Charli Evans has been one of the world’s most travelled wrestlers for the past decade. Evans has always been vocal about her love of Japan, recently listing a return to the country with Medusa Complex compatriot Millie McKenzie on her list of goals for 2025. The two were a part of the Sendai Girls promotion early in their respective careers, and as Evans details in a recent chat with Love Wrestling, a large part of that was due to wrestling legend and Sendai Girls promoter Meiko Satomura’s influence.

Evans recently joined Love Wrestling to discuss her work with Sendai Girls, and Satomura’s impact on her career trajectory.

“I met Meiko when I first moved to Japan,” stated Evans. “She came and did a King of Trios that was actually in the UK. [So], when I first moved to England, sorry. She was the one that invited me out to Sendai Girls.”

“Japan was always a massive goal for me,” Evans continued. “To have Meiko Satomura be like ‘Oh, would you like to….’ ‘Uhh, yes. I would. I would love that.’ She was so good to Millie [McKenzie] and I when we first went to Sendai, and gave us all these opportunities.

“I really credit her so much, because I feel around that time, the 2019 time, was when I kind of was starting to figure it out, and be like ‘okay, this is who I want to be as a wrestler.’ I attribute a lot of that to Sendai girls and Meiko.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Evans chatted about working with the aforementioned Millie McKenzie in Medusa Complex, and her goals for the team in 2025.

Tune in to the full interview with Charli Evans below.

Two of professional wrestling’s biggest brands will work together for the foreseeable future.

Earlier today, WWE and TNA officially announced a multi-year partnership, aimed at increasing exposure across all brands for their respective talent.

“This is a monumental announcement for both companies and professional wrestling as a whole,” said Northern Armoury star and former LPW Challenge Champion, Travis Williams. “It’s confirmation that what Judas and I have said since we got signed with TNA, that TNA is the perfect place for us to be. Can’t wait to see what 2025 holds…”

Though officially announced today, WWE and TNA have been working together for the better part of a year. Former TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace was a surprise entrant in the 2024 Royal Rumble matchup, additionally challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship. Joe Hendry was also a major part of NXT programming, taking on Ethan Page for the NXT Championship at the No Mercy PLE. A number of NXT talents also made their way to TNA, with Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace, Tatum Paxley, and more making their way to the former IMPACT Zone. Wes Lee also was a part of the crossover, both reuniting with, and turning on, the Rascalz.

TNA has also started teasing their upcoming Genesis pay-per-view as a crossover event with NXT. However, no confirmed details have been released.