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FORMER ROH CHAMPION GETS NEW RING NAME, WILL DEBUT THIS FRIDAY ON WWE NXT: LEVEL UP

Former ROH World Women's Champion Rok-C has received the new ring name of Roxanne Perez and will debut officially on Friday's edition of WWE NXT: Level Up.

Perez, 20, was the initial ROH World Women's Champion and had been signed to Ring of Honor but her deal was cut as part of ROH's hiatus at the end of 2021.  She had quietly disappeared in recent months - beyond a few autograph signing appearances - after making a lone appearance in MLW and losing the ROH title to Deonna Purrazzo at an Impact Wrestling TV taping in Texas.   She had been at a number of recent NXT tapings.

Booker T praised the former Rok-C during an October 2021 interview with PWInsider.com, discussing his Reality of Wrestling School and promotion, where she first broke in, commenting, "Rok-C, she's been part of Reality of Wrestling since she was about 10 years old. Okay? And then she becomes the youngest Reality of Wrestling champion after only a few months of training. She's a prodigy. She's definitely one that's going to have a really, really bright future. And she's representing Reality of Wrestling to the utmost. I couldn't choose anyone better from the female perspective to represent Reality of Wresting. And she's doing such an awesome job. And that's what Reality of Wresting is all about. It's a breeding ground. It's a stepping stone for young guys, young girls, to get to that next level. We are the AAA of professional wrestling. That's what we want to be, where guys, if they want to get to that next level and know exactly what it takes to get to that next level, come to Reality of Wrestling and be a part of it. And hopefully we can get you there."

PWInsider Elite subscribers can currently listen to several interviews with the former Rok-C from 2021:

ROK-C DISCUSSES FINAL BATTLE, HER LEGACY OF BEING THE FIRST ROH WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPION, WHY SHE'S EXCITED TO DEBUT FOR MLW, ROH REFLECTIONS AND MORE

ROK-C DISCUSSES THIS SUNDAY'S DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR PPV, FACING MIRANDA ALIZE TO BECOME THE FIRST ROH WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPION, SIGNING HER FIRST-EVER CONTRACT, HER PATH THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT, THE ROH STAR SHE WANTS TO FACE, TRAINING AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE RECURRING WRESTLING DREAM THAT CAME TRUE & MUCH MORE

ROK-C DISCUSSES BEING THE FIRST COMPETITOR NAMED TO THE ROH WOMEN'S WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT, HAVING A CAMEO ON WWE TV AS A TEENAGER, TRAINING UNDER BOOKER T,  RECENTLY FACING DEONNA PURRAZZO, HER ROH TV DEBUT, BEING SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, HER RIVALRY WITH HYAN, BREAKING INTO WRESTLING SO YOUNG, HER ADVICE TO THOSE PURSUING THEIR DREAMS AT A YOUNG AGE & MUCH MORE

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