Xena (wrestler)

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 a former Artist of Stardom Champion (with Maika and Mina Shirakawa) and is a member of Empress Nexus Venus.

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
Debut	20 July 2018

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

• Future Wrestling Australia
  • FWA Women's Championship (4 times)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 213 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2024^[9]
• World Wonder Ring Stardom
  • Artist of Stardom Championship (1 time) – with Maika and Mina Shirakawa^[10]

References

1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Xena/Career Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
2. Edwards, Scott (March 26, 2023). "STARDOM Cinderella Tournament First Round Results (3/26/23): Giulia, Mayu Iwatani, And More". Retrieved April 1, 2023.
3. Thompson, Andrew (April 6, 2023). "Jessie f.k.a. Jessi Kamea revealed as newest member of STARDOM's Club Venus faction". postwrestling.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
4. Lambert, Jeremy (October 1, 2023). "Mariah May Says Goodbye To STARDOM, Says She Will Be Back". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
5. World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 20, 2024). 【お知らせ】『STARDOM AWARD 2023』ユニット撮影会グルーピング変更のお知らせ. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2024.
6. Peps (January 20, 2024). "STARDOM In Takadanobaba Results & Notes January 20, 2024". Wrestle Purists. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
7. Carlin, James (January 27, 2024). "Mina Shirakawa Challenges for IWGP Women's Title, Her Faction Gets a Name". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
8. Edwards, Scott (March 30, 2024). "STARDOM Results (3/30/24): Goddesses, Artist Belts Change Hands". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
9. Internet Wrestling Database. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 250 Female for 2024". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
10. "Artist of Stardom Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

External links

• Xena's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database