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

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. , she is signed to

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, where she performs on the Raw

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under the

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Roxanne Perez. She is a former two-time

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, and a former

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along with Cora Jade. Before signing with WWE, Gonzalez wrestled under the ring name Rok-C in

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...

(ROH), where she was the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion. She also worked for several

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s such as

Reality of Wrestling Reality of Wrestling Platinum (ROW Platinum) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Houston, Texas. It was established as Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) in 2005 by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. and later changed its name to Reali ...

(ROW).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2018–2022)

Gonzalez began training at age 13, and later trained under

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starting at age 16. She made her pro wrestling debut in December 2018 under the ring name Rok-C as she began wrestling for Booker T's promotion

(ROW). 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.

Ring of Honor (2021–2022)

In April 2021, Rok-C made her

(ROH) 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

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, Quinn McKay, and

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. 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. At Final Battle, she retained her championship against

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in what was ROH's last

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event before going on hiatus. During post match, she was confronted by former

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and reigning

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, who proposed a winner take all match at a future

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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 title on the line.

WWE (2022–present)

NXT (2022–2025)

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

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NXT and changed her ring name to Roxanne Perez. Perez made her WWE debut on the April 15 episode of '' NXT Level Up'' where she defeated Sloane Jacobs. She made her first '' NXT'' appearance on April 19, defeating

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. In May and June, Perez participated in the 2022 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, and won by defeating

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in the finals and earned a contract for a championship opportunity for a title of her choosing. At

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, Perez and Cora Jade defeated Toxic Attraction (

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and Jayne) to become NXT Women's Tag Team Champions. The next week, Perez cashed in her guaranteed title shot on

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for the

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in a title match, yet Jade turned on her and cost Perez's championship opportunity. The following episode, Jade threw her championship belt in the garbage; as a result, the following week the tag title was eventually vacated. This change led into a match between Jade and Perez at

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where Jade was victorious, and a weapons wild match at

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that Perez won. In December 2022, Perez won the inaugural Iron Survivor Challenge at

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. and three days later, defeated Mandy Rose to win the NXT Women's Championship. In January 2023, Perez entered her first

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at the titular event. She entered as the eighth entrant and lasted for more than four minutes before being eliminated by Damage CTRL ( Bayley,

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, and

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). At Vengeance Day, Perez retained the title against Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne in a

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. She then defended her title against

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. After the match, she collapsed and was stretchered out. She returned on the March 28 episode of ''NXT'' and stated she would defend her title at Stand & Deliver, where she lost the title to Indi Hartwell in a

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involving Dolin, Zoey Stark, Stratton, and

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, ending her reign at 109 days. Perez failed to regain the title at Spring Breakin'. After the title was vacated by Hartwell, Perez was announced as one of eight women participating in the NXT Women's Championship Tournament to determine a new champion at

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. Perez defeated Jayne in the first round of tournament, yet she lost to Stratton in the semifinals on the following episode. After the match, a masked woman, later revealed to be Blair Davenport, attacked her. It led to a weapons wild match at

where Perez defeated Davenport. At Night 1 of

, Perez defeated Kiana James in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Devil's Playground match. Their

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led to a

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where Perez was defeated by James due to

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

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to face NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria for the title at Vengeance Day. Perez then competed in the

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match; entering the match at number 27, she was eliminated by Stratton. At Vengeance Day, Perez was defeated by Valkyria. During the match,

Lola Vice Valerie Loureda (born July 19, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Lola Vice. As a mixed martial artist, she competed in the wo ...

cashed in her Breakout Tournament contract, thus making the match a triple threat. At

, Perez attacked Valkyria and turned

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. At Stand & Deliver, Perez defeated Valkyria to win the title. She became the youngest two-time NXT Women's Champion and third overall to have multiple reigns along with

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and

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. At Spring Breakin' Week One, Perez defeated Valkyria and Tatum Paxley in a triple threat match to retain the title. On the May 28 episode of ''NXT'', TNA Knockouts World Champion

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made a surprise appearance and challenged for Perez's title at

where Perez retained the title. She then defended her title against Vice at

and Thea Hail at Week 1 of

. At No Mercy, Perez retained the title against Jaida Parker. After the match, she was confronted by the debuting Giulia. On the special episode NXT CW premiere, Perez defeated Giulia in a title match after interference from the returning Cora Jade. Perez and Jade then faced the team of Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer in a tag team match at

in a losing effort. Roxanne Perez RR25

In January 2025, Perez lost the title to Giulia in a rematch at New Year's Evil, ending her second reign at 276 days. At

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, Perez set the record for the longest time spent in a women's Royal Rumble match at 1 hour and 7 minutes; she entered at number 3 and finished as the runner up, last eliminated by Charlotte Flair. At Vengeance Day, Perez failed to regain her title in a

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against the champion Giulia, Bayley, and Jade. Perez then qualified for the

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by defeating Raquel Rodriguez on the February 17 episode of '' Raw''. At

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, she was eliminated by

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. Perez's last match on ''NXT'' was on the April 29 episode, where she and Giulia lost to

and Grace.

Raw (2025–present)

After several main roster appearances in early 2025, Perez joined the Raw brand on May 19, and she qualified for

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by defeating

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and Natalya in a triple threat match on the same date episode of '' Raw''. At the titular event, she failed to win the match. Perez then participated in 2025 Queen of the Ring tournament, winning the first round and losing in the semifinals.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Gonzalez has cited

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, Bayley, Paige and The Rock as her inspirations. Her ring name Rok-C derives from The Rock and her real name Carla. Gonzalez noted that her match with

was a dream match for her. She credited

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, Bobby Cruise, and her time in Ring of Honor with getting her ready for WWE.

Other media

Video games

Personal life

Gonzalez is of

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descent. She was born to a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother. In an interview with '' Metro.co.uk'' in May 2023, Gonzalez explained that she always wanted to bring the subject of

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to wrestling and shared her thoughts about it. She mentioned that wrestling helped her dealing with

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and depression.

Championships and accomplishments

* ''

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'' ** Women's Wrestler of the Year (2024) – tied with

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* Mission Pro Wrestling ** MPW Awards (3 times) *** Wrestler of the Year for MPW (2019) *** Match of the Year for MPW (2019) *** Moment of the Year for MPW (2019) * New Texas Pro Wrestling ** New Texas Pro Women's Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 11 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 250'' in 2024 * Renegade Wrestling Revolution ** RWR Vixens Champion (1 time) *

** ROH Women's World Championship ( 1 time, inaugural) ** ROH Women's World Championship Tournament (2021) ** ROH Year-End Award (2 times) *** Female Wrestler of the Year (2021) *** Best New Star (2021) *

** ROW Diamonds Division Championship (1 time) * Sabotage Wrestling ** Sabotage War of the Genders Championship (1 time) *

(

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) ** NXT Women's Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Cora Jade ** NXT Women's Breakout Tournament (2022) ** Women's Iron Survivor Challenge (

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) **

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(1 time) *** NXT Superstar of the Year (

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

) ** NXT Year-End Award (1 time) *** Female Superstar of the Year (

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

)

References

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