Thekla Wins AEW Women’s World Championship at Forbidden Door, Cuts Off and Spits in Starlight Kid’s Mask

Thekla is the new AEW Women’s World Champion — and she made sure everyone knew exactly who she is in the process.

At AEW Forbidden Door, Thekla defeated Starlight Kid to capture the AEW Women’s World Championship. The victory alone would have been a major moment, but Thekla didn’t stop there. After the match, she cut off Starlight Kid’s mask and spat in it — a deeply personal act of disrespect that carries enormous weight in lucha libre culture, where a wrestler’s mask is considered a sacred part of their identity.

For Starlight Kid, who has built her career around her masked persona, the humiliation couldn’t have been more calculated or complete. Thekla didn’t just beat her — she stripped away a piece of who she is and made a spectacle of it in front of the Forbidden Door crowd.

The statement was unmistakable: Thekla isn’t just here to win championships. She’s here to leave a mark. With an act that will linger long after the final bell, the new champion has drawn a clear line and dared anyone on the AEW women’s roster to cross it.

Forbidden Door has historically been the stage for shocking, memorable moments, and Thekla’s coronation — and the manner of it — ranks among the most striking. How AEW’s women’s division responds to a champion willing to go this far is a story that’s just getting started.