Thea Hail

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Thea Hail
Personal information
BornMadison Knisley [1]
(2003-09-09) September 9, 2003 (age 22)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Nikita Knight [2]
Thea Hail [3]
Billed height5 ft 2 in (157 cm) [4]
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg) [5]
Trained byBrandon K [6]
WWE Performance Center [1]
Debut2021 [6]

Madison Knisley (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional wrestler and gymnast. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Thea Hail.

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Early life

Madison Knisley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She went to school at Pivik Elementary School, in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania and practiced gymnastics at a gymkhana in Monroeville. [7]

Professional wrestling career

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

On September 28, 2021, Knisley made her All Elite Wrestling debut as enhancement talent on Dark under the ring name Nikita Knight against Thunder Rosa. [8] She wrestled in another match against Julia Hart, on the October 24, 2021 episode of Dark, which she lost. [9]

WWE

Chase University (2022–2024)

On March 17, 2022, Knisley was announced as one of the 14 recruits who reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. [1] One month later, she began to work under the ring name Thea Hail. [2] [10] She was assigned to NXT, where she became part of the Chase University stable. [11]

On the February 7, 2023, episode of NXT, Hail confronted Tiffany Stratton over a TikTok video which Stratton uploaded, and she took issue with. After the incident, Ava appeared behind Hail, cupped her hand over mouth, then dragged her away. [12] Two weeks later, on February 21, Chase and Hudson defended Hail's honor, by facing The Dyad, who had Ava by their side. Hail was chased around the ring by Ava, which led to Chase arguing with her, while Fowler and Reid hit Hudson with the double codebreaker, ultimately costing Chase University the match. [13] On April 1, on the NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff pre-show, Hail, Duke Hudson, Andre Chase, and Tyler Bate defeated Schism in an eight-person mixed tag team match to successfully retain control of Chase University. [14] On the June 6 episode of NXT, Hail won a battle royal to become the number one contender for Stratton's NXT Women's Championship. [15] The match took place at Week 2 of Gold Rush on June 27, where Hail failed to win. [16] She challenged Stratton once again on July 30 at The Great American Bash in a submission match, but lost while being held in a boston crab, as Chase threw in the towel on her behalf. [17] At Week 2 of NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 31, Hail and Jayne challenged WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven for the titles though they were unsuccessful as Chase refused to help Jayne cheat to win. [18]

On the following week of NXT, Jayne (with Nyx) turned on Chase U. [19] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, Hail teamed up with Henley and Kelani Jordan to defeat Jayne, Kiana James and Izzi Dame in a six-woman tag team match. [20] On the following episode of NXT, Jayne revealed the truth of Chase U's gambling debt. In Hail's NXT Women's Championship match in 2023, Chase placed an illegal bet that Hail would win the title. However, he chose Hail's safety and threw in the towel, resulting in him losing the bet. [21] On the April 16 episode of NXT, Hail lost to Tatum Paxley after interference from Jayne and Nyx. Following this, a match was scheduled between Hail and Jayne for Week 2 of Spring Breakin', which Hail won. However, a dissatisfied Henley turned heel and attacked Hail as she was celebrating. [22] [23] [24] On the May 21 episode of NXT, Henley defeated Hail to qualify for a spot for the six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion at NXT Battleground. On the November 19 episode of NXT, Ridge Holland, who had joined and defected Chase U, defeated Chase with the future of Chase U on the line, causing the stable to disband. [25]

Singles competition (2025–present)

After a five-month hiatus, Hail returned on the April 15, 2025, episode of NXT and defeated Karmen Petrovic to qualify for the six-woman ladder match for the vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver. [26] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Hail failed to win the title. [27] On the November 4 episode of NXT, Hail was revealed as Joe Hendry's mixed tag team partner as they challenged AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Ethan Page for the titles at Night 1 of NXT: Gold Rush on November 18 but failed to win the match. [28] [29]

Other media

Video games

Thea Hail in video games
YearTitleNotesRef.
2024 WWE 2K24 Video game debut [30]
2025 WWE 2K25

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. 1 2 Currier, Joseph (April 7, 2022). "Three debuts set for WWE NXT Level Up". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thea Hail". WWE. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  5. ↑ "Thea Hail". Pro Wrestlers Database. Smackdown Hotel. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Thea Hail: Profile" . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ Zapf, Karen (November 28, 2012). "Plum student inspired by meeting with Olympic gymnasts". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Howard, Ryan (September 28, 2021). "9/28 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Ricky Starks vs. Darius Lockhart, Thunder Rosa vs. Nikita Knight, Hogan vs. Grey, more". Pro Wrestling Torch . Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  11. ↑ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (May 31, 2022). "5/31 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Hazelwood's live report on PLE go-home with women's championship summit, Grimes vs. Frazer, Jade vs. Lopez, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ Wells, Kelly (February 7, 2023). "2/7 NXT REPORT: Wells's live report on Bayley hosting Toxic Attraction, Carmelo Hayes follows up on his big win, Sol Ruca vs. Zoey Stark, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ Pulido, Luis (February 21, 2023). "WWE NXT (2/21/2023) Results: Bron Breakker vs Jinder Mahal, Alba Fyre, Ilja Dragunov & More Compete". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  15. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (June 6, 2023). "Thea Hail wins #1 contenders Battle Royal on WWE NXT, Cavinder Twins celebrate with her". POST Wrestling . Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ WWE.com Staff (June 27, 2023). "NXT Gold Rush Week Two results, June 27, 2023". WWE. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ Aiken, Chris (July 30, 2023). "WWE NXT Great American Bash live results: Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  18. ↑ WWE.com Staff (October 31, 2023). "Halloween Havoc Week Two results, October 31, 2023". WWE. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  19. ↑ Moore, John (March 19, 2024). "NXT TV results (3/19): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Noam Dar, Riley Osborne challenging for the NXT Heritage Cup, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, NXT Tag Team Title match qualifiers for Stand & Deliver". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  21. ↑ Moore, John (April 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ Moore, John (April 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/16): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams in a steel cage match, Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ Moore, John (April 30, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  24. ↑ Tessier, Colin (May 1, 2024). "Fallon Henley Turns On Thea Hail On 4/30 WWE NXT". WrestleZone via Yahoo Entertainment . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  25. ↑ Tessier, Colin (November 19, 2024). "Chase University Forced To Disband After Andre Chase's Loss On WWE NXT | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  26. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 15, 2025). "NXT TV results (4/15): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver go-home show with Ethan Page vs. Wes Lee vs. Eddy Thorpe vs. Lexis King in a four-way for a shot at the NA Title, two qualifiers for the Women's NXT Title ladder match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  27. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  28. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (November 4, 2025). "Joe Hendry & Thea Hail To Challenge Ethan Page & Chelsea Green For AAA Mixed Tag Titles At NXT Gold Rush". Fightful. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  29. ↑ Moore, John (November 18, 2025). "NXT TV results (11/18): Moore's review of Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women's Title, Blake Monroe vs. Sol Ruca for the NXT Women's North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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