Toxic Spider Thekla

AEW Unrestricted

AEW

Wrestling, Sports

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The “Toxic Spider” Thekla opens up about her journey from Vienna’s underground wrestling scene to five years in Japan with Ice Ribbon and Stardom, and how that shaped her in-ring style and character. She shares what it was like debuting in AEW this Spring, competing at Forbidden Door in London, and joining forces with Julia Hart and Skye Blue to form Triangle of Madness. Thekla also talks about designing her own gear, writing her entrance music, overcoming imposter syndrome, and why AEW has always been the dream! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck Authenticated 2025 AEW Monumental. Each box contains three carefully hand-picked memorabilia pieces with the chance to win a VIP fan experience. Elevate your memorabilia collection and chase a variety of items from Adam Page, MJF, Kenny Omega, Sting, Toni Storm, Mercedes Moné, and many more! https://bit.ly/45wlFGN AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We about the party
0:01.1	This is A.
0:02.2	This is A.
0:03.5	This is A.E.W. Unrestricted.
0:04.9	The office now.
0:06.7	We're going to turn it up.
0:10.4	Pump and make them bounce now.
0:11.8	Floss it like they're boston and the freaks are coming out now.
0:15.3	This is AEW Unrestricted, the official podcast of All Elite Wrestling.
0:26.2	I am Will Washington. But I am not alone here because she is back in her home.
0:34.0	Yes. It is Aubrey Edwards. We're not seeing you in a hotel in... Oh, God. Yes, in Europe this time.
0:37.9	Right. I think it was in Scotland when we talked with Blake last week, so it was like,, my God. It was funny before we signed on, Stacey's like, how are you feeling?
0:40.3	And I'm like, I'm a husk of a human being.
0:42.8	Because it's one of those things. Like the joke is that, like, you don't get paid to work in wrestling. You get paid to travel. and the wrestling part is the fun part
0:49.7	that you just get to do anyway.
0:51.7	I had two layovers to Scotland.
0:53.9	We were there for a couple days,
0:55.2	and then we flew to London,
0:57.3	did the crazy show there. just get to do anyway. I had two layovers to Scotland. We were there for a couple days,
0:55.2	and then we flew to London, did the crazy show there. The O2 was fantastic. All of the fans in
1:01.0	the UK are phenomenal. And then I flew back home to Seattle, nine and a half hour flight,
1:05.6	was home for 18 hours before I then went to Philadelphia to kick off our amazing residency. So I found Justin
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