Stardom wrestlers respond to Thekla ‘declaring death’ to promotion
Several wrestlers from Stardom have responded to Thekla.
The AEW Women’s World Champion spat on the Stardom logo during Wednesday’s broadcast of AEW Dynamite and “declared death” to the promotion.
Stardom wrestlers Syuri, Starlight Kid, and Lady C, the official Stardom account on X, and English commentator Walker Stewart have all responded to Thekla’s actions.
Lady C wrote, “Why would you do something like that…? I’ve clashed with Teca a few times, but not once did I ever understand what was going through her mind. Even after getting fired from Stardom, even after becoming the AEW Women’s World Champion, her obsession with Stardom still— isn’t it because she actually loves Stardom?”
Lady C later added, “It’s so frustrating. Even when someone leaves, we’ve kept protecting Stardom. One person’s strength might be small, but we’ve protected it together. Stardom is our pride.”
Former Stardom wrestler Mina Shirakawa wrote: “Damn… that’s really disrespectful. Man, that’s really harsh, for real.”
Stardom English commentator Walker Stewart wrote: “Absolutely disgusting. Don’t forget where you came from…”
Syuri wrote: “Tekla…”
Starlight Kid responded to a clip of Thekla’s segment with:
“！？！？！？
#SLK
#NEOGENESIS
#STARDOM“
As noted previously, Stardom president Taro Okada wrote after Thekla’s segment, “A vulgar, cowardly, and shameful act. Unforgivable.”
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