Thea Hail

About

Madison Knisley (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional wrestler and former gymnast. As of March 2022, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Thea Hail.

Madison Knisley was born on September 9, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She went to school at Pivik Elementary School, in Plum, Pennsylvania and practiced gymnastics at a gymkhana in Monroeville.

Knisley made her professional wrestling debut on the September 28, 2021 (taped on September 11, 2021) episode of AEW Dark, where she performed under the ring name Nikita Knight, losing to Thunder Rosa. She wrestled in another match on the October 24, 2021 episode of Dark, against Julia Hart, which she lost.

On March 17, 2022, Knisley was announced as one of the 14 recruits who reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. One month later, she began to work under the ring name Thea Hail. She was assigned to NXT, where she became part of the Chase University stable. As part of the stable, they feuded with Schism (Joe Gacy, Ava, Jagger Reid, and…