'I almost broke my neck': Singapore's first female pro-wrestler reveals the road and dangers to becoming a multi-champion

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To mark International Women's Day on March 8, AsiaOne will be spotlighting inspiring women from different walks of life. Applying black and white make-up to her face, Singapore professional wrestling (pro-wrestling) champion Alexis Lee undergoes the process of transforming into her persona Skelly. However, it is more than just a character, the 28-year-old tells AsiaOne that the Mexican skeleton art-inspired...

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Standing tall as the first female pro-wrestler in Singapore, and current double title champion, you wouldn't know it just by looking at her "skinny" physique. She won the All Action Wrestling Women's championship in Perth back in 2017, before losing the following year to Australian wrestler Roxy Ryot.

"I was so annoyed, I'm like 'This is not a Singapore cane'. Let me get some rattan canes from Singapore and bring it over," she recounts with a grin. Having been drawn in by "all the drama" of the wrestling storylines, she could relate to the bitter rivalry between her favourite wrestlers like Mickie James' feud with Michelle McCool.

Following the show, she had no qualms signing up for their wrestling tryouts at the tender age of 17 before taking training classes at 18 years old. Holding the prestigious SPW Tag Team titles with partner NYC back in 2021, the pair had to defend their gold against the Thai heavyweight duo of Paksa and Terry Diesel.

 

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