On Saturday night, WWE held their first Iron Survivor Challenge matches at NXT Deadline, with Grayson Waller and Roxanne Perez winning their bouts and earning a future shot at their respective NXT Champions. And with Booker T on commentary, who was one of Perez’s primary trainers, the moment seemingly became too much for him as the two-time WWE Hall of Famer got emotional and shed tears of joy. And now, while speaking on his podcast, he has talked about this and revealed that despite being behind the announce desk, he didn’t know she would win and likened her to being a daughter to him.
As far as Roxanne goes, she’s like my daughter. She was about as big as my daughter when she first joined the school. To see her grow into what she has become, in such meteoric fashion, it’s been awesome. To see her go out there and win that match, which carved her a little piece of history, that’s awesome. Now, set up to take on Mandy Rose, I couldn’t ask for more. I’m really proud of her.
I’m overjoyed at her accomplishments and success at such a young age, as well as, having her head on her shoulders at the same time and understanding that this is a once-in-a-lifetime dream come true. Gotta love it. You just can’t hold something back like that. I tried to hold it back, and I could feel a little mist in the air. When you’re emotionally attached or connected, the tears come out automatically. I was really proud to see her pull it off. I didn’t know she was going to win.
Booker TPerez previously wrestled as Rok-C and started training at just 13 years of age before beginning wrestling professional matches on the Texas independent scene in 2018. She would soon become recognized for her potential, and after working for Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling, she’d go on to sign with Ring of Honor and win their championship, successfully defending it on multiple occasions. However, when the company went on hiatus and released all talents from their contracts, she was a free agent and briefly worked for Impact Wrestling and MLW before signing with WWE aged 20.
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