AEW reportedly signs current champion to updated contract
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla will reportedly be #AllElite for years to come after signing a new contract.
Fightful Select reported Wednesday that Thekla recently signed a new multi-year deal even though she was already under a two-year contract that had yet to expire.
The reason? According to the report, the company “was so happy with her performance, they made the move to sign her to a new, multi-year deal not even a full year into the original deal.”
After signing a contract following a run in Japan, the Austria native debuted less than a year ago (May 2025), targeting Jamie Hayter. She aligned with Skye Blue and Julia Hart to form the Triangle of Madness, and then defeated Kris Statlander for the Women’s World title on a February edition of Dynamite.
In a recent interview with Chris Jericho, she said she had a “good feeling” she would end up in AEW one day as it “just had more of a punk feel and more of a fresh feel.”
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.