Roxanne Perez: ‘I’m so excited to make my mark’ on WWE main roster

  • Ian Carey
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While Roxanne Perez has a chance to reclaim the NXT Women’s Championship at Vengeance Day tonight, speculation continues that the 23-year-old could soon be headed to the WWE main roster.

Perez, Bayley, and Cora Jade will challenge Giulia for the title in a four-way match. If she wins, Perez would become the first three-time NXT Women’s Champion.

She recently told Sports Illustrated that when she signed with WWE in March 2022, she wasn’t sure if the company would have confidence in her.

Perez said:

“When I first signed my contract, I wasn’t sure if [management] would see it in me right away, and Shawn Michaels did. Then it was a matter of will the main roster see me in the same light that Shawn Michaels did?”

Asked about Vengeance Day possibly being her final NXT match, Perez responded:

“It’s definitely a mix of emotions. It’s really cool to just be able to look at all these moments [I’ve had] and for Shawn Michaels to have had so much trust in me and belief in me, and root for me the whole way. It makes me a little sad that it maybe could be over, but of course I’ll be back.”

Perez lasted over an hour in this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble, setting a new record before being the final wrestler eliminated, tossed out by Charlotte Flair. In 2024, she lasted just eight minutes before being eliminated by Tiffany Stratton. Perez said her performance in the 2025 Rumble solidified her place on the main roster and she’s ready to make her mark.

“Being the last two with Charlotte Flair, I think it really solidified The Prodigy on the main roster,” she said. “And I have more motivation than ever. I am so excited to make my mark up there, and I can’t wait to see what happens.”

Perez also reflected on her experience working with Bayley. Along with Jade, she lost a tag match to Bayley and Giulia on the January 28 episode of NXT.

“Bayley is one of the greatest people I’ve ever met,” Perez said. “She’s so giving, she cares about the future and it’s really cool that I’m getting to work with her now, but I gotta prove to her that The Prodigy is a little better.”

The full interview with Perez is available on SI.com.