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EHHHH?! Passionate Prowrestler Hikaru Shida (34) talks to Sportsu Illustrated!
https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/09/02/hikaru-shida-previews-match-aew-all-out-women-champion-wrestling
Selected quotes:
>SI: When you are back in Japan, you work an even more intense, physical, and technical style. Is that approach something we will see more of from you in AEW?
>Shida: That’s what I am working to do. In Japan, the matches are longer than we have on our TV show here. The styles are different, too. I want to make sure I show the Japanese joshi style, even if it is in limited time, to America.
>SI: Looking ahead to All Out, you have plenty of history with Britt Baker. Do you consider her a natural rival?
>Shida: We’ve both been in AEW since the first Double or Nothing. We’ve had three singles matches, but to me, it feels like we had a lot more. But it doesn’t matter how many times we wrestle. I will spend the rest of my life wanting to beat her. That’s not just wrestling, either. I want to beat her in everything, from now until forever.
>SI: How well did you know Toni Storm and Jamie Hayter when they wrestled in Japan?
>Shida: Toni Storm, we wrestled a long, long time ago in Japan in a tag match. She was super young and super green. The next time I saw her in NXT, she was a star. She is amazing. I’m so glad to face her on Sunday.
>And the first time I saw Jamie Hayter wrestle was also in Japan. Her style was crazy. But now she hides in Britt’s shadow. This is the time for her to show the world how great she is. I hope she does that on Sunday. That’s what I really want. If she does, that will make this match great.
https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/09/02/hikaru-shida-previews-match-aew-all-out-women-champion-wrestling
Selected quotes:
>SI: When you are back in Japan, you work an even more intense, physical, and technical style. Is that approach something we will see more of from you in AEW?
>Shida: That’s what I am working to do. In Japan, the matches are longer than we have on our TV show here. The styles are different, too. I want to make sure I show the Japanese joshi style, even if it is in limited time, to America.
>SI: Looking ahead to All Out, you have plenty of history with Britt Baker. Do you consider her a natural rival?
>Shida: We’ve both been in AEW since the first Double or Nothing. We’ve had three singles matches, but to me, it feels like we had a lot more. But it doesn’t matter how many times we wrestle. I will spend the rest of my life wanting to beat her. That’s not just wrestling, either. I want to beat her in everything, from now until forever.
>SI: How well did you know Toni Storm and Jamie Hayter when they wrestled in Japan?
>Shida: Toni Storm, we wrestled a long, long time ago in Japan in a tag match. She was super young and super green. The next time I saw her in NXT, she was a star. She is amazing. I’m so glad to face her on Sunday.
>And the first time I saw Jamie Hayter wrestle was also in Japan. Her style was crazy. But now she hides in Britt’s shadow. This is the time for her to show the world how great she is. I hope she does that on Sunday. That’s what I really want. If she does, that will make this match great.
