During a recent interview with Daily Express US,<\/a> the AEW Women\u2019s World Champion said she received death threats after the initial angle.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the death threats came in and everybody was like, \u2018Hey, somebody call the police, she needs to leave the country,\u2019 and people started spitting at me at the shows,\u201d Thekla said, \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my God, I think this is actually really working.’\u201d<\/p>\n The angle has been followed up on twice since the initial attack. She also had altercations with Okada at Arena Mexico in October and again at STARDOM\u2019s American Dream show in Las Vegas over WrestleMania weekend.<\/p>\n Thekla<\/a> also spoke about her preference for being a heel during the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cI just love being a little prick,\u201d she said. \u201cI call everybody dumb b\u2014\u2014, you know,\u201d she said, laughing. \u201cAnd people are just like, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n Thekla also addressed her and WWE\u2019s Gunther both coming from Austria, a country that doesn\u2019t have much of a wrestling scene.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are the odds that we both come from a very small country with basically no wrestling scene? What are the odds that that two people make it this far, him and WWE and me and AEW? It\u2019s it\u2019s really remarkable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Thekla\u2019s full interview is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Clips of Thekla attacking the STARDOM president are below:<\/p>\n
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