before I got signed to WWE. … I think there are too many dream matches out there that we’re not getting to see, especially in the state of Texas But WRTW is kind of like my passion project. I’ve always wanted a place where women could pick up each other and kind of just push each other to new limits in a different way. … I see a whole bunch of hungry women that just need an opportunity to show the world what they can do. And what better way to give back to the women’s wrestling world than to produce and fund something as big as Who Runs The World?”

Athena has held the ROH Women’s World Title for over 1,000 days, having won it in December 2022. She last defended it in August, beating Mina Shirakawa at ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025.

Athena’s Who Runs the World? 2 takes place on October 25 at Southern Junction Texas in Irving. Tickets are available on the MPX Wrestling website.