Zayda Steel

Zayda Steel

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March 19, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Zayda Steel discusses her journey to AEW, her debut match, and the sacrifices made along the way.

Zayda Steel breaks down her AEW journey including the phone call from Tony Khan that brought her to the company. She shares behind-the-scenes stories from her in-ring debut on AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage against Marina Shafir, and what was going through her mind just before the match started, during the actual fight, and right after the submission loss! She speaks about leaving high school to chase her wrestling dream, the sacrifices her mom made to support her, and the grind that took her from training to the indies to the ROH and AEW. Plus, she talks SkyFlight, working with Scorpio Sky, lessons learned from Christopher Daniels, and the energy and attitude she brings to the team and the AEW women’s roster in general Upper Deck’s AEW SP Signature Edition is here, featuring Mercedes Mone, Orange Cassidy, Kenny Omega and more! https://bit.ly/4srGApc AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Zayda Steel

Topics covered

  • AEW journey
  • wrestling debut
  • personal sacrifices
  • training and development
  • team dynamics
  • women's wrestling

Keywords

  • Zayda Steel
  • Tony Khan
  • AEW
  • wrestling debut
  • Marina Shafir
  • Scorpio Sky
  • Christopher Daniels
  • Upper Deck
  • women's wrestling

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Organizations: AEW, ROH

Products: AEW SP Signature Edition

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