Persephone (wrestler)

Persephone
Personal information
Born (2001-08-03) August 3, 2001
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Black Widow
Perse
Persephone
Viktoria
Billed height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Billed weight145 lb (66 kg)
Trained byRey Escorpión
Scorpio 2000
Tritón
DebutAugust 2016

Persephone (born August 3, 2001) is the ring name of a Mexican-American professional wrestler. She is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also signed to Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she is the current CMLL World Women's Champion in her first reign. She has also wrestled as Perse and Black Widow. Initially performing under a mask, she voluntarily removed her mask in 2023, which is unusual for Mexican wrestlers who typically only unmask after losing it in a match.[1][2]

Early life

Persephone was raised in El Paso, Texas.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2023)

Persephone began wrestling in August 2016. Persephone made her wrestling debut under New Era Wrestling (NEW), a local wrestling promotion in El Paso, Texas, She wrestled for several months under the name of Black Widow. She wrestled in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and on the Mexican independent scene.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023–present)

In 2023, Peresophone signed with AAA's rival promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[3]

In CMLL, Persephone notably has had a feud with Tessa Blanchard and generally is a ruda, an evil character, as opposed to the tecnicas who are the good doers.[4][5] She won the 2024 Campeonato de Amazonas (the title for the best female wrestler in CMLL) after defeating veteran Zeuxis in an upset during the championship finals on October 18, 2024.[6] At La Noche de las Amazonas ("The Night of the Amazons") on March 6, 2026, Persephone defeated Mercedes Moné to win the CMLL World Women's Championship.[7][8]

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2025–present)

On July 11, 2025, Persephone made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut by competing in a Worldwide Women's Wild Card four-way match for the interim ROH Women's World Television Championship at Supercard of Honor, which was won by Mina Shirakawa.[9] On August 24, at the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) co-promoted event Forbidden Door, Persephone wrestled in a four-way match for Mercedes Moné's AEW TBS Championship, but lost.[10]

In January 2026, Persephone announced on CMLL's weekly magazine show Informa that she had signed with AEW, while also keeping her contract with CMLL.[11]

Personal life

Persephone holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. In addition to wrestling, Persephone also holds a bachelor's degree in kinesiology.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Producciones Lucha Vlogs (April 23, 2023). "Luchadora AAA queda SIN MASCARA expone rostro sin perderla, muere Black Widow y nace Persephone". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ a b L. Guerrero Duran, Maria (May 7, 2023). "The borderland's wrestling roots branch out". The Prospector. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Tessier, Colin (July 30, 2024). "Persephone And Zeuxis To Face Tessa Blanchard And Lluvia For CMLL Women's Tag Titles At 8/6 CMLL Event". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Pulido, Luis (August 6, 2024). "Tessa Blanchard & Lluvia Win Vacant CMLL World Women's Tag Titles At 8/6 CMLL Martes de Arena Mexico". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Pulido, Luis (October 19, 2024). "Persephone Beats Zeuxis, Wins 2024 CMLL Women's Universal Title Tourney On CMLL Viernes Espectacular". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Martínez, Sebastián (March 7, 2026). "Mercedes Moné pierde el Campeonato Mundial Femenino del CMLL" [Mercedes Moné loses the CMLL Women's World Championship]. Solowrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "¡Persephone es la nueva Campeona Mundial Femenil del CMLL!" [Persephone is the new CMLL Women's World Champion!] (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Moss, Jeff (July 11, 2025). "ROH Supercard of Honor live results: Six title matches". F4WOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (August 24, 2025). "AEW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Athena for the AEW Women's Championship, Lights Out Steel Cage match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Thompson, Andrew (January 14, 2026). "Máscara Dorada & Persephone Under Dual Contracts With AEW & CMLL". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  12. ^ "Persephone se corona como la ganadora del Grand Prix Internacional de Amazonas" [Persephone is crowned the winner of the Amazon International Grand Prix]. MedioTiempo (in Spanish). October 25, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  13. ^ "Persephone Wins Copa Mujeres Revolucionarias 2024". Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  14. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=315689
  15. ^ Ross, Patrick (November 11, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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