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All you know about Roxanne Perez, the star who is set to challenge Asuka on NXT
Roxanne Perez, whose real name is Carla Gonzalez, was born on November 5, 2001. She is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE and performs on the NXT brand.
She is a former NXT women’s champion and NXT women’s tag team champion. She had picked up a ring from Rok-C in the Ring of Honor. She is of Hispanic descent, and she is also a mental health advocate.
She has cited AJ Lee, Bayley, Paige, and The Rock as her biggest inspirations. She also stated that her match with Meiko Satomura was a dream come true. Let us take a deep dive into details regarding Roxanne, who is set to challenge Asuka on NXT.
Roxanne Perez started her professional career at the age of 13. She started training with Booker T. at the age of 16. In 2018, she made her pro-wrestling debut under the ring name Rok-C as she began wrestling for Booker T’s promotion, Reality of Wrestling.
She spent the majority of her years wrestling for promotions in Texas. In the reality of wrestling, she won the women’s title and the ROW Diamonds Division Championship. In April 2018, she made her Ring of Honor debut with Max the Impaler against Laynie Luck and Hyan.
She even competed in the ROH Women’s World Championship, where she defeated Sumie Sakai, Quinn Mackay, and Angelina Love. She became the youngest female champion in the country’s history at the age of 19.
In March 2022, she signed a contract with WWE’s developmental brand NXT, and she took up the name Roxanne Perez. She debuted on April 15th on NXT Level Up, wherein she defeated Sloane Jacobs.
On April 19, she made her first NXT debut, wherein she defeated Jacy Jayne. Perez and Coda Jade defeated Toxic Attraction to win the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Perez made her first appearance in WWE Smackdown on the October 14 episode, where she picked Raquel Rodriguez as Jade’s opponent. Perez entered her first Royal Rumble in 2023.
In March 2023, in an episode of NXT, she would defend her title at Stand and Deliver and lose her title to Indi Hartwell in a ladder match.
Perez made her WWE main event debut on the May 11 episode of the show in a losing effort against Emma. Perez defeated Jayne in the first round of the tournament. Asuka will be returning to compete with Roxanne for the first time in six years, and fans are super excited for what’s to come.
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