Talk Is Jericho: Athena Released By WWE

Listen to the full podcast at https://www.webisjericho.com/talk-is-jericho-the-hard-times-hard-hits-of-athena/

On today’s Talk Is Jericho, ROH Women’s Champion Athena explains how her strong style of wrestling earned her the nickname “The American Joshi” on the indie scene and also caused a bit of controversy in a recent AEW Dark match against Jody Threat. Athena talks about her journey to AEW, reinventing the Athena character, and why she let Jade destroy her cool angel wings. She also details her run at WWE, from her multiple tryouts to signing to NXT, her move to the main roster, and her devasting Achilles injury and eventual release. She shares stories about the Ember Moon gimmick, including what inspired the colored contact lenses and what it was like to win the tag team titles with then-partner Shotzi Blackheart. She also speaks about her relationships with Vince McMahon, Triple H, Nattie Neidhart, and Saraya and speculates why things didn’t work out for Ember Moon at WWE.

Please support our sponsors!

Skylight Frames: go to https://www.skylightframe.com and use promo code JERICHO to get $15 off your purchase.

Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.mintmobile.com/jericho

Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota!

FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1000

Cynch: download the Cynch app or go https://www.cynch.com/ and get your first tank exchange for $10 with code JERICHO.

Bosch Tools: learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/

SlingTV: check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers