Roxanne Perez

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Roxanne Perez
Sara Amato)
Debut2018[3]

Carla Gonzalez (born November 5, 2001) is an American

independent promotions such as Reality of Wrestling
.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2018–2022)

Gonzalez began training at age 13,[6][7] and later trained under Booker T starting at age 16.[8] She made her pro wrestling debut in December 2018 under the ring name Rok-C as she began wrestling for Booker T's promotion Reality of Wrestling.[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, Rok-C made her

Impact!, where she lost the ROH Women's World Championship against Purrazzo, who also put the AAA Reina de Reinas title on the line.[19]

WWE (2022–present)

In March 2022, it was confirmed that Gonzalez had signed a contract with WWE's

Iron Survivor Challenge[33] and three days later, defeated Mandy Rose to win the NXT Women's Championship.[34]

Perez entered her first

interference by Izzi Dame.[50]

On the January 16, 2024 episode of NXT, Perez won a women's contender

2024 Royal Rumble match; entering the match at number 27 and she was eliminated by Stratton.[52] At Vengeance Day, Perez was defeated by Valkyria. During the match, Lola Vice cashed in her Breakout Tournament contract thus making the match a triple threat.[53] At Roadblock, Perez attacked Valkyria and turned heel.[54] At Stand & Deliver, Perez defeated Valkyria to win the title.[55] She became the youngest two-time NXT Women's Champion and third overall to have multiple reigns along with Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler.[56] At Spring Breakin' Week One, Perez defeated Valkyria and Tatum Paxley in a triple threat match to retain the title.[57]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Gonzalez has cited

Paige and The Rock as her inspirations.[9][58] Her ring name Rok-C derives from The Rock and her real name Carla.[9] Gonzalez noted that her match with Meiko Satomura was a dream match for her.[59]

Other media

Gonzalez as Roxanne Perez is a

playable character in the video games WWE 2K23 and WWE 2K24.[60][61]

Personal life

Gonzalez is of

Metro.co.uk in May 2023, Gonzalez explained that she always wanted to bring the subject of mental health to wrestling and shared her thoughts about it.[64]

Championships and accomplishments

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