Josh Alexander posts statement on student Bozilla: ‘Hard work pays off’
Josh Alexander says he’s proud of his student Bozilla, who drew praise for her performance in the TBS title four-way at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Bozilla is the 22-year-old daughter of German wrestler Ulf Herman and also trained with Alexander at the Can-Am Wrestling School in Windsor, Ontario, which is run by Scott D’Amore, Alexander, and El Reverso.
On Tuesday, Alexander posted the following to social media:
“Can confirm I did infact train @therealbozilla at the famed Can-Am Dojo. She trusted me and worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen. She took to wrestling naturally and absorbed training like a sponge. Shes in the midst of conquering Japan. Once she does, who knows what next. I’m very proud of her. Hard work pays off.”
Our own Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed Bozilla’s performance at Forbidden Door on Wrestling Observer Radio, with Meltzer saying he believes she should stay in Stardom for another year or two.
“She is someone who would be better off spending at least another year or two in Japan, working with Stardom, getting better, rather than coming to the United States right now. But, the fact that people have now seen her and that she did get over in this match may, kind of, ruin that,” Meltzer said.
Bozilla was part of the inaugural roster of Rossy Ogawa’s Dream Star Marigold promotion in 2024, teaming with Sareee in the main event of the first show in a win over Giulia and Utami Hayashishita. She debuted for Stardom in June and most recently took part in the company’s 5Star Grand Prix tournament, advancing to the knockout round where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Suzu Suzuki.