Xena (wrestler)

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Xena
Born (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) [1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Xena
Trained by Madison Eagles
Robbie Eagles
Mick Moretti
Debut20 July 2018

Xena Kacho (born 18 February 1997), known by her ring name Xena, is an Australian professional wrestler. She currently wrestles for the World Wonder Ring Stardom as a freelancer, where she is the current Artist of Stardom Champion (with Maika and Mina Shirakawa) in her first reign and is a member of Empress Nexus Venus.

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Professional wrestling career

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2023–present)

Club Venus (2023–2024)

On the first night of the 2023 Cinderella Tournament on March 26, 2023, Xena was revealed as Club Venus' newest member, where she defeated Hina in the first round. [2] Xena performed the best out of the Club Venus members by reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to Mirai. On April 6, Mariah May and Xena were scheduled to team up with a mystery partner to face Stars (Hanan, Koguma and Saya Iida). On the day of the event, the mystery partner was revealed to be Jessie, fka Jessi Kamea in NXT and Jessie Elaban in the independent circuit. Jessie, May and Xena ended up winning the match. [3] By September 30, Xena became the only foreign member still being part of the unit. [4]

Empress Nexus Venus (2024–present)

On January 20, 2024, Waka Tsukiyama, Hanako, Maika, Mina Shirakawa and Xena reformed Club Venus into a new stable, later given the name Empress Nexus Venus. [5] [6] [7] On March 30, Maika, Shirakawa and Xena won the Artist of Stardom Championship by defeating Abarenbo GE. [8]

Championships and accomplishments

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