Thunder Rosa stepped into the ring to defend her AEW Women's Championship against Marina Shafir on the June 8 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Rosa was victorious in the bout, but some fans believed that the champion was "sandbagging" and "no selling" the challenger.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour, Rosa was asked about the accusations.
"No," she responded about the accusations. "I have nothing but respect for my opponents. Nothing but respect for my opponents. Anyone that dares to stand in the ring with me, I have nothing but respect for my opponents. I send them nothing but blessings. Moving forward, I will continue to work harder to have the best matches I can bring and to bring the most opportunities to all the women that are behind me so when they step into the ring with me, they're like, 'Okay, cool.' People are going to talk and that's fine. I'm not worried about that. I will continue to move forward and I will continue to show, with my body of work, what I'm all about."
How is this Shafirs fault? that match was crap (and the booking weird) but if you rewatch it, its mostly down to Rosa sandbagging Shafir seemingly for no reason, she does it all through the fight. pic.twitter.com/JopsLCRPAW
— Ungface (@Ungface) June 12, 2022
The second clip , big yikes ----
— Whatever97 (@WhateverEST1997) June 13, 2022
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When asked how the locker room is in AEW with new talent arriving, the MJF situation, and other factors at play, Rosa replied, "Everybody is working on their thing. Things are happening, new people are coming, people are working on their stuff. I can only speak on myself. I'm going out there with a very positive attitude today and we're going to kill it. The most important part is getting good numbers and giving a good show."
Rosa has not been announced for Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite Road Rager.
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