“Tony Khan has given up on her,” “Needs to ask for release”

A female AEW star recently posted a cryptic message on social media. This post quickly spread like wildfire all over the internet. Many started making wild speculations about her status with the Jacksonville-based promotion.

The star is none other than the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena. The former WWE star has been one of the top names in the AEW women’s division for the past few years. However, for a while, she has been facing lackluster bookings in the company. This week, Athena took to X to say that she is not feeling right about something. While the star did not reveal exactly what, she said that she will explain it someday.

Many X users believed that The Fallen Goddess was trying to express her disappointment over her booking through this social media post. Also, many fans speculated that Athena could be asking for her release from the Jacksonville-based promotion. Furthermore, some people started asking Tony Khan to book her to win the AEW Women’s World Title at All In this year.

There were some fans who were advocating for Athena’s return to WWE down the line. On the other hand, there were a few people who believed that her time would come eventually in All Elite Wrestling. Overall, fans were in a split where some wanted The Fallen Goddess to remain with Tony Khan and his company, while others wanted her to join WWE in the coming years.

Athena suffered a brutal loss on AEW Collision

This week’s AEW Collision is already taped following the end of Dynamite. Therefore, the spoilers from the show are out online. Athena was slated to square off with Maya World in the semi-finals of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup tournament. Heading to the event, The Fallen Goddess was not only the favorite to win the match, but she was the favorite to win the entire tournament.

However, as per the spoilers by PWInsider, World went on to defeat Athena in the semi-finals. Fans were clamoring to see the former WWE star getting the main event push in the company. Many believed that she could be the one to face Thekla for the AEW Women’s World Title at All In. But her loss has put into question Tony Khan’s booking for Athena.

Now, only time will tell what the ROH Women’s World Champion would be doing in All Elite Wrestling from here on. With All In coming in August, Tony Khan needs to create a solid plan to feature the former WWE star in the programming.

Edited by Anugrah Tyagi