Jennifer Michell Cantú Iglesias (born April 9, 1996) is a Mexican

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. She is best known for her time in

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, where the ring name Yulisa León. She is a second generation wrestler after her father, who wrestled in Mexico under the ring name Julissa Mexa.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2021–2023)

After she participated in some physical tests carried out in December 2019 by the

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, on February 26, 2021, it was reported that Iglesias had signed a contract with

. However, it was not until April 23 that the company announced her official arrival, presenting her as part of a new class of international recruits who would begin to hone their wrestling skills at the WWE Performance Center. On October 19, she made her professional wrestling debut on an episode of 205 Live airing through the 22nd of the same month. There she introduced herself with the name of Yulisa León and she participated in a match between teams, where she teamed up with

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to face Valentina Feroz and Amari Miller, being defeated. On the November 23 episode of NXT, she made her debut for the brand and had her first singles match against Ivy Nile, in which she was defeated. On the September 13, 2022 episode of NXT, she revealed that she had suffered an injury estimated to keep her out of action for nine months, being a torn ACL. León underwent surgery the same month, and in the words she wrote, it would be the first surgery in her fifteen years as an athlete. After recovering, León made her return to the ring on the May 19, 2023 episode of

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, where she was defeated alongside her NXT partner Valentina Feroz by the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship

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and

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. On September 21, 2023, Yulisa Leon was released by WWE.

Independent circuit (2023–present)

On November 3, 2023, she debuted at

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under the ring name Julissa Mexa in

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, Mexico, where she defeated Dulce Tormenta to win The Crash Women's Championship, her first professional title in her wrestling career.

Championships and accomplishments

** The Crash Women's Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:León, Yulisa 1996 births Living people 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Mexican professional wrestlers Mexican female professional wrestlers The Crash Women's Champions Professional wrestlers from Monterrey 21st-century Mexican sportswomen