Athena continued her ROH Women's Title reign at ROH Supercard of Honor when she defeated Yuka Sakazaki.
Fightful Select reported that Trinity Fatu (Naomi) was backstage for the event and it was later revealed that she was there to support her friend Athena. Trinity sat ringside for Athena's title defense.
Speaking to Renee Paquette on The Sessions, Athena discussed her friend showing up to support her.
"I love Trin. We did not get to have a lot of interactions in WWE. It's very funny because, the first Money in the Bank, when we all found out we were in Money in the Bank, we kind of paired up. 'Hey girl, what are we doing?' In the Rumble, it's just weird, any type of multi-person situation, me and Trin always found each other, but we never got to complete anything we started. For her to come out...after I got released, we stayed in touch, which was very important to me. We talk almost every day. We send each other terrible and funny Instagram videos. It's someone I built a relationship with as a sister once I left. I appreciate her so much. When we both found out we were in town, it was, 'We have to see each other.' 'Hey girl, why don't you come watch the show?' I thought she was going to stay in the back. She goes, 'Girl, I ain't staying in the back. I'm going front row. You know who I am?' I was so happy to see her. Post-match, I raised the belt, I look at Trin, and she's mean-mugging me. 'Hold up, what is this?' I genuinely love her and she's extremely talented. Got the short end of the stick every single time. She's one of those people that I need that match with. I don't care if it's for an Indie show, someone's backyard, which no, she won't do that. Neither will I, for that matter [laughs]. It's a cool moment to be able to get one step closer to what hopefully will be a dream match in my future. I want the best for her. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if she comes after my Ring of Honor Championship or not, I want the best for her and for her to be happy. Whether she comes to Ring of Honor, goes elsewhere, I just want her to be happy and thrive wherever she goes," said Athena.
Athena continued, "I want to see someone take the handcuffs off. She already has them off. Now, I want to see what she can do. This is coming from someone that shared a ring with her and has done something here and there. I'm telling you now, y'all ain't ready for Trinity. She has to find that (what makes her happy). No one can say it for her and I think she's getting to that point where she is trying to figure out what she wants to do."
Trinity hasn't wrestled since May 2022 when she, along with Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) walked out of WWE over reported creative differences despite being WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. She is currently a free agent.
Fatu has trademarked "Trinity Starr" for wrestling and merchandise purposes
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