Thekla Explains What Drew Her To AEW Over WWE

Craig Ballantyne

Thekla Explains What Drew Her To AEW Over WWE

Thekla has opened up about her decision to pursue a career in AEW rather than WWE.

On the May 28th edition of Dynamite, Thekla made her explosive AEW debut, attacking Jamie Hayter. Soon after, the Toxic Spider allied herself with Julia Hart and Skye Blue, forming the Triangle of Madness.

The trio has quickly become a popular faction in AEW, and Thekla has solidified her place as a contender for the AEW Women’s World Title, though she has yet to capture the gold.

During a recent appearance on Talk Is Jericho, the star said she had aimed to sign with AEW since the early days of the promotion.

“I had always told my friends back when AEW first started, I was like, ‘Hey guys, just so you know, this is where I’m going to be at some point. So just heads up.’ So then my cocky attitude kind of led me also to be like, you gotta follow up on that one.”

Thekla went on to explain that AEW appealed to her more than WWE because of its “punk feel,” contrasting that to the restrictions WWE puts on its wrestlers.

“When I first started watching WWE and learning about how things are done over there, I think generally I didn’t love the idea of having to not (do) things my way. Everybody knows that you gotta drop your name and have to do whatever somebody tells you. I’m not great with authority.

“When AEW started, I thought, okay, something new. I love a good underdog. And I just liked the melting pot of people who started there. It just had more of a punk feel and more of a fresh feel. I was like, that’s probably a good place for me at some point. I was super green at the time still. It was a far future type of thing. But I just had a good feeling about it.”

Thekla Set For AEW Women’s World Title Match On AEW Dynamite

Thekla will get another chance at gold on the February 11th edition of Dynamite when she challenges Kris Statlander for the AEW Women’s World Championship in a Strap Match. The stipulation was revealed on Collision after Thekla launched a vicious assault on Statlander with her belt, delivering 12 lashes to The Cosmic Killer.

H/T to F4WOnline for the above transcription.

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