Marina Shafir has been announced for CMLL’s Amazonas Grand Prix.
CMLL confirmed that Shafir will enter the event as a member of Team World, replacing Shotzi. The change places Shafir in a wide-ranging international lineup for one of CMLL’s women-focused showcase events, featuring representatives connected to countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Mexico.
The announcement identifies Shafir as representing Moldavia. Her addition gives Team World another notable entrant in a field that also includes names such as AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Masha Slamovich, Emersyn Jayne, Alice Crowley, Mei Siera, Momo Watanabe, Thunder Rosa, Tessa Blanchard, Harley Cameron, Queen Aminata, and Megan Bayne.
View the referenced post on X
Shotzi had been named for the Grand Prix before the update. CMLL’s announcement makes clear that Shafir is taking her place on Team World. However, Shotzi’s name still appeared in the larger field list released alongside the update, so the promotion’s stated replacement announcement is the clearest indication of the current planned change.
For more background on this topic, read Skadi Targets Redemption Against Olympia in 2026 CMLL Amazonas Universal Championship Final.
Shafir Enters an International CMLL Field
The Amazonas Grand Prix is built around an international collection of wrestlers, and the announced field reflects that approach. Shafir joins a group that spans multiple wrestling scenes and includes competitors listed from Japan, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Guinea, Mexico, and Moldavia.
For Shafir, the announcement marks a CMLL appearance in a setting designed to spotlight the depth of women’s wrestling across borders. The Grand Prix lineup does not read like a conventional single-roster event. Instead, it brings together wrestlers with different styles, different professional backgrounds, and different levels of familiarity with CMLL competition.
That variety is central to the appeal of the event. A field including Japanese representatives AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Mei Siera, and Momo Watanabe alongside Mexico-based names such as Skadi, Persephone, Keyra, Lluvia, Kira, Olympia, India Sioux, Zeuxis, and La Jarochita creates a substantial range of possible matchups. The Team World portion of the field broadens that further with performers from several countries.
Shafir’s placement on Team World is significant not simply because it adds another recognizable name, but because the event’s concept puts a premium on how quickly competitors can adapt to a mixed field. International tournaments and multi-wrestler showcases can create unfamiliar pairings, changing the rhythm of the matches and making every entrant’s role important.
Shotzi Change Confirmed for Team World
The key news from CMLL’s update is the adjustment involving Shotzi. Shafir is replacing her on Team World.
No further reason for Shotzi’s replacement was included in the announcement. As a result, there is no confirmed explanation attached to the change. The available information establishes the lineup update, but it does not provide additional detail about Shotzi’s status or the circumstances that led to Shafir being named in her place.
The overlap in the published roster list is worth noting because Shotzi was still included among the names displayed in the announcement material. That does not alter the direct statement that Shafir is replacing Shotzi, but it does mean fans will likely be watching for a revised official lineup or event-specific confirmation as the Grand Prix approaches.
Until CMLL issues another adjustment, Shafir’s inclusion is the operative development. She has been announced as a Team World participant, while Shotzi has been identified as the wrestler she is replacing.
Announced Amazonas Grand Prix Participants
CMLL’s released field for the Amazonas Grand Prix includes the following names:
- AZM (Japan)
- Miyu Amasaki (Japan)
- Shotzi (United States)
- Masha Slamovich (Russia)
- Emersyn Jayne (United Kingdom)
- Skadi (Mexico)
- Persephone (Mexico)
- Keyra (Mexico)
- Lluvia (Mexico)
- Kira (Mexico)
- Alice Crowley (Canada)
- Mei Siera (Japan)
- Momo Watanabe (Japan)
- Olympia (Mexico)
- India Sioux (Mexico)
- Zeuxis (Mexico)
- La Jarochita (Mexico)
- Thunder Rosa (Mexico)
- Tessa Blanchard (United States)
- Harley Cameron (Australia)
- Queen Aminata (Guinea)
- Megan Bayne (United States)
- Marina Shafir (Moldavia)
The list illustrates the scale of the announced talent pool, while the stated Team World change indicates that Shafir is expected to be part of the active event picture in Shotzi’s place. CMLL has not provided further details in the announcement regarding the exact Grand Prix match structure, team breakdown beyond Team World, or Shafir’s first-round opposition.
What Shafir’s Addition Means for the Event
Shafir’s arrival maintains the international character that the Amazonas Grand Prix is designed to present. The event is not limited to a single regional group, and each adjustment to the field can affect the overall balance of experience, styles, and potential confrontations.
With competitors from Japan and Mexico forming a major part of the listed roster, Team World’s selections carry added importance. The visiting side is populated with wrestlers from a broad range of national backgrounds, and Shafir’s addition continues that diversity. Her presence also ensures that the replacement is not merely a name-for-name switch on paper; it changes the collection of potential in-ring interactions available to CMLL.
The announcement also reinforces the event’s ability to draw from outside the immediate CMLL environment. Names including Thunder Rosa, Tessa Blanchard, Harley Cameron, Queen Aminata, Megan Bayne, Masha Slamovich, and the Japanese contingent demonstrate the scope of the planned gathering. Shafir now becomes part of that same conversation.
Because no complete match order or formal team listing was included with the update, it remains unclear exactly how Shafir will be positioned once the Grand Prix is underway. Whether she is paired with particular allies, matched against a specific opponent, or enters under a particular tournament sequence has not been confirmed. Those are details CMLL may clarify in later event promotion.
Attention Turns to Further CMLL Updates
The immediate takeaway is straightforward: Marina Shafir is headed to CMLL for the Amazonas Grand Prix, and she has been announced as Shotzi’s replacement on Team World.
At the same time, the inclusion of Shotzi’s name in the accompanying broader participant list leaves an understandable point of interest surrounding the final presentation of the lineup. CMLL’s explicit replacement note establishes Shafir’s role, while any future revised card or team graphic could provide additional clarity on the complete final field.
For now, the Amazonas Grand Prix is set to feature an extensive international roster with Shafir among its announced competitors. Her addition is the latest piece of a card that brings together wrestlers from multiple countries and wrestling backgrounds under the CMLL banner.
Further announcements should determine the final Team World composition, the match format, and any other changes to the field before the Amazonas Grand Prix takes place.
In pictures
Darryl Polo
Darryl Polo is a passionate wrestling fan covering WWE, AEW, TNA and beyond. He loves great rivalries, breakout stars and the moments that keep fans talking long after the bell. How we work.