Q&A: AEW Champ Hikaru Shida Talks Title Wins, Kenny Omega, Marvel Dreams – Exclusive

I want to ask a little bit about some of the things that happened after “Dynamite 200.” You became the champion. I looked at your social media, and on Twitter you’ve got this great tweet with some pictures of that moment. And one of those moments is you giving a hug to Dustin Rhodes. And I wanted to ask, has he been a part of this journey? And who are some of the people maybe behind the scenes that have helped you and the women’s division in general at AEW?

It’s definitely Kenny and Dustin. Yeah, Kenny always trust Japanese joshi wrestling … Kenny is not here, I think I’m not here, and Japanese joshi wrestling is not in AEW. And also he can speak Japanese, too, so he helps me a lot in language, too. And Dustin, he always cheer me up, and he always trained female wrestlers, and I was so happy when I saw him at the backstage. I come back from the stage and he was wait for me. I was so happy.

Yeah, it’s a great photo of you guys. Something else I wanted to touch on is maybe some of the other women in the locker room. And again, in this interview you’d mentioned that your favorite opponent is Nyla Rose, and your most proud match was Jamie Hayter. Talk to me a little bit about some of the other opponents in the locker room at AEW and what makes Nyla Rose your favorite and what makes Jamie Hayter’s match one of your favorites?

About Nyla Rose, we wrestle each other since I was in Japan, and it was always there’s something surprise, because I know she love to surprise people, and she always think something new in her match, and I really love that. And she knows the Japanese style, and your US style, American style, so yeah, I think me and Nyla has some chemistry.

And about Jamie Hayter, it was my first main event for “Dynamite,” and I was so nervous, and I felt almost throw up, but it pass. But went to the ring and face to her, I forgot every nervous, and I just felt the joy to wrestle with her. I could concentrate to wrestle … Like I forgot everything and just concentrate wrestle to her. And that moment was so much fun, and I really enjoyed the match. Of course, it was so hard match, but still I really enjoyed that, and I could felt that during the match, so that was the special moment, yeah.

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