Alexa Thatcher
Encyclopedia
Alexa Thatcher is an American
professional wrestler
who regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes
and various other independent
promotions
. She has also made brief appearances for Ring of Honor
, and wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
under the ring name Alexa Jade.
. While there, she was trained by Corvis Fear, The Soul Brothers and Skinhead Ivan. After that school closed down, she began training at another school in New Jersey, the AWA, where she was trained by Fear and Jay Lethal
, as well as others.
After debuting in 2005, Thatcher appeared for a multitude of independent
promotions
. In 2006, she wrestled for World Women's Wrestling
, Jersey All Pro Wrestling
(JAPW) and the East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW), competing against wrestlers including Mercedes Martinez
, Alicia and Synndy. On October 6 of that year, she won the National Wrestling Superstars Women's J-Cup. She defeated Princess Jana and Alicia to make it into the final, where she defeated Martinez. Thatcher finished out the year continuing to wrestle for JAPW and ECPW.
In 2007, Thatcher began wrestling for Ring of Honor
(ROH) and Shimmer Women Athletes
. She made her ROH debut on February 16 at Fifth Year Festival: NYC, teaming with Daizee Haze
in a loss to Sara Del Rey
and Allison Danger. After losing to Haze at a JAPW event on March 17, she began competing for Shimmer in April. At the DVD
tapings for Volumes 9 and 10, Thatcher lost to Ariel
, and competed in a four-way match, which was won by Rain, and also involved Malia Hosaka
and Josie respectively. She returned at the Volume 12 taping on June 2, where she was attacked by Alicia, during an interview with Becky Bayless
. In July, Thatcher began competing for Women Superstars Uncensored
(WSU), taking on Nikki Roxx
, and Alere Little Feather
. On August 17, Thatcher won the WSU Championship
by defeating Alicia. She held the title for just one day, before dropping it back to Alicia. In September, she began a feud
with Cindy Rogers
, having two matches end in a draw. She returned to Shimmer in October, at the tpaings for Volumes 15 and 16, losing to Cheerleader Melissa, but defeating Ashley Lane. In November 2007 she wrestled two matches for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
under the name "Alexa Jade", losing to both Gail Kim
and Awesome Kong
. Her last appearance of 2007 were for WSU, where she wrestled for the WSU Championship, but was unsuccessful.
In January 2008, Thatcher returned to ROH, losing first to Daizee Haze in a singles match at Proving Ground, before she and Ernie Osiris lost a mixed tag team match to Chris Hero
and Sara Del Rey at Transform. Throughout the rest of 2008, she continued to compete for WSU and American Championship Entertainment. This was until she retired from wrestling in June for personal reasons, pulling off of any scheduled shows.
On May 8, 2010, Alexa Thatcher appeared on a Pro Wrestling Syndicate show with former Reality Check partner, Kevin Matthews, managing him to a PWS World Championship win against Butterbean. The PWS website hints that a stable of Alexa Thatcher, Kevin Matthews, Velvet Sky, Devon Moore, and Danny Demanto, as Reality Check, will continue to reign as PWS continues to run shows.
and Christian
. Thatcher is dating fellow professional wrestler, Corvis Fear, who she met when she was sixteen. Although she had been a fan of wrestling, it wasn't until she met Fear that she thought that she could realistically accomplish becoming a professional wrestler. Fear later helped to train her.
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
who regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
and various other independent
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
promotions
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
. She has also made brief appearances for Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
, and wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
under the ring name Alexa Jade.
Professional wrestling career
Thatcher won a contest to receive formal training at a professional wrestling school, called the SAW, in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. While there, she was trained by Corvis Fear, The Soul Brothers and Skinhead Ivan. After that school closed down, she began training at another school in New Jersey, the AWA, where she was trained by Fear and Jay Lethal
Jay Lethal
Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion...
, as well as others.
After debuting in 2005, Thatcher appeared for a multitude of independent
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
promotions
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
. In 2006, she wrestled for World Women's Wrestling
World Women's Wrestling
World Women's Wrestling was a New England based female independent professional wrestling promotion. New England Championship Wrestling recognized the World Women's Wrestling Championship, and it was defended at NECW events....
, Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
(JAPW) and the East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW), competing against wrestlers including Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
, Alicia and Synndy. On October 6 of that year, she won the National Wrestling Superstars Women's J-Cup. She defeated Princess Jana and Alicia to make it into the final, where she defeated Martinez. Thatcher finished out the year continuing to wrestle for JAPW and ECPW.
