Johnnie Robbie, a California-born professional wrestler who has spent the past several years building her reputation in the ring, has signed a permanent contract with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the storied Mexico City-based promotion that stands as one of the oldest and most prominent lucha libre organizations in the world.
Her manager, Michael Ceraso, confirmed the signing to OutKick Dropkick on Tuesday. Robbie had wrestled numerous matches for CMLL over several months before the company made her part of its permanent roster.
“I just want the world to know that I’m not a wrestler living in purgatory anymore,” Robbie said in a statement to OutKick Dropkick. “I came to Mexico to get better at wrestling. I was told I wasn’t going to have any matches. Then that turned into a few, and those few turned into more. They saw my work ethic and what I was capable of.”
“I want people to realize that I have always tried to become a better wrestler, just like everyone else,” she continued. “CMLL is where the best train, where the best perform, and I came here to compete with the best. Now that I’ve signed with CMLL, I want people to see who Johnnie Robbie is.”
Robbie first made appearances with the Mexico City promotion in 2023 and kept building on that presence through 2025. In recent weeks she has shifted her focus heavily toward CMLL, taking on opponents including Persephone, Candela, Keyra, Princesa Sugehit and Alice Crowley.
Eyes on Bigger Stages
Robbie made clear she does not intend to stop at CMLL’s home ring in Mexico City.
“I found a company that took a leap of faith on me,” Robbie said. “A global promotion that believes in me. And I’m not someone who lets people down or gives up. It doesn’t matter where I go. I want to carry CMLL on my back and show them they signed me for a reason. I want to face champions like Persephone and beyond. Send me to Japan, and I’ll compete there. I’ll compete in AEW and Ring of Honor and any other sister company with CMLL.”
“So yeah, I’ll compete with Skadi, Olympia, AZM, Athena, and whoever the hell else,” she added. “I’m going to keep training and wrestling to work on being the best. And wherever and whoever, I’m going to make sure they question their worth.”
Ahead of appearances in Las Vegas in April, Robbie described how she came to the sport, recalling that she started out as a referee before receiving the training needed to compete as a wrestler herself. She also spoke about how her upbringing shapes her style in the ring.
“I’m here for a good time, and so I’m irked, or I’m p—ed off, and I tend to get p—ed off very easily. I think I tend to show that in-ring,” she said in April. “I have a quick temper and if I’m on top, I kinda get, I don’t want to say cocky, but I get real comfortable. I think mostly what you see is someone not as big as everyone else or just be able to take hits and just the way that I move in the ring.”
She credited a friend, Alan Breeze, with coining a description of her approach. “I don’t know what my style is,” she recalled telling him, “and he’s like, ‘You’re a little pitbull, you’re a little dog, you’re just like messy.’ Your style is, I think he said, ‘Scrappy.’ I think that comes into play when I’m wrestling. You can see that. Like I said, I pull from the way I was raised by a bunch of, ‘Cholos.’ Just like I said, the Chicano lifestyle. I think you see a lot of that when I’m in the ring.”
With the signing now official, CMLL’s roster in Mexico City is on notice. Robbie is also set to defend the women’s championship against Mio Momono at West Coast Pro in San Francisco on Friday night.
