CMLL women's champion Persephone has been the 'breakout star of the year,' AEW's Thunder Rosa says

Persephone has been a rising talent successful pro wrestling complete nan 2 years arsenic she’s go nan reigning Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) world women’s champion arsenic good arsenic nan Universal Amazons champion and nan victor of nan 2025 Grand Prix de Amazonas.

Persephone’s talent has exceeded nan ropes of a CMLL ring.

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Persephone celebrates pinch tag squad partner Thunder Rosa during a show connected May 28, 2025, astatine El Paso County Coliseum. (Gaby Velasquez/ El Paso Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

She’s been utilized connected All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Maple Leaf Wrestling and Ring of Honor conscionable to sanction a fewer promotions. She’s besides made an belief connected AEW prima Thunder Rosa.

Rosa told Fox News Digital she believed Persephone has surgery out.

"I deliberation she's 1 of those talents that – she stake connected herself a agelong clip ago. She was a luchadora. She had a mask. She mislaid her disguise and she's been moving very, very difficult to make that opportunity for herself," Rosa said. "And I deliberation that she has recovered her time. And it's been this year, I deliberation she's been nan breakout prima of nan twelvemonth I will say. I deliberation erstwhile she started coming past twelvemonth and doing immoderate of nan shows, group started seeing really talented she was."

Rosa said she’s seen Persephone’s maturation arsenic a wrestler firsthand and has nan expertise to make fans cheer for her moreover though she’s presented arsenic a heel.

Persephone defeated Tessa Blanchard astatine CMLL's show successful Las Vegas connected April 16, 2026. (Fox News Digital)

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"I mean, I've seen her turn since 2020 successful nan independent segment and now erstwhile I spell to Mexico City and they emotion her sloppy if she's a bottommost aliases not, they for illustration emotion her complete there," Rosa added. "And now, really she's been capable to modulation into American style, it's besides very absorbing to spot because erstwhile you spot this transition, maine going into Mexico and trying to modulation into Lucha Libre and her, though she was calved here, successful America and she's binational, having nan truth that she has to modulation into American style of wrestling is ever very, very bully to see.

"But she's very smart and she knows what she's doing. So, I'm really proud of her."

Thunder Rosa battles Deonna Purrazzo during AEW Collision connected June 15, 2024, astatine nan Covelli Centre successful Youngstown, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Persephone precocious showcased her pro wrestling prowess successful AEW’s Survival of nan Fittest lucifer for nan TBS Championship. Tessa Blanchard besides challenged her for nan CMLL Women’s Championship, which she accepted this week.