Thekla Says She Knew She Had Made It As A Heel When She Started Receiving Death Threats During Her STARDOM Run

Thekla discusses her STARDOM run and being a heel that received death threats during her run in the promotion.

The Austrian born professional wrestler is the current AEW Women’s World Champion and one of the promotions top heel women’s stars, but previously was a part of STARDOM’s roster, and had attacked STARDOM President Taro Okada at STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom 2025.

While speaking to The Express in a new interview, Thekla spoke about the reaction to the moment, noting that she knew she had made it as a heel when she received death threats for the attack.

“When the death threats came in and everybody was like, ‘Hey, somebody call the police, she needs to leave the country,’ and people started spitting at me at the shows,” she said, “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I think this is actually really working.'”

Thekla continued, discussing finding a new home in the United States.

“It took me a long time to find a place where I feel most comfortable, and that is fortunately not tied to a physical place. It was tough in Austria; it was always a fun time. Being in Japan, it was a tough time, but also challenging and very, very fun. And now the States, I’m kind of a baby here.”

Thekla is currently scheduled to defend her AEW Women’s World Title at AEW Double Or Nothing. You can read more about that here.