Persephone, one of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libres (CMLL) top competitors in the womens division, will be competing at the companys historic show during Slam Fest next month.CMLL will host its first standalone U.S. show at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas as pro wrestling fans descend on the city for days of pro wrestling action. For more than 90 years, CMLL only hosted joint shows in the U.S. as the company is based out of Mexico.But CMLLs Lucha Libre style of wrestling will be on display with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW), House of Glory (HOG), World Wonder Ring Stardom and Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think its super exciting," Persephone told Fox News Digital of being involved in the historic show. "I think we all know the kind of importance of that week. Its the hub of wrestling in that moment. I think its all companies, promotions, whether its indie, small, big, we all kind of come together for just this giant week of wrestling. I think its something really great that CMLL is now forming part of it, taking their piece of it."As an independent wrestler back in the day, I would join every now and then, maybe a smaller indie show. Id be a part of the week, but it wasnt compared to now. We are a bigger company. We are Mexicos biggest company and I think were branching out on an international level to the point where now were a part of Slam Fest something thats a completely 100% U.S. crowd is gonna be there that I think maybe people are there just to watch wrestling are gonna get to know us because maybe they dont know us as well as others. So, I think its something really great for CMLL as a company to branch out, but then also I think for fans to get to know different styles, different companies that maybe they didnt hear of before."The El Paso, Texas, native has made a name for herself in recent years. Shes been with CMLL since 2023 and has made sporadic appearances for All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor since 2025.She won the 2025 Grand Prix de Amazonas in 2025 and won the CMLL Amazonas Universal Championship in 2024 following the likes of Dalys La Caribea, La Jarochita, Lluvia and La Catalina.SLAM FEST TO BRING PRO WRESTLING FESTIVAL TO PALMS CASINO RESORT IN LAS VEGASPersephone stressed how important the collaborations with other companies are."I think theres just something to these collaborations of now we can branch out. We know each other very well," she explained. "Now, we can step into different territories. We can showcase what we can do, but at the same time, I think when you go to a different country, you kind of blend styles. We bring in the Lucha Libre and then were coming in facing stars from the U.S. with more of an American background. Then, we go to Japan, and we face a different style."I think its really great on a professional level, but even as a fan, I think its a great time to be a fan. I think, right now, its not just this is what there is and thats it, this is all you get to see in terms of professional wrestling. I think right now theres just so much out there and with the collaborations from all these different companies, you can just broaden your scope of interest when it comes to wrestling. You get a little bit of everything and big events like Slam Fest or Forbidden Doors or Fantastica Manias, which are actual collaborations of companies, I think are just perfect for fans. I think as a kid watching wrestling, seeing just a bunch of different styles and like seeing a masked wrestler looking at this big American guy and this Japanese guy, you get a little bit of everything and I think its great to be a fan."Persephone earned the right to go up against Mercedes Mon for the CMLL World Womens Championship on Friday at La Noche de Las Amazonas. The two previously met in October for the title, but Mon retained.Persephone told Fox News Digital that she hasnt interacted with Mon outside of her matches, but she kept a close eye on that generation of womens pro wrestling when she was younger."I was still pretty young when she debuted and when she was rising up the way I think I am right now. I watched her rise the way maybe other people are watching mine right now. And there is definitely a lot I could say I took away from her in terms of just being savvy. Even in this case, in this match, shes the smaller one and I think in a lot of cases she was the smaller one in terms of stature and physique. She was just not going to out-strength people. But what I always noticed about her technique and her style is just being savvy. "Its the savviness that earned Persephone praise from AEW co-founder Tony Khan in February."As far as young female wrestlers, Persephone, who works with AEW and CMLL, has come in. I think Persephone is fantastic," Khan said on radio row during Super Bowl week in San Francisco, via Slam Wrestling. "She also wrestled for me in ROH, and I think Persephone has all the tools. Shes a great star for CMLL, and she can be a great star in AEW too."The 24-year-old said Khans praise meant a lot."I think its something, its going to sound very arrogant and Im not sorry, but I think my whole career, even before pro wrestling, Ive always known Im a good athlete. I had scholarships lined up in other sports before I decided to stop those sports to just focus on medicine and pro wrestling. So, Ive always known as a kid that I am a great athlete. In terms of a sport, if I actually put myself to it, I can be great at that sport. And so, Ive always known I was good at what I did."But anytime I hear it, and especially from someone in a position like Tony, like thats your boss. Thats someone thats obviously a lot higher than just, no offense, but like the fan at an indie show. Youre great. Thanks. But someone like Tony telling you is, I think it feels just so much more special because its kind of that validation of everything Ive worked for paying off and people in a higher level or, obviously, this much more experience than I have are telling you that they see something in you and that kind of gives you the confidence of I need to keep pushing, I need to keep going."Slam Fest festivities will take place April 15-18 in Las Vegas.