Thunder Rosa Says Her Return to the Ring Is a ‘Miracle,’ Calls Wrestling for the Title Again a ‘Blessing’

During a recent interview with ABC-7 KVIA ahead of last night’s AEW Dynamite in El Paso, Texas, former AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa discussed returning to the ring recently after a long layoff. Rosa didn’t go into many details about her ailment, but he described her recent in-ring return as a “miracle.”

Rosa also spoke about how her doctors advised her to reconsider her in-ring career while she was out. Below are some highlights:

Thunder Rosa on What It’s Like Being Back and Her Return Being a Miracle

“Hard. Very hard. It was a miracle for me to come back, honestly. I suffered a lot of uh struggles during my time out, a lot of things that I didn’t share with the public, but I’ve been sharing this for a while. A lot of my doctors would tell me that I needed to reconsider my career, and the fact that I was able to recover and continue to fight, and now that I get another opportunity to go for a championship, it’s a blessing, and I’m really happy that I can do it. I did it first in Oceanside in front of my Papa Rosa, and my family were there, and now I get to wrestle here in Texas.”

On the History of Lucha Libre and Getting to Wrestle in Front of a Big Latino Crowd

“Well, first of all, exactly like there’s so much Lucha history here in El Paso and the fact that I get to wrestle a championship match, it’s even better. And like also like the way that I represent the culture is so much more different than a lot of my peers that are like also Mexicanos. I am very proud of being Mexican-American, but I like to celebrate like every aspect of femininity in a Latino woman, right? The hair — I didn’t — I’m not blonde anymore. I’m natural now. Like just embracing the beauty of being a natural, right? And being who I am and celebrating who, like you, see the picture in the back. What really a Latina, a Mexican migrant is here in the United States.”

Rosa on Latina Talent Rising Up the Cards in Wrestling and Newer Talents Like Persephone

“It’s about time. I mean, I think there’s a lot of Latina talent. I mean, we, off the air, we mentioned Persephone, who’s also signed with CMLL and is signed with AEW, a local here from El Paso, Texas, someone who was going with the name of Black Widow, which she actually wrestled for me a couple years ago when I had Mission Pro wrestling. She wrestled another talent, and I just see her grow and see how loved she is in Mexico. And now here with like some of the pay-per-views that she’s done and show her talent. She’s so talented, and then this is just the tip of the iceberg, and I’m excited to see where she’s going.:

During last night’s AEW Dynamite, Thunder Rosa failed to regain the AEW Women’s World Title. Thekla defeated Rosa to retain the belt.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit ABC-7 KVIA, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.