El Paso native Persephone is a rising star in Lucha Libre.

She is the current CMLL Women's Universal Champion.

She embraces the villainous "ruda" persona.

Fellow wrestler Tessa Blanchard praises Persephone's talent and intensity.

El Paso has a rising star in the world of Lucha Libre.

The up and coming luchadora, Persephone, who is both a graduate of Chapin High School and UTEP, is a gifted performer, whose popularity has grown in Mexico and who hopes to continue her ascent in the sport.

Persephone's rise to prominence

Persephone, who turns 24 in August, got her start on the local scene in El Paso, making her ring debut in 2016 known first as Viktoria, then Black Widow.

But her evolution in the sport has taken her all over the United States, Mexico and to the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

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