Roxanne Perez made her WWE SmackDown debut on Friday night.
On the October 14 episode of the show, the NXT star appeared and approached Shotzi and Raquel Rodriguez. She told Rodriguez that she’s her pick to face Cora Jade as part of the Pick Your Poison stipulation for the latter’s match on the October 18 episode of NXT. Bayley and Damage CTRL interrupted, and “The Role Model” was upset Perez didn’t pick her. She vowed to embarrass the opposing trio on Friday.
Hey @CoraJadeWWE, your opponent has been selected by @roxanne_wwe … and it's @RaquelWWE!
However, @itsBayleyWWE has something to say about that.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/958lPj2a5E
— WWE (@WWE) October 15, 2022
Later in the show, Perez, Shotzi, and Rodriguez in a six-man match. Perez delivered an impressive performance as she held her own against Damage CTRL. In the end, Bayley scored the sneaky win by rolling Perez up for the win.
.@roxanne_wwe gets welcomed to #SmackDown courtesy of @itsBayleyWWE! pic.twitter.com/xu67vNLwWK
— WWE (@WWE) October 15, 2022
Perez, formerly known as Rok-C, signed with WWE in March, and she debuted on NXT in April. She has been featured on the brand ever since; she won the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, and she captured the NXT Women’s Tag team Championship. In recent weeks, Perez has been feuding with Jade since her partner turned on her. They will pick each other’s partners for the October 18 episode of NXT. Jade previously stated that she will appear on the October 17 episode of WWE RAW.
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