Thekla

Thekla in October 2022

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Vienna, Austria

**Thekla Kaischauri** known mononymously by her ring name **Thekla** is an Austrian professional wrestler currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champions, while also being a former one-time SWA World Champion.

She is also known known for her tenure with the Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon, where she is a former Triangle Ribbon Champion.

## Professional wrestling career

### Early Career

When she was 19 years old, she was attracted by a poster of professional wrestling show that she saw in her native Austria. She was inspired by this experience and aspired to be a wrestler from that point.

Thekla made her professional wrestling debut in the German independent scene at *IPW Germany Eishaus Explosion 2*, an event promoted by Independent Pro Wrestling Germany on April 21, 2018, where she fell short to Kat Siren.

### Ice Ribbon (2019-2021)

Thekla moved to Japan and began working for Ice Ribbon, promotion where she competed for most of her career. She made her first appearance at *New Ice Ribbon #973*, an event promoted on July 27, 2019, where she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi and Suzu Suzuki in a losing effort against Asahi, Matsuya Uno and Tsukasa Fujimoto as a result of a six-woman tag team match. At *New Ice Ribbon #1047* on June 20, 2020, she competed in a 14-woman gauntlet match also involving Maika Ozaki, Hamuko Hoshi, Hiragi Kurumi, Matsuya Uno and others. She also moved up to title picture. At *New Ice Ribbon #1101* on February 23, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Tsukushi Haruka for the IW19 Championship. At *New Ice Ribbon #1109* on April 21, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Risa Sera for the FantastICE Championship. Later that year, she would announce her departure from Ice Ribbon.

### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2021-present)

On November 3, two mysterious figures in Momo masks began attacking various Stardom wrestlers, After one of the post-match attacks on December 25th, Giulia would announce that both of the masked superstars would join Donna Del Mondo at the beginning of 2022. On January 3, 2022, at *Stardom Award in Shinjuku*, Thekla and former Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling wrestler MIRAI (formerly known as Mirai Maiumi) were revealed to be the identities of the wrestlers behind the Momo masks. They teamed up with Giulia to defeat Cosmic Angels members Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka and Mai Sakurai. On January 29, 2022 at Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight, Thekla defeated Mina Shirakawa to win the the vacant SWA World Championship. At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, 2022, Thekla teamed up with Giulia and Mirai to wrestle fellow stablemates Syuri, Maika and Himeka into a time-limit draw in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match. On the first night of the Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, Thekla teamed up with Maika in a losing effort against Prominence's Risa Sera and Suzu Suzuki. On the second night from March 27, she teamed with Giulia, Maika and Himeka to defeat the whole Prominence team formed by Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, Mochi Miyagi and Akane Fujita. On May 5, 2022 at Stardom Fukuoka Goddess Festival, Thekla lost the SWA World Championship to Mayu Iwatani.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Death Trap Choke* (Bridging figure-four necklock)
	+ *Toxic Spider Death Drop* (Double underhook swinging reverse STO transitioned into a DDT)
	+ *Spider's Choke* (Headscissors shoulder lock) - adopted from Mariko Yoshida
* **Signature moves**
	+ Butterfly suplex
	+ Chop block
	+ Diving crossbody
	+ *Jorōgumo* (Rope hung figure-four necklock)
	+ Lariat
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Front high
		- Super
		- Roundhouse
	+ Multiple *Muta lock* variations
		- *Weberknechte* (Regular)
		- *Yokumonogatame* (Cross-legged bridging)
	+ Spear
	+ *Spider Brainbuster* (Avalanche-hung brainbuster)
	+ *Spider Web* (Spinning headscissors takedown twisted into an octopus stretch)
* **Nicknames**
	+ "Toxic Spider"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "Caught in Her Web" by Alexander Martinz and Thekla Kaischauri

## Personal life

Thekla has Master of Fine Arts (MFA), and designs her own t-shirts. She has also a dancing background owing to her experience as a former ballerina and is also a polyglot that can speak five languages.

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Ice Ribbon**
	+ Triangle Ribbon Championship (1 time)
	+ WUW World Underground Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time)
* **World Wonder Ring Stardom**
	+ Artist of Stardom Championship (1 time) – with Giulia and Mai Sakurai
	+ SWA World Championship (1 time)