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MJF, Britt Baker, Ruby Soho & More Push Back On LuFisto’s Claims About AEW Women’s Locker Room, Lufisto Responds

August 4, 2023 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
AEW All Out MJF Image Credit: AEW

Several members of the AEW roster and more have defended the company’s women’s division after LuFisto’s recent claim, and LuFisto has issued her own response. As reported, LuFisto did an interview discussing the tweet she made late last month alleging that someone was keeping her out of AEW. In the interview, LuFisto talked about her experience backstage in AEW during an April 2022 taping of AEW Dark: Elevation and said that she believed based on what she witnessed from Ruby Soho and others that the environment backstage was toxic and hostile, and resulted in her not getting a shot with the company as a producer/coach.

Following the interview, several members of the roster including MJF, Soho, Britt Baker, Saraya, Nyle Rose, Renee Paquette, and Taya Valkyrie posted to Twitter defending the company’s locker room. LuFisto also posted after that, implying that the posts were coordinated “so I can be in seen as a waste of a human being not worth livin, even people who never had a single conversation with me.”

You can see the posts below.

MJF:

“If you listen to miserable people who never made it in this sport that’s not exactly the brightest thing to do.

Use your brain.

If someone’s been in professional wrestling for over a decade and you find them to be talented but they’ve never truly “panned out” there’s a reason for it.

1. Lack of talent.

2. Difficulty to work with.

3. Delusional

Just to name a few.

People love to talk ill of companies and will say things like “I’m the only person who’s brave enough to speak up.” When in reality the only reason you’re spewing bullshit is because you are aware deep down you aren’t going to make it so what’s the harm in spewing reckless lies and trying to hurt hard working talented people on your way down to obscurity.

We have an amazing women’s locker room.

Sorry not sorry.”

Britt Baker:

“False [re: wanting to shoot on Thunder Rosa]. Thunder called the meeting to discuss multiple/personal issues. There was no meeting to “shoot on” her – these are salacious Twitter rumors. I’m sure when she’s ready she can help clarify.”

Ruby Soho:

“The women in the AEW locker room don’t just claim to be in support of women’s wrestling, they show it. Whether you see it or not. The ones who don’t ask for credit after they stand in gorilla and cheer for two women who beat each other to a pulp for your amusement. The ones who lend an enhancement talent their knee pads because they forgot theirs at home. The ones who sit in the locker room with a sobbing peer for an hour to console her when she’s having a bad day. Those women
are silent heroes.

Just because the voices you hear are the loudest doesn’t mean those voices are speaking the truth.”

Taya Valkyrie:

“This narrative that all the AEW women hate each other is quite frankly annoying. I’ve been there for 5 mths & every1, from the 2nd I walked in that building, has been nothing but supportive, hyping each other up & bad ass. Stop pinning women against each other it’s getting old.”

Tay Melo:

“I never saw a group like ours, it makes me mad that people try to say shit they don’t know anything about it !!!!

Keep talking bc we will keep working hard and shining!!!”

Saraya:

“The narrative going around is very disheartening considering someone says they want the best for women’s wrestling but buries it in a number of tweets.. I will say being in this company close to a year, my favourite part is being with the girls in the lockerroom. They uplift, support and laugh with eachother every week and only want the best for one another. We hype eachother up, we buy eachother wrestling gear sometimes just as a little surprise, we text eachother daily and we are there as a shoulder too. This is one of the best lockerrooms I’ve been in and I refuse to let people twist it to be otherwise. Love you all”

Nyla Rose:

“One person’s PERSONAL experience is NOT
a) the gospel truth
B) facts
C) anything but one perspective influenced by PERSONAL experience and interaction

I’m sad, hurt, annoyed, angry, and honestly a little betrayed.. funny thing is it’s not by a single woman in our locker room”

Renee Paquette:

“We have an incredible women’s division that all look out for and support each other. I’ve never seen it be anything other than a safe space for a bunch of kick ass women that all want to see each other and all of @aew shine to their full potential. Women hating women is a real dusty take.”

Kayla Sparks:

“Almost 2 years ago, I had the biggest opportunity of my life and made my @AEW debut at #AEWGrandSlam! My experience since day one at AEW has always been positive, and everyone in the lockerroom is so welcoming!””

Nicole Matthews:

“You know who’s one of my absolute favourite people I’ve ever met in professional wrestling? @realrubysoho.

After not seeing her lovely face in 5 years, the second I saw her at AEW, she ran up and gave me the most giant hug. It was like no time had passed at all.

One thing she said that stuck to me was “you always remember the ones who treated you right on the way up”

Funny that.”

LuFisto has since posted to her own account, writing:

Good that everybody at @aew got the memo to write as much shit on me as possible so I can be in seen as a waste of a human being not worth livin, even people who never had a single conversation with me.

Even better to see people I never did anything wrong being so desperate to get a job, jumping on the bandwagon.

Soon, I’ll see you hypocrites be part of Be a Star and mental health matters advertisements acting like you care.

Enjoy your paychecks and keep on stabbing each other in the back pretending this is normal.

I can only hope that your hate towards me will get you to finally f**king work together for the best of women’s wrestling, now that problems have been called out.

So many are miserable, frustrated and will whisper their anger, but never will stand and speak up.

I wanted to leave this world knowing women’s wrestling was better. It was for a while, but not anymore. The sad part is that you accept it without saying a word.

It is what it is.

What a waste.”

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