Summary

Persephone is set to challenge Mercedes Moné for the CMLL Women’s World Championship at CMLL La Noche de Las Amazonas on Friday, March 6.

She described the match as a major checkpoint after what she called a strong year that included winning the Grand Prix and competing in Tokyo and London.

Persephone also framed the bout as an attempt to bring a CMLL championship back to CMLL, while noting she is now under AEW contract and facing a colleague.

Persephone and Mercedes Moné match carries CMLL pride and AEW-positioning stakes

Persephone saying she is defending home while trying to reclaim a CMLL title from Mercedes Moné immediately gives the match identity beyond a standard title challenge, because she tied it directly to promotion pride.

She also made clear that beating Moné could raise her level in AEW, which adds a second layer of consequence to the result beyond who leaves with the championship.

For related background on her contract situation, see her earlier comments about AEW and CMLL alignment.

Quotes

Quote from Persephone

“Yeah, I would think so, right? This Friday, I think is gonna be that final test of last year was a great year. Maybe that match I had against her in October didn’t end the way I wanted, but overall I think it was a great year. I won the Grand Prix, went to Tokyo, to London, I did a lot. So I think this kind of feels like a culmination of all that. This is kind of the way to end everything I’ve done in the past and kind of like seal it that I am who I know I am.”

Persephone later went on to say:

“But then also kind of start a new chapter now as CMLL Women’s World Champion and on a higher note because I think, yes, I’m going into that match kind of defending our home in a sense that I’m trying to bring back a title that’s ours, that’s a CMLL Championship, and I think a CMLL amazona should be holding that championship. But at the same time now, I’m under contract with AEW. So now I’m also going against a colleague, if you would say, right? It’s not defending someone from outside now. I’m actually gonna beat a colleague, because that’s the plan. I’m going in with the intention of beating this person that I now work with on the other side to even maybe position myself on a higher level in AEW, like use it to my advantage. So I think there’s a lot riding on this match.”