Roxanne Perez | |
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Birth name | Carla Gonzalez[1] |
Born | [2] Laredo, Texas | November 5, 2001
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Rok-C Roxanne Perez |
Billed height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[3] |
Billed from | Laredo, Texas |
Trained by | Daga Booker T Gino Medina |
Debut | 2018[3] |
Carla Gonzalez (born November 5, 2001), known by her ring name Rok-C, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on the NXT brand under the ring name Roxanne Perez.[4] She is best known for her time with Ring of Honor where she was the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion.[5][6]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2018–2022)
Gonzalez began training at age 13,[7] and later trained under Booker T starting at age 16.[8] She made pro wrestling debut in December 2018 under the ring name Rok-C as she began wrestling for Booker T's promotion Reality of Wrestling. Her ring name derives from The Rock – as she was a fan of his, she "kind of switched up the letters a little bit, and then I use the dash… The C stands for my name, Carla."[9] Rok-C spent the majority of her rookie years wrestling for promotions across her home state of Texas, most notably for ROW where she won the women's title, the ROW Diamonds Division Championship.[10]
Ring of Honor (2021–2022)
In April 2021, Gonzalez began appearing for Ring of Honor under her Rok-C ring name. She made her debut teaming with Max the Impaler in a time limit draw against Laynie Luck and Hyan. Rok-C then competed in the ROH Women's World Championship tournament, where she defeated the likes of Angelina Love, Sumie Sakai and Quinn McKay. In the finals at Death Before Dishonor XVIII, she defeated Miranda Alize to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion and youngest female champion in company history at 19. Her first title defense came on the November 26 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, where she defeated Gia Scott. On October 27, 2021, Rok-C along with all other ROH personnel were released from their contracts as the company would go on hiatus after December's Final Battle. At Final Battle, Rok-C successfully retained her championship against Willow Nightengale in what was ROH's last pay-per-view event before going on hiatus. Post match, she was confronted by former Impact Knockouts Champion and reigning AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Deonna Purrazzo who proposed a winner take all match at a future Impact Wrestling event. The match took place on the January 13 episode of Impact!, where she lost the ROH Women's World Championship against Purrazzo, who also put the AAA Reina de Reinas Champion on the line.[11][12]
WWE (2022–present)
In March 2022, it was confirmed that Gonzalez had signed a contract with WWE's developmental brand, NXT.[10] In April 2022 she confirmed on her Twitter page that she will perform under the new ring name Roxanne Perez.[13] Perez made her WWE debut on the April 15 episode of NXT Level Up where she defeated Sloane Jacobs.[14] She made her first NXT appearance on April 19; defeating Jacy Jayne.[15] On the May 10 episode of NXT, Perez teamed with Wendy Choo and challenged NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) for the titles in a losing effort.[16] The following week, Perez participated in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament and defeated Kiana James in the first round.[17] She then defeated Lash Legend in the semi-finals on the next episode of NXT.[18] In the finals, Perez defeated Tiffany Stratton to win the tournament and a contract for a championship opportunity for a title of her choosing.[19]
Personal life
Gonzalez has cited AJ Lee and The Rock as her favorite wrestlers and inspirations.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
- New Texas Pro Wrestling
- New Texas Pro Women's Championship (1 time)[21]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 28 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2021[22]
- Renegade Wrestling Revolution
- RWR Vixens Champion (1 time)[23]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH Women's World Championship (1 time)[24]
- ROH Women's World Championship Tournament (2021)[24]
- ROH Year-End Award (2 times)
- Female Wrestler of the Year (2021)[25]
- Best New Star (2021)[26]
- Reality of Wrestling
- ROW Diamonds Division Championship (1 time)[10]
- Sabotage Wrestling
- Sabotage War of the Genders Championship (1 time, current)[27]
- WWE
References
- ^ Kroeger, Garrett (June 29, 2020). "Laredo wrestler Rok-C speaks out on alleged sexual misconduct in industry". Laredo Morning Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ roxanne [@roxanne_wwe] (November 6, 2021). "Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday!! I am officially getting old. #20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Rok-C". ROH Wrestling. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Currier, Joseph. "WWE confirms Rok-C signing, unveils new class of Performance Center recruits". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "ROH TV Recap: Rok-C, Miranda Alize Advance to Women's Title Touranemnt Final; LFI Goes Low to Top STP in Eight-Man Tag". Ring of Honor. September 7, 2021. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Quest for Gold Culminates with Showdown Between Rok-C and Miranda Alize at Death Before Dishonor". Ring of Honor. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Rok-C, Miranda Alize Sign With ROH". September 7, 2021. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (September 10, 2021). "INTERVIEW: Rok-C talks signing with ROH, Women's Title tournament, Reality of Wrestling". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Boone, Matt (September 29, 2021). "Rok-C Talks Forbidden Door, Popularity Of Women's Wrestling, Signing With ROH & More". ewrestling.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c WWE Staff (March 17, 2022). "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (January 13, 2022). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: January 13, 2022". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (January 13, 2022). "1/13 Impact Wrestling TV results: Moore's review of AAA Reina De Reinas Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. ROH Women's World Champion Rok-C in a title vs. title match, Mike "Speedball" Bailey vs. Jake Something, Chris Bey vs. Laredo Kid, fallout from the Hard To Kill pay-per-view". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (April 12, 2022). "FORMER ROH CHAMPION GETS NEW RING NAME, WILL DEBUT THIS FRIDAY ON WWE NXT: LEVEL UP". www.pwinsider.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ O’Connor, John (April 16, 2022). "4/15 NXT Level Up results: O'Connor's review of Roxanne Perez (f/k/a Rok-C) vs. Sloane Jacobs, Tatum Paxley vs. Kiana James, and Troy Donovan vs. Damon Kemp". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (April 19, 2022). "Roxanne Perez debuts on WWE NXT, defeats Jacy Jayne". f4wonline.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ WWE Staff (May 10, 2022). "WWE NXT results: May 10, 2022". WWE. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (May 17, 2022). "5/17 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo vs. Santos Escobar, Cameron Grimes and Solo Sikoa vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams, The Viking Raiders vs. The Creed Brothers, Wes Lee vs. Xyon Quinn, the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament continues". ProWrestling.net. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (May 24, 2022). "Finals set for NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (June 7, 2022). "6/7 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton in the NXT Breakout Tournament final, Josh Briggs vs. Von Wagner, Tatum Paxley vs. Alba Fyre, fallout from NXT In Your House". ProWrestling.net. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Saap, Sean Ross (November 1, 2021). "Rok-C Recalls AJ Lee Providing Her With A Representation Of Herself; Being Inspired By The Rock". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 29, 2021). "New Texas Pro Women's Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Women's 150 2021 List in Full". Wrestling Travel. October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 18, 2019). "VWR Vixens Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (September 13, 2021). "9/12 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's review of Bandido vs. Brody King vs. EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita in an elimination match for the ROH World Championship, Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Title, Miranda Alize vs. Rok-C to become the first ROH Women's World Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Female Wrestler of the Year: Rok-C". ROH Wrestling. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Best New Star: Rok-C". ROH Wrestling. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 13, 2021). "Sabotage War Of The Genders Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (June 7, 2022). "Roxanne Perez Wins Women's Breakout Tournament on WWE NXT". 411MANIA. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
External links
- Rok-C's Ring of Honor profile
- Roxanne Perez's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- Rok-C on Twitter
- Rok.C at IMDb