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that the United Kingdom is sending a warship and two Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters to Cyprus after an Iranian drone hit the British Royal Air Force (RAF) base of Akrotiri Monday morning on the east Mediterranean island.In a social media post, Starmer said he spoke with the president of Cyprus, and the U.K. is deploying helicopters with counter-drone capabilities and the air-defense destroyer HMS Dragon to the region."The UK is fully committed to the security of Cyprus and British military personnel based there," he wrote in the post. "Were continuing our defensive operations We will always act in the interest of the UK and our allies."The strike, which came days after Starmer reaffirmed his country was not involved in the conflict, hit a runway at the air base just after midnight Monday morning.TOMAHAWKS, B-2 STEALTH BOMBERS AND ATTACK DRONES POUND OVER 1,000 IRANIAN TARGETS IN 24-HOUR BLITZWhile there were no injuries, minor damage was reported.British Defense Secretary John Healey said the country is "moving quickly" to further reinforce its defensive presence in the Eastern Mediterranean."HMS Dragon brings world-class air defence capability, and our Wildcat helicopters are armed with Martlet missiles to counter the growing drone threat," Healey wrote in a statement. "I am deeply proud of the professionalism and bravery of our Armed Forces personnel who have, in recent days, successfully taken action across the region to protect our allies and defend British interests."The HMS Dragon, a type 45 destroyer, will strengthen the U.K.s ability to detect, track and destroy aerial threats including drones.The ship is fitted with the world-leading Sea Viper missile system, which can launch eight missiles in under 10 seconds and guide up to 16 missiles simultaneously.The deployment comes as the British armed forces successfully shot down multiple drones across the region over the last 24 hours.RAF F-35B jets shot down drones over Jordan the first time an RAF F-35 has destroyed a target on operations supported by Typhoon jets and a Voyager tanker aircraft.A British counter-drone unit neutralized drones in Iraqi airspace heading toward coalition forces, while an RAF Typhoon operating with the joint U.K.-Qatar 12 Squadron shot down an Iranian one-way attack drone directed at Qatar using an air-to-air missile on Monday.Prior to the strike in Cyprus, Starmer released a video explaining that Iran launched sustained attacks across the region, on countries that did not attack them."They've hit airports and hotels where British citizens are staying. This is clearly a dangerous situation," Starmer said. "We have at least 200,000 British citizens in the region. Residents, families on holiday and those in transit. I ask all our people in the region to please register your presence. And follow foreign office travel advice. I know this is a deeply worrying time, and we will continue to do all we can to support you."GULF STATES CONDEMN IRANIAN RETALIATORY STRIKES ON THEIR TERRITORIES FOLLOWING US-ISRAELI OPERATIONHe added that the British armed forces are also "at risk," noting Iran hit a military base Saturday in Bahrain, "narrowly missing British personnel.""The death of the supreme leader will not stop Iran from launching these strikes," Starmer said. "Their approach is becoming even more reckless and more dangerous to civilians. Our decision that the U.K. would not be involved with the strikes on Iran was deliberate. Not least because we believe that the best way forward for the region and for the world is a negotiated settlement one in which Iran agrees to give up any aspirations to develop a nuclear weapon but Iran is striking British interests nonetheless, and putting British people at huge risk, along with our allies across the region. That is the situation we face today."He said partners in the Gulf asked them to "do more" to defend them, prompting a decision to allow the U.S. to use British air bases for targeted strikes against Iranian missile launchers and storage depots."We have British jets in the air as part of coordinated defensive operations, which have already successfully intercepted Iranian strikes. But the only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles," Starmer said. "The basis of our decision is the collective self-defense of long-standing friends and allies, and protecting British lives We are not joining these strikes, but we will continue with our defensive actions in the region.""I want to be very clear: We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learned those lessons," he continued. "We were not involved in the initial strikes on Iran, and we will not join offensive action now. But Iran is pursuing a scorched earth strategy. So we are supporting the collective self-defense of our allies and our people in the region because that is our duty to the British people. It is the best way to eliminate the urgent threat and prevent the situation spiraling further. This is the British government protecting British interests and British lives."The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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