Thunder Rosa Explains How She Was Influenced By Sarah Stock And Lady Gaga

Thunder Rosa is currently sidelined with a back injury, but when she was active, she was the reigning AEW Women’s Champion, only forced to relinquish the title due to injury. 

Rosa became one of the top talents on the independent scene and in the NWA before officially signing with AEW in 2021 after being a regular in the promotion throughout 2020. 

Speaking with John Howell, Rosa was asked who influenced her in the world of wrestling. 

“Sarah Stock, she’s one of the coaches, an agent. She’s one of those people who really influenced me because she came from Canada and went to Mexico and she became a superstar in Mexico. She learned the language, learned everything there was to be a luchadora. She was one of those people that I saw myself in. Me, not being an American, not speaking the native language at first when I moved to this country, and then being able to successful in a country that was not necessarily mine until I became a US citizen later in life,” she said.

Stock joined AEW in March 2023 after being released by WWE. 

Rosa was also asked to name someone from the entertainment industry as an influence. 

“Lady Gaga, she really inspired me to really push the envelope and for further. Sometimes you make people uncomfortable with that,” she said. 

It is unknown when Rosa will return to the ring. She was touted as being one of the headlining performers of AEW Collision when the show was officially announced. 

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