Thekla Says She’d Spend $1,000 Just to Drop an F-Bomb on National TV

If you’ve watched Thekla work a microphone, you already know colorful language is very much part of her brand. Now the ‘Toxic Spider’ is putting a dollar figure on it.

In a recent interview with Adrian Hernandez, Thekla revealed she’s considered setting aside a full $1,000 — the standard fine talent can face for uttering prohibited language on broadcast television — just for the satisfaction of saying the word ‘fuck’ on national TV. The implication is clear: for Thekla, the moment might well be worth the hit to her wallet.

It’s a characteristically unfiltered statement from a performer who has built a reputation on blunt, unvarnished personality. Thekla has leaned into an edgy, unapologetic character throughout her career, and the idea that she’d treat a four-figure fine as an acceptable cost of doing business tracks perfectly with that persona.

Broadcast standards have long been a point of tension in professional wrestling. While premium streaming and pay-per-view presentations operate with more latitude, linear television appearances come with FCC-driven restrictions that promotions and their talent are expected to observe — sometimes under threat of financial penalty. Thekla’s candid acknowledgment that she’s at least thought about paying the price speaks to just how central that raw, unfiltered energy is to who she is as a performer.

Whether she ever follows through remains to be seen, but the sentiment alone is very on-brand for one of wrestling’s more entertainingly unpredictable personalities.