Summary

Thunder Rosa says her new dual arrangement with AEW and CMLL had been discussed for about a year before it finally became official.

The former AEW Women’s World Champion explained that the idea was to create a more stable setup that would allow her to work in CMLL more regularly. Those plans were delayed after her injury, but the conversations picked back up in the past two weeks and moved quickly from there.

The agreement gives Rosa a more formal path into CMLL at a time when she is already expanding her schedule in Mexico. That follows earlier reporting that Rosa was open to a dual-contract setup with CMLL alongside her AEW deal.

Quote from Thunder Rosa

Thunder Rosa said the process had been moving behind the scenes for much longer than fans may have realized:

"Well, I heard about this news that was possibly gonna happen, like less than two weeks ago, and we had some talks with Mike who is the person in charge of all the AEW talent. But this is something that we’ve been trying to work on for about a year to do something more stable in CMLL, so I could go more often. But it didn’t pan out after my injury so, we started talking again, I guess, about two weeks ago, and once they told me it was gonna be official was like five days or so (ago). Like two days before I went to Mexico City, and I mean, it is a huge deal for me because this is something that I’ve been wanting to do for, jeez, since I started wrestling. I wanted to be a part of CMLL since it’s one of the oldest companies in Mexico and also is one of the most rigorous companies that you will work as a professional wrestler even in Mexico…"

What Thunder Rosa's deal means for AEW and CMLL

Thunder Rosa working under a dual deal gives AEW and CMLL another shared talent link that can be used more consistently instead of as a one-off appearance. For Rosa herself, it also creates a clearer lane to build momentum in Mexico while staying tied to AEW.

That matters because Rosa already wrestled three straight shows for CMLL over the April 4 weekend, so the agreement is not just a symbolic announcement. It sets up the possibility of a steadier CMLL presence for a wrestler who described joining the promotion as a long-term goal.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.