Persephone (wrestler)

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Persephone
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Persephone as the CMLL World Women's Champion in August 2026
Personal information
Citizenship
BornPriscilla Miranda
(2001-08-03) August 3, 2001 (age 25)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Education University of Texas at El Paso (BS)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Black Widow
Perse
Persephone
Viktoria
Billed height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Billed weight145 lb (66 kg)
Trained by Rey Escorpión
Scorpio 2000
Tritón
DebutAugust 2016

Priscilla Miranda [1] (born August 3, 2001), better known by her ring name Persephone, is an American and Mexican professional wrestler. She is signed to both the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), having been signed to CMLL since May 2023 and AEW since January 2026. In CMLL, she is the current CMLL World Women's Champion in her first reign, while in AEW, she is a former one-time AEW TBS Champion. Initially performing under a mask, she voluntarily removed her mask in 2023. [2]

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Early life and education

Persephone was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. In her youth, her family took her to lucha libre shows in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. She began wrestling in front of crowds at 15 years old. She attended University of Texas at El Paso and holds a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. [3]

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. During her time on the independent scene, she wrestled for several months under the name of Black Widow. Over the next few years, she worked for several independent promotions, as well as wrestling two matches for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. [4]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023–present)

In 2023, Persephone 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. [5] [6] She won the 2024 Campeonato de Amazonas after defeating veteran Zeuxis in an upset during the championship finals on October 18, 2024. [7] 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. [8] [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

In January 2026, Persephone announced on CMLL's weekly show Informa that she had signed with AEW, while also keeping her contract with CMLL. [12] On August 30, 2026 at All In, Persephone defeated Maya World to win the AEW TBS Championship after interference from a returning Britt Baker, marking her first title in the promotion, making her a double champion and the second person after Mercedes Moné to hold both championships simultaneously. [13] On September 26 at All Out, Persephone successfully defended her title against the debuting Dani Luna in an open challenge. [14] On October 17 at WrestleDream, Persephone successfully defended her title against Luna, Hyan, and Queen Aminata in a four-way match. [15] Less than two weeks later at Fright Night Dynamite on October 28, she lost the TBS Championship to Aminata, ending her reign at 59 days. [16] The following week, Persephone competed in a six-on-six Blood and Guts match at the namesake event, where her team was defeated. [17]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Official El Paso Independent School District". FaceBook. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Persephone". Cagematch.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 "¡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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (January 14, 2026). "Máscara Dorada & Persephone Under Dual Contracts With AEW & CMLL". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (August 30, 2026). "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Moné for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ Pulido, Luis (September 26, 2026). "AEW All Out Results (9/26/2026)". Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ Howard, Ryan (October 17, 2026). "AEW WrestleDream live results: Will Ospreay defends world title in Clockwork Carnage match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved October 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ Wannan, Jack (October 28, 2026). "Queen Aminata wins TBS Championship on AEW Fright Night Dynamite 2026". POST Wrestling . Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  17. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 4, 2026). "AEW Dynamite results (11/4): Powell's review of the annual Blood & Guts matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved November 4, 2026.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Persephone Wins Copa Mujeres Revolucionarias 2024". Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  20. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=315689
  21. ↑ Ross, Patrick (November 11, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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