Thunder Rosa discusses her role on commentary in AEW.
Former AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa has been away from the ring for nearly one full year due to a serious back injury. In February, she returned to the road to join AEW’s Spanish commentary team at the booth.
During a recent interview with Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report, Rosa explained how doing commentary helped improve her Spanish.
“I did a little bit [of commentary] in AEW in Spanish before I got injured,” Rosa said. “I want to thank the whole team at AEW for allowing me an opportunity to learn another skill. People might think it’s easy, but it’s not. Sometimes we will be out there for five or six hours during pay-per-views. They’re doing marathons.
“It really forced me to get better at my Spanish. Not my ghetto Spanish, but my proper Spanish because you can’t be talking like that on TV (laughs). But I’m a color commentator. Actually, a couple of weeks ago when we had Forbidden Door, there was a video going around because I got overly excited and reacted really crazy when there was a move between [Kenny] Omega and Will Ospreay.”
Rosa’s current role is beneficial for both parties as AEW continues to expand into Latin American markets.
“I get very animated, and it’s just part of me, right?” Rosa continued. “And a lot of my character comes out of there, and again, it’s such a great opportunity because we’re opening markets, and AEW just opened and has an opportunity to open new markets in Latin America. We continue to grow, and we’re just going to want to continue to grow.
“So, for me to be part of this growth in the company, not only as a professional wrestler but also as a broadcaster, I love representing my culture. I love representing Latinos all over the country and all over the world. And utilizing a skill that I have, which is Spanish-speaking skills and also broadcasting, it just makes me a lot more diverse.
“As part of the company in general, for them to give me the opportunity and trust me, and trust my team too, it really means a lot,” Rosa concluded.
In the same interview, Rosa discussed her road to recovery and her potential return. Click here to see what she had to say.
