Athena: I Would Love To Defend The ROH Women's Title In New Japan Or STARDOM

Athena wants to be a traveling champion.

Athena is your forever ROH Women's Champion, holding the title since ROH Final Battle 2022 when she defeated Mercedes Martinez.

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Athena has headlined shows and defended the title on independent events, but she wants to take the title across the ocean.

"I've done it before with Miyu Yamashita on the indie scene. Because of the filming schedule, it's not quite possible without Tony's [Tony Khan] approval. I would love to go to Japan. I would love to take the Ring of Honor Championship to Japan and defend it there, particularly for New Japan or Stardom. I have always wanted to wrestle over there, especially for those two companies in particular. When I was first on the Indies, New Japan did not have women's wrestling so it's even more of a 'I need it.' Those are dreams I have. I want to go to the UK. The UK scene has changed immensely since I was on the independent scene. I would love to go back to Australia. I would love to take the Ring of Honor Championship on a world tour, I really would. Now, I'm more focused on trying to see what's next for me because I don't know. I would love to promote Ring of Honor on a world level. We get to go to Canada. My dream right now is to go to Japan. That is a dream, that is a style that I have emulated more than anything else and I know those women hit so hard and they are so phenomenal and they train beast mode 24/7 and that's something I have always wanted to be immersed in," she told Tim & Eli on Battleground.

Athena's next title defense will be against Billie Starkz at ROH Final Battle.

The bout is set to headline the show and Athena will compete despite recently suffering a broken nose.

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