Summary

Harley Cameron has addressed the backstage AEW Dynamite segment in which Mina Shirakawa ripped off her shirt, saying Shirakawa believed she had her wrestling gear on underneath.

Cameron said the moment was less dramatic than some viewers made it out to be because her in-ring gear is already similar to what was exposed in the segment. She added that once the shirt came off, she felt there was no real reason not to remove the rest of it as well.

Quote from Harley Cameron

"Look, Mina got all riled up and she just thought I was wearing my gear underneath, which I wasn't. And you know what? For everyone who had a heart attack over it, let me just preface the fact that my wrestling gear is actually like just a bra. I wrestle in a bra, if anyone takes care to notice. So for everyone that was like, 'Oh my gosh,' I'm like, Mina is next to me in gear, our gear is bras. So it, you know, she just thought I was in my wrestling gear."

Cameron later went on to say:

"When she ripped the shirt off, I was like, I gotta take the rest of it off now, you know? For anyone that was a little bit taken back, I mean guys, just watch my matches. I wear a lot less."

Harley Cameron and Mina Shirakawa fallout on AEW Dynamite

Cameron's explanation frames the segment as part of the on-screen chaos between her and Shirakawa, not as a misunderstanding AEW needs to walk back. If the company keeps the issue on television, the immediate consequence is that the Cameron-Shirakawa tension still has room to continue as a character beat rather than ending with that one backstage moment.

It also shows AEW knew the segment would get a reaction. Cameron addressed that response directly, which gives the moment a little more follow-through than a throwaway backstage gag.

Sources

Harley Cameron while speaking with Good Karma Wrestling and ESPN South Florida