Women’s wrestling continues to take over Texas, this time at the hands of Athena
Under the AEW-ROH, Athena serves as the long-reigning ROH Women’s World Champion. Elsewhere, she acts as an owner of Metroplex Wrestling, a weekly professional wrestling company based in Bedford, Texas. This week, Athena made a special announcement regarding the latter.
“I am here to address my future in the world of women’s wrestling, specifically as an owner of Metroplex Wrestling. The best weekly wrestling show in all of Texas, and we’ve been running strong for over 15 years. So I’m announcing my passion project, something I’m extremely passionate about, women’s wrestling in Texas,” Athena said in a newTwitter/X video.“Now, I’m going to give all the women in Texas and around the world an opportunity to be seen, to be heard, to showcase their talents like we have never before on our new, regular women’s wrestling show.”
Metroplex’s first regular all-women’s show, titled Who Runs The World, will take place on Saturday, August 9. Confirmed talents for the show are as follows:
- Athena
- MPX Women’s Champion Reiza Clarke
- VertVixen
- Hyan
- Masha Slamovich
- Abadon
Announcement minions!
Women’s wrestling in Texas is about to go to a whole new level!
August 9th we show WHO RUNS THE WORLD
Also be sure to follow @MPXWrestling on all socials for more details! pic.twitter.com/THp6dBqv66
— Athena is ROH & All Elite! (@AthenaPalmer_FG) June 16, 2025
Who Runs The World will emanate from the MPX Event Center in Bedford, Texas. More talent announcements are expected in the coming weeks.
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