In 2007, Thatcher began wrestling for Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
(ROH) and Shimmer Women Athletes
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
. She made her ROH debut on February 16 at Fifth Year Festival: NYC, teaming with Daizee Haze
Daizee Haze
Daizee Haze is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also the head trainer for the Shimmer Women Athletes promotion.-Training and Gateway Championship Wrestling:...
in a loss to Sara Del Rey
Sara Del Rey
Sara Amato is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Sara Del Rey. She is a mainstay for Chikara and Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared for many other independent promotions in the United States, including Ring of Honor, IWA Mid-South, All Pro Wrestling, as...
and Allison Danger. After losing to Haze at a JAPW event on March 17, she began competing for Shimmer in April. At the DVD
DVD
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tapings for Volumes 9 and 10, Thatcher lost to Ariel
Ana Rocha
Ana Rocha is an Portuguese-American professional wrestler and manager known by her ring name "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel, who has competed in Northeastern independent promotions including Ring of Honor, IWA Mid-South and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Early life and career:Born in São...
, and competed in a four-way match, which was won by Rain, and also involved Malia Hosaka
Malia Hosaka
Malia Hosaka is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.-Career:Malia Hosaka was trained by Killer Kowalski at the wrestling training camp run by Misty Blue Simmes...
and Josie respectively. She returned at the Volume 12 taping on June 2, where she was attacked by Alicia, during an interview with Becky Bayless
Becky Bayless
Rebecca Treston better known by her ring name Rebecca "Becky" Bayless, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for independent promotions such as Women's Extreme Wrestling, Wrestling Superstars Unleashed, Wrestlicious, and Women Superstars Uncensored...
. In July, Thatcher began competing for Women Superstars Uncensored
Women Superstars Uncensored
Women Superstars Uncensored is an American, New Jersey based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event in 1996. Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and comedic storylines. The company tapes two DVDs worth of material during weekend shows...
(WSU), taking on Nikki Roxx
Nicole Raczynski
Nicole Raczynski is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi...
, and Alere Little Feather
Janel Horton
Janel Horton is an American professional wrestler and manager, known by her ringname Alere Little Feather, who competes in North American independent promotions including Chikara, MXW Pro Wrestling, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, National...
. On August 17, Thatcher won the WSU Championship
WSU Championship
The WSU Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Women Superstars Uncensored. It is competed for in Women Superstars Uncensored, and has been defended on shows of sister promotion National Wrestling Superstars. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in...
by defeating Alicia. She held the title for just one day, before dropping it back to Alicia. In September, she began a feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers is a retired American professional wrestler. She is known for performing on the independent circuit for World Xtreme Wrestling and Shimmer Women Athletes, among others.-Professional wrestling career:...
, having two matches end in a draw. She returned to Shimmer in October, at the tpaings for Volumes 15 and 16, losing to Cheerleader Melissa, but defeating Ashley Lane. In November 2007 she wrestled two matches for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
under the name "Alexa Jade", losing to both Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
and Awesome Kong
Kia Stevens
Kia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy...
. Her last appearance of 2007 were for WSU, where she wrestled for the WSU Championship, but was unsuccessful.
In January 2008, Thatcher returned to ROH, losing first to Daizee Haze in a singles match at Proving Ground, before she and Ernie Osiris lost a mixed tag team match to Chris Hero
Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
and Sara Del Rey at Transform. Throughout the rest of 2008, she continued to compete for WSU and American Championship Entertainment. This was until she retired from wrestling in June for personal reasons, pulling off of any scheduled shows.
On May 8, 2010, Alexa Thatcher appeared on a Pro Wrestling Syndicate show with former Reality Check partner, Kevin Matthews, managing him to a PWS World Championship win against Butterbean. The PWS website hints that a stable of Alexa Thatcher, Kevin Matthews, Velvet Sky, Devon Moore, and Danny Demanto, as Reality Check, will continue to reign as PWS continues to run shows.
Personal life
Thatcher watched wrestling growing up, and is a fan of Trish StratusTrish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
and Christian
Jason Reso
William Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Christian and Christian Cage...
. Thatcher is dating fellow professional wrestler, Corvis Fear, who she met when she was sixteen. Although she had been a fan of wrestling, it wasn't until she met Fear that she thought that she could realistically accomplish becoming a professional wrestler. Fear later helped to train her.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Heart kick (Arm trap shoot kick to the face)
- Standing bulldog
- Signature moves
- German suplex
- Headscissors takedown
- Running knee strike to a cornered opponent
- Sidewalk slam
Championships and accomplishments
- ACE Action Zone
- ACE Action Zone Women's title (1 time)
- Great Wrestling Federation
- GWF Women's Championship (1 time)
- National Wrestling Superstars
- NWS Women's J-Cup (2006)
- Women Superstars UncensoredWomen Superstars UncensoredWomen Superstars Uncensored is an American, New Jersey based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event in 1996. Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and comedic storylines. The company tapes two DVDs worth of material during weekend shows...
- WSU ChampionshipWSU ChampionshipThe WSU Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Women Superstars Uncensored. It is competed for in Women Superstars Uncensored, and has been defended on shows of sister promotion National Wrestling Superstars. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in...
(1 time)