Willow Nightingale ‘very excited’ to return to Arena Mexico for CMLL Aniversario

AEW star Willow Nightingale is “very excited” to return to Arena Mexico for CMLL’s 91st Anniversary Show.

Nightingale has a CMLL World Women’s Championship against Zeuxis set for the Friday, September 13 event. In an interview with the Battleground Podcast, Nightingale expressed how much respect she has for Arena Mexico as a venue — saying she felt an “air of regality” when she’s wrestled there in the past.

“The last time I was in Arena Mexico, I felt so much love. I felt this air of — the best word that pops in my head right now is ‘regality.’ Like, we don’t have a building like Arena Mexico in the United States. We don’t have a structure that is specifically dedicated to professional wrestling and has been there for upwards of 60-70 years,” Nightingale said.

“The amount of history, the amount of professional wrestling matches, the culture, the love, the passion that has been poured into that building and that seeps through those walls — we don’t have anything like that. So to go there and visit that and see the fans — who it’s so deeply ingrained in their culture and lifestyle — is a joy. So I’m excited. I’m very excited.”

After the title was vacated by new WWE signee Stephanie Vaquer, Nightingale won the CMLL Women’s Championship at NJPW/CMLL Fantasticamania USA this July.

Nightingale has a street fight against Kris Statlander at AEW All Out this Saturday night, but the CMLL Women’s title won’t be on the line.

Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy are also set to compete in matches at the CMLL Aniversario.