Thunder Rosa Weighs In On AEW’s Importance As an Alternative Wrestling Product

Thunder Rosa has been part of AEW for six years now, and she’s proud to be part of a company where she can be herself. Rosa, who is on a dual contract with AEW and CMLL, spoke with WISH-TV ahead of tomorrow’s AEW Dynamite to promote the show.

Rosa spoke about her progression in AEW and how the company offers talent more leverage and opportunities. You can see the highlights below:

On the Barriers She’s Broken Through On a Personal Level:

“I think being a person of color when I first started wrestling was very difficult. My English wasn’t there yet. And also the look, it was completely different to like, back 15 years ago. But now with all the work that me and other of my peers have been able to do, we’ve been able to break a lot of barriers, honestly.”

On the Importance of AEW As an Alternative Product:

“I think it’s really important for all the wrestlers right now to have something like AEW. Why? Because it makes it more competitive. And we also have more leverage to fight for what we deserve as entertainers. And I am very proud to work in a company where they have allowed me to be myself and represent the culture.

“And now with this title [the Mexican National Women’s Championship], representing two countries which is her in the United States and now in Mexico. It’s amazing, so I hope we continue to have a run for 20 years, because it is important to have a platform like this for a lot of us.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit WISH-TV with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.