Roxanne Perez was shocked to win the NXT Women’s Championship.
While speaking on Faction 919, Perez reflected on winning the NXT Women’s Title. She described the whole journey to be unreal as the whole thing unfolded on such short notice. She also appreciated the support she received from former champion Mandy Rose.
“It wasn’t supposed to happen that day. It was a mix of emotions because I didn’t have time to soak it in, ‘Alright, this is happening right now.’ Expect the unexpected. Obviously, Mandy, I think she is amazing. Since I got to NXT, she is always someone I could go to, and she didn’t have to be so as giving and sweet to me as she was because she had been there for so long. For her to be such a good human being, I was always so grateful for her. In a way, I was a little sad, because of the way it was happening, but she was so supportive and being like, ‘You deserve this.’ It made it so much more special.
To have Booker T, my trainer, on commentary. My boyfriend was also there as well, he was a big part of my training and me becoming a wrestler. To have them there and when they gave me the championship, holding it in my hands, it didn’t feel real until that moment. Everything I went through, all the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs of this wrestling journey that I’ve been on since I was 13, all those moments were so worth it. It was finally real and it finally happened. It was crazy,”
Roxanne Perez
Roxanne Perez is set for her first defense with the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Vengeance Day. The title defense will have her up against Rose’s running mates in Toxic Attraction, Jacy Jayne, and Gigi Dolin in a triple-threat match at NXT Vengeance Day.
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