Thekla makes surprise Stardom appearance to revive past rivalry
Just a few days after Alex Windsor pointed out she was fired from her job in Japan, AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla decided to antagonize the man she feels is responsible for that.
After defending her title against Windsor on Thursday’s Collision, Thekla made a surprise appearance during Friday’s Stardom American Dream event as part of WrestleMania week in Las Vegas to confront president Taro Okada.
She told Okada if she ever sees his face again, she would hunt him down, bring her girls and “kick his ass.” She then reconsidered and said, “Since I am already here…” which led to her taking off her belt to hit Okada with. A Stardom official jumped in to save Okada from any damage as he escaped. She gave chase as he ran away to the back.
Thekla was fired in storyline from Stardom for attacking Okada instead of joining the Cosmic Angels, followed by her signing with AEW last spring.
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