AEW News Roundup: WWE Hall Of Famer says female wrestler will be like Kenny Omega in 3 years, Top star comments on Nikki A.S.H.'s title win, and more (20 July 2021)

#4 AEW's Tay Conti sends a heartfelt message to Nikki A.S.H.

One of AEW's rising stars, Tay Conti took to Twitter to congratulate and praise the new WWE RAW Women's Champion, Nikki A.S.H.

Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair clashed during this week's RAW main event for the title wherein Charlotte retained after getting intentionally disqualified. Ripley, enraged, attacked The Queen post-match and laid her out with a Riptide on the floor.

In a surprising turn of events, Nikki A.S.H. rushed to the ring and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract to pin Charlotte and become the WWE RAW Women's Champion for the first time in her career.

WE HAVE A NEW #WWERaw #WomensChampion, and she's ALMOST A SUPERHERO ... #NikkiASH @NikkiCrossWWE! pic.twitter.com/DzWGWrpVuD
— WWE (@WWE) July 20, 2021

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The wrestling community flooded social media with posts congratulating Nikki. Among those was former NXT star, Tay Conti. She called Nikki a real-life hero and called her an amazing person.

"She is my hero in real life and you guys doesn’t even know.. what an amazing person inside and out, Nikki is a real life hero and I can prove it !!!" said Tay Conti.

She is my hero in real life and you guys doesn’t even know.. what an amazing person inside and out, Nikki is a real life hero and I can prove it !!! 💕
— TAYNARA MELO (@TayConti_) July 20, 2021

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Nikki responded to the AEW star's tweet and said Conti was one of her favorite people in the world.

Taynara is one of my favourite people in the world. I adore her. She is amazing . She’s my hero 🦋🦋🦋🦋💗💗 ⚡️⚡️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️ @TayConti_ https://t.co/BBmJw6HABr
— Nikki A.S.H , ALMOST SUPER HERO (@NikkiCrossWWE) July 20, 2021

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Nikki A.S.H's championship win was one of the best feel-good moments of 2021.