Thunder Rosa hasn’t wrestled since August and was recently forced to give up her AEW Women’s Championship as her absence from the company continues.
The star had originally been scheduled to face Toni Storm at All Out on September 4th with her title on the line. It has since been reported that the star was going to lose to Storm that night. With Rosa out of action, Storm became Interim Women’s Champion, a title she lost to Jamie Hayter at Full Gear. Following her victory, Hayter was declared the ‘full’ AEW Women’s Champion.
Thunder Rosa Working Towards AEW Return
While little is known about the exact nature of Thunder Rosa’s back injury, it appears that she will be out of action until 2023. However, in a new vlog post the star revealed that she is now able to lift weights again, and is working on getting back in the ring.
“The recovery is going really well. I just, this week, I was just able to do squats with a two-pound dumbbell. I haven’t done any lifting for the last four or five months, which is huge. Two weeks ago, I was able to do a 5K, which I walked half the way, cause I’m not allowed to run. I can jog, that’s pretty much it. Those are big milestones for me. I have not been able to be in the ring yet, so we’re working on that,”
Despite being out of action, Thunder Rosa has remained in the spotlight, with some seemingly frustrated that she was allowed to keep hold of the AEW Women’s Championship for so long. Before competing at Full Gear Toni Storm said that the star should just “come back to work” and “defend her title like she’s supposed to.” These comments came after earlier claims that the situation had been “bothering a lot of people.”
H/t to Fightful