ey Takeaways
- Roxanne Perez was a top babyface in NXT, holding the Women’s Title for 109 days.
- Perez has recently turned heel, showing a new aggressive side in the ring.
- Trained by Booker T, Perez has the potential to become a huge star in WWE.
Since she stepped foot into WWE, Roxanne Perez has greatly impressed everyone who has had the opportunity to watch her. At only 22 years old, Perez has displayed phenomenal in-ring abilities and has achieved a tremendous amount of success. Before joining NXT, she held the ROH Women’s World Title. She is also a former NXT Women’s Champion and held the title for 109 days. However, for the last few months, it felt like Perez needed something new for her character. She was a fantastic babyface, but in the last couple of weeks, Perez has begun to show more and more of her heel side. At this time in her career, it is the perfect time for Perez to switch up her character.
While she’s only in her early 20s, NXT’s Roxanne Perez has already made an impression on WWE fans!
Roxanne Perez Has Been One Of NXT’s Biggest Babyfaces
Roxanne Perez Is A Former NXT Women’s Champion
| NXT Debut | 4/12/2022 NXT Level Up Roxanne Perez vs Sloane Jacobs |
| Notable Accomplishments | NXT Women’s Champion, 2022 NXT Women’s Iron Survivor Winner, 2022 NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Winner, ROH Women’s World Champion |
| Notable Matches | 10/22/2022-NXT Halloween Havoc-Weapons Wild: Roxanne Perez vs Cora Jade, 12/13/2022-NXT-NXT Women’s Championship: Mandy Rose (c) vs Roxanne Perez, 7/30/2023-NXT The Great American Bash-Weapons Wild: Roxanne Perez vs Blair Davenport, |
As mentioned, the majority of Perez’ career has seen her as a big-time babyface on the NXT roster. She was a standout competitor in the 2022 NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament. She had a feud with Cora Jade, which showcased two of WWE’s future big stars in the making. In addition, she went on to be the first winner of the Women’s Iron Survivor match and dethroned Mandy Rose to win the NXT Women’s Championship. During this reign, she went on to defeat names such as Meiko Satomura, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne, and more. It was a very solid reign as NXT Women’s Champion, and it did a lot to help jump start a fantastic NXT career thus far.
Roxanne Perez Has Begun Her NXT Heel Turn
Roxanne Perez Has Been On A Losing Streak
- Roxanne Perez had some high profile losses towards the end of 2023 and start of 2024.
- Lola Vice cost Roxanne Perez the NXT Women’s Championship.
- Roxanne Perez slapped Wren Sinclair after she tried to calm her down.
After losing the NXT Women’s Championship, Perez had some title opportunities, but never regained the championship. In addition, she also had good feuds with Blair Davenport and Kiana James, but she began to pick up more losses over time. She lost a 2023 Women’s Iron Survivor match qualifier to Lash Legend. She lost another opportunity to be in that match. She was cost the NXT Women’s Title at NXT Vengeance Day 2024 when Lola Vice joined the match against Lyra Valkyria. While she did get her revenge on Vice, all of these major losses have unleashed a new side in Perez, a side that fans have not seen before. If done correctly, it could lead to a massively successful run for Perez.
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The first glimpse of this came when Perez got into a heated argument with NXT’s newest talent, Wren Sinclair. Perez beat her. She then turned her attention to defeating Jakara Jackson. She has kept a longer hold on her opponents in a crossface. It is definitely a change from the previous version of Perez. She is tired of her opportunities being squandered and people getting in the way of her success. She is a top star in NXT, and she knows that. Perez did not become an NXT Women’s Champion by accident.
Perez is not turning heel because fans do not like her as a babyface. On the contrary, they have always stood by her. However, a character change such as this can be very beneficial for Perez. If done correctly, NXT could continue to build her up as this far more aggressive version of herself. It has benefited professional wrestlers in the past before, so there is no reason it cannot work for someone as talented as Roxanne Perez. It can skyrocket her to not only a possible reclaiming of the NXT Women’s Championship from Valkyria, but it could even lead her to a lot of success on WWE’s main roster. She has been in NXT since 2022, and with this new side to Perez, it could be a great time to bring her to the main roster in 2024.
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Roxanne Perez Will Be A Huge Star In WWE
Booker T Trained Roxanne Perez
- Perez has a long, successful career ahead of her.
- She was trained by Booker T, a multi-time WCW Champion.
- Her nickname is “The Prodigy.”
This new phase in Perez’ career has a tremendous amount of potential. As the weeks go on, it will be interesting to see what the end goal will be for her. Nonetheless, Perez has constantly displayed an incredible amount of talent, character, and skill in a professional wrestling ring. She is undoubtedly one of the future big names of WWE. Booker T, who played a major role in training her, said on The Hall of Fame:
“I really got a lot invested in Roxanne making it all the way through this thing and becoming a Hall of Famer one day. I really see her as something special. We don’t just call her The Prodigy to be throwing around another phase, another term or anything like that.” (h/t Fightful)
Wherever this next part of Perez’ career goes, there is no doubt that it will continue to showcase her greatness.
