When asked if she had a favorite wrestler growing up, Anna Jay named The Bella Twins as her inspiration.

“Yes, The Bella Twins,” Jay said. “I know that’s pretty cliche, and I’ve said it every time, but they are really what got me into it and made me think, ‘Okay, if they can do it, I can do it.'”

On tonight’s episode of “AEW Dynamite,” Jay is set to challenge Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s World Championship. Even though her dad won’t be in attendance to witness the match, Jay remains grateful she can share her passion with him.

“It’s really the coolest thing to be able to talk about it with my dad,” she added. “He’s so happy and so proud and it’s really a cool thing we get to share. He loves to question me pretty much weekly, which I sometimes get annoyed by, but I’m very grateful for. Like I said, he’s the reason I’m in this. I wish they could be here tonight, but they’ll be watching for sure. Going into something like this tonight is super nerve-wracking, but this is what I wanted, what I dreamed of, and I’m just happy to be here.”

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