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Valerie Loureda (born July 19, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand and AAA under the ring name Lola Vice. She is one-half of the current AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions with Mr. Iguana in their first reign as a team; it is Vice's first individual reign. As a mixed martial artist, she competed in the women's flyweight division of Bellator MMA.
The daughter of a Taekwondo master, Loureda herself is a 5th dan black belt in Taekwondo and was part of the US Olympic Taekwondo team before becoming an MMA fighter. In her two-part promo on September 2 and 9 episodes of NXT, leading to her hometown event of NXT No Mercy, she revealed that her entire family has taekwondo black belt and college degrees.
Loureda next faced Tara Graff on August 7, 2020, at Bellator 243. She won the fight via technical knockout. Loureda was scheduled to face Hannah Guy at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021, but was moved to Bellator 259 on May 21. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Loureda faced Taylor Turner on November 12, 2021, at Bellator 271, winning the bout by split decision.
Vice began performing on the NXT brand as a heel, and entered the 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament. Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the finals, earning a contract for an NXT Women's Championship match at any time of her choosing. At Vengeance Day on February 4, 2024, Vice cashed in her contract during the ongoing NXT Women's Championship match between Roxanne Perez and champion Lyra Valkyria, turning the match into a triple threat; however, Vice was unsuccessful as she was pinned by Valkyria. Vice then began competing in NXT Underground matches where she defeated main roster wrestlers Natalya Neidhart and Shayna Baszler. On July 7 at NXT Heatwave, Vice unsuccessfully challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship. Following Heatwave, Vice turned face and entered a feud with Jaida Parker. The feud culminated in a NXT Underground match at NXT Deadline on December 7, where Vice won.
At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, 2025, Vice competed in a six-woman ladder match for the vacant NXT Women's North American Championship, but was unsuccessful. On June 7 at Worlds Collide, Vice teamed with Stephanie Vaquer where the two defeated Chik Tormenta and Dalys. At Evolution on July 13, Vice entered the 20-woman battle royal but was unsuccessful in the match. At NXT Heatwave on August 24, Vice won a triple threat match to become number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship but failed to defeat Jayne for the title at NXT No Mercy on September 27 after interference from a hooded individual, later revealed to be Lainey Reid.
In AAA, she is involved in a storyline with Mr. Iguana fighting for his affection against La Hiedra. On January 31 episode of AAA, Mr. Iguana, as special guest referee, ruled Lola Vice as the winner, with Vice officially replacing La Hiedra for the rematch for AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship against Ethan Page and Chelsea Green. On the February 7th episode of AAA, Vice and Mr. Iguana would defeat Ethan Page and La Hiedra (filling in for an injured Chelsea Green) to win the titles.
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