So, I kept hearing the name Roxanne Perez pop up, you know? Mostly from the NXT side of things. It got me thinking, I should probably figure out what her story is.
Starting the Dig
First thing I did was just a basic search online. Nothing fancy. Found out pretty quick her real name is Carla Gonzalez. And she’s young, born back in 2001. That surprised me a bit, how young she started making waves.
Then I saw the connection to Booker T. That caught my eye. Turns out she actually graduated from his wrestling school, the Reality of Wrestling place. Not just graduated, but she was their youngest women’s champ ever, the ROW Diamonds Champion. Okay, so she had skills right from the jump. That explained part of the buzz.
WWE and NXT Path
Naturally, the next step was seeing how she got into WWE. Looks like she signed around March 2022, and they put her straight onto the NXT brand. They didn’t waste much time with her either. I remember seeing she won that first-ever Women’s Breakout Tournament. That’s where the ‘Prodigy’ nickname really stuck, I guess.
Her time in NXT seems pretty successful so far. I checked, and yeah, she’s already been the NXT Women’s Champion twice. Holding that title twice tells you the company has faith in her. It shows a strong working relationship there, definitely.
- Started training with Booker T.
- Became youngest champ at his school.
- Won the first NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament.
- Held the NXT Women’s title two times.
While I was looking around, I saw some chatter about what she might be earning. Numbers thrown around were like $100,000 to $150,000 a year. Makes sense for a top NXT star, and probably room to grow if she moves up to Raw or SmackDown.
Personal Life Stuff?
Now, when it comes to ‘relationships’ in the personal sense, like who she’s dating or whatever? Honestly, I didn’t find anything solid during my look-around. There’s always fan speculation, people trying to connect dots between wrestlers, but nothing concrete that I could find from reliable places. Seems she keeps that side of her life private.
So, my whole effort here was just going through the usual spots – wrestling news sites, wikis, seeing what the official WWE stuff said. Piecing together her journey from the start with Booker T to her current spot in NXT. The personal relationship angle didn’t yield much, mostly just rumors.
End result? I got a much clearer picture of her career trajectory and why she’s seen as a big deal in NXT. The professional relationships, like with Booker T and WWE/NXT, are clear. The personal stuff? Still private, which is fair play.
