Thea Hail

Madison Knisely (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE performing for the NXT brand under the ring name Thea Hail and is a member of Chase University. She previously wrestled on the independent circuit and made appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Nikita Knight.

Thea Hail
Birth nameMadison Knisely
Born (2003-09-09) September 9, 2003
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Nikita Knight
  • Thea Hail
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Trained by
DebutSeptember 11, 2021

Professional wrestling career

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

Knisely made two appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on AEW Dark, losing to Thunder Rosa and Julia Hart.[1][2]

WWE (2022–present)

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Knisely had signed with WWE and would be reporting to the WWE Performance Center.[3] She made her debut on the April 8 episode of the NXT Level Up under the ring name Thea Hail, losing to Ivy Nile. On the May 31 episode of NXT, Hail graduated from high school and chose to study at Andre Chase University.[4][5] Hail would start appearing regularly with Chase University members Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward, going on a winning streak on NXT Level Up. On the August 9 episode of NXT, Hail made her televised in-ring debut against Arianna Grace in a losing effort.[6] [7][8][9][10] On the November 1 episode of NXT, Duke Hudson joined Chase U replacing Hayward and helping Chase and Hail after the former was attacked by Charlie Dempsey.[11]

Over the next several weeks, Chase U would go into a feud with Schism, which would also involve Tyler Bate, who began to help Chase U against Schism. An eight-person mixed tag team match would be set up for NXT Stand & Deliver, with the control of Chase University on the line. At the event, Chase U would defeat Schism.[12]

References
  1. "AEW Dark Stream And Results (9/28): Ricky Starks, Dante Martin, Thunder Rosa, More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. "AEW Dark Live Stream And Results (11/30): Adam Cole, Anthony Greene, Tony Nese, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". wwe.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. "NXT Level Up Results (4/8): Ivy Nile, Bodhi Hayward, Javier Bernal, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. "WWE NXT Results for 5/31/22 Cameron Grimes vs. Nathan Frazer, Solo Sikoa vs. Duke Hudson, and more". fightful.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. "NXT Level Up Results (6/17): Thea Hail, Guru Raaj, Ivy Nile, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. "NXT Level Up (7/22) Results: Duke Hudson, Thea Hail, Bryson Montana, And More Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  8. "NXT Level Up Results (9/30): Thea Hail, Ikemen Jiro, Javier Bernal In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. "NXT Level Up Results (10/28): Jakara Jackson Debuts, Trick Williams In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  10. "WWE NXT 2.0 Results (8/9/2022): Zoey Stark vs Cora Jade, Rounds Match, Nikkita Lyons In Action + More". fightful.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  11. "WWE NXT Results (11/1/2022): Grayson Waller vs. R-Truth, Mandy Rose Celebration, Bron Breakker". fightful.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  12. McGuire, Colin (1 April 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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