Perez is one of the biggest prospects of WWE right now who is absolutely rocking the NXT which is the developmental territory of WWE. Perez joined the NXT back in 2022 and for the last three years, she cemented herself as one of the top stars of the brand winning two NXT Women’s titles.
Perez was also quite impressive on the independent circuit before joining WWE. She caught the eyes of the WWE scouts while working in the Reality of Wrestling promotion which is run by two times WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Her success in ROW helped her to get a contract with WWE. Her ROW connection is the reason behind Booker T being treated as her father on screen.
Roxanne Perez and This Multi Times Women’s Champion Have the Exact Same Career? Wrestling Legend Makes Shocking Claim
But the career of Perez had shocking similarities with another WWE legend who started her career in the NXT. According to wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer, Perez and four times WWE Women’s Champion Bayley had a similar career path. Speaking on "Busted Open Radio" Dreamer explained the following;
Perez is a two times NXT Women's Champion
"I was just going to say Bayley was Roxanne Perez before Roxanne Perez," Dreamer said on "Busted Open Radio." "Bayley went to all the appearances. She's posted pictures or WWE has played into her being a superfan and her going to all these shows, all these appearances, meeting wrestlers. Her trying to find her way in the wrestling business. The lovable cute girl. She was Roxanne Perez, like I said, before Roxanne Perez.
Perez is rumored to make her main roster debut soon
"Roxanne Perez had a similar story except Roxanne started younger than Bayley," Dreamer continued. "Then Bayley took forever to turn heel, and that heel turn that she did was awesome. She had a great run and has had so many different layers. That's why she's had such great success in WWE, bona fide Hall of Famer. Roxanne Perez, I feel we're just seeing the beginning of Roxanne Perez."
Check out Booker T's view on Perez's main roster debut here
Recently, Perez dropped the NXT Women’s Championship to Giulia and strong rumors have started to spread that the 23 year old is now being considered to make her main roster debut. Royal Rumble can be the beginning for her main roster journey, much like Tiffany Stratton did last year. Perez can surely be a huge success in the main roster of WWE.
Credit "Busted Open Radio"
H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
