During a recent interview with Sportiva in Japan, AEW star Hikaru Shida revealed that she refused an offer from AEW because she wanted to continue working for MAKAI in Japan. She said,
“At first, I refused AEW because there was MAKAI. But I was told, I can do it while continuing. In the future, I want to hold tournaments not only in Japan but also all over the world. That way, you can do a world tournament. After that, I think AEW will perform in various countries in the future, so I want to do it in Japan as well. I want to support and realize it.”
Shida is currently back in Japan and is working for MAKAI. She last worked an AEW match on the January 12th episode of Dynamite.
