Hikaru Shida Was Content To Retire Before Competing At First AEW All In, Felt She Could Do More Following The Event

Hikaru Shida notes that she felt content with retiring before competing at her first AEW All In event, but felt she could do more after.

Shida would compete a the first All In event in 2023, where she would defend the AEW Women’s World Title in a fatal four way match, with Saraya coming away with the victory and the gold in her home country.

While speaking to Close Up with Renee Paquette, Hikaru Shida spoke about competing at the first All In, noting that she felt she could retire after the bout before competing, but felt she could do more following the bout taking place.

“So the first time we had All In at London, Actually, I was there as champion. I felt that was my climax of my career. So I felt I could retire after that, and after I finished the match, I just felt I can do it more. That’s what I felt. At the moment, my goal was be there. Now I know I can’t satisfy just be there. I need to win. I can imagine with this title, hold this belt so high in the middle of the ring. After the match, I was like, the best is Shida, and (the) whole people scream with me.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Shida spoke about being trained by Emi Sakura. You can read more about that here.

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