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I was afraid to speak out - Athena says top WWE Superstars helped her to speak up backstage

By Aakaansh Modified 24 Sep 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Athena is a former NXT Women's Champion! AEW star Athena (aka Ember Moon) said Charlotte Flair and other WWE Superstars helped her speak up for herself in the back. Ember Moon aka Athena was one of the top women in the Black and Gold brand who won a Fatal 4 Way match to become the NXT Women's Champion. In 2018, she lost the title to Shayna Baszler at TakeOver New Orleans. She was later moved to Monday Night RAW. Last year, she returned to her roots where she teamed up with Shotzi and won the WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, the 34-year-old star said she learned from WWE Superstars like Charlotte Flair and more about speaking up for herself in backstage meetings: "When you pitch creative, it only goes so far, and it's out of your control, so once like, it was like, 'Well, I spoke my peace. They're going to like it, hate it, or tell me what they think otherwise, but at times I was afraid to speak out... Through Mickie [James] and Nattie, and Charlotte [Flair] and them, they would be like, 'Hey, you have to do this,' and I think because I'm so naturally shy, that it took people going, 'Alright girl, you ready to swim?'... Giving that big push for me to actually get the confidence to do that." [H/T - WrestlingInc] SiriusXM Busted Open@BustedOpenRadio"For the first time, my wrestling gets to speak for me."

Ahead of #AEWDynamite GrandSlam, @AthenaPalmer_FG discusses her transition to @AEW & the #AEW women's locker room

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Full interview on today's podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ath…7618"For the first time, my wrestling gets to speak for me."Ahead of #AEWDynamite GrandSlam, @AthenaPalmer_FG discusses her transition to @AEW & the #AEW women's locker room @davidlagreca1 @THETOMMYDREAMER @MickieJamesFull interview on today's podcast:podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ath… https://t.co/j8wN6SH0cn In May, Athena made her AEW debut at Double or Nothing and signed with the company. Earlier this month, she faced Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship at All Out and lost.

Athena opens up about her time in WWE

Earlier this year, Athena returned to wrestling when she signed with All Elite Wrestling. Over the past few months, she stacked up victories to face Jade Cargill for the title and lost at All Out. Often WWE Superstars face several issues within their careers that make them leave the company or industry. Speaking on NBC Sports Boston, the 34-year-old star shared her experience of working with WWE: "Over the course of like six seven years with WWE it became work. When I like left it was like I got to sit at home for three months and just kind of figure out what I wanted to do and I didn’t necessarily know if I wanted to wrestle again it was just like ah okay because I was afraid that I would go like and it would feel like work and so like on some level yeah I feel like the passion was sucked out," said Athena. Fortunately, she is in a much better place and doing much better for her career in AEW. She was last seen on Dynamite where she was saved by Saraya. Do you want to see Athena win the AEW Women's Championship? Sound off in the comment section. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ken Cameron × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी