During the last month, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, higher generally known as ICE, has develop into entangled with pro wrestling, most notably due to AEW star Brody King, who’s anti-ICE activism has translated into anti-ICE chants on AEW programming. Now, one other ICE/wrestling related story has emerged, and it’s one that can do little to quell the anti-ICE chants at AEW shows or other wrestling events.
Almost two weeks ago, independent wrestler Nicolth Hernandez-Lucero was detained by ICE agents while driving home. The incident was recorded by Hernandez-Lucero’s husband Noah Lazega, who was on the phone together with her on the time of her arrest. Hernandez-Lucero stays in ICE custody to today, while Lazega has launched a GoFundMe to assist her legal battle; thus far, he has raised $20,749 out of a goal of $28,000. Amongst essentially the most notable names to make donations are former AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander, and WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, under her real name Rebecca Quin.
Hernandez-Lucero first debuted as a wrestler back in 2018, after receiving training from former WWE star Gangrel. She would form a tag team together with her sister, Tiffany, called the Lucero Twins, and located singles success in 2019, when she won the GWA Women’s Championship for Gangrel’s wrestling promotion, the Gangrel Wrestling Asylum.
It’s unclear if Hernandez-Lucero has continued her wrestling profession over the previous few years, nonetheless, as her last recorded match, based on Cagematch, was in 2023, while Lazega’s GoFundMe for Hernandez-Lucero describes her as working as a surgical technician. Days after news of Hernandez-Lucero being detained broke, Gangrel took to Facebook to supply support for his student, sharing the link to Lazega’s GoFundMe page.