I hope this goes somewhere cool and does a lot for Roxanne. But what makes Roxanne Perez? Even the concussion spot hits harder for me if I connect emotionally to the person. She’s talented as hell in the ring, of course. Especially headed to the territory’s biggest show of the year. What defines her character? What defines her reign? If it’s her outworking her opponents and surviving, that’s not enough. Maybe it goes back to Perez’s scattered direction right now. Within context of taking those repeated headshots, I get it. Maybe it’s because I don’t know the plan but this just feels off. Booker T put down the headphones and got in the ring as well. The Heartbreak Kid even showed up and checked on his NXT Women’s champion while helping her get to the ambulance. NXT played the concussion angle for Perez as she collapsed in the middle of the ring and the stretcher came out with tons of officials in tow. Stay strong ❤️ #NXTRoadblock /va0G8ydlTE- WWE March 8, 2023 But she didn’t stay down until after the bell rang and the ref raised her hand. The Final Boss dished out kick after kick after more kicks to Perez’s head. Yes she won, but at great cost and she barely got that W. Make no mistake, Perez survived this match. I like the champ going to another level physically or enduring more after realizing it’s different watching a shark from behind the glass than swimming with one.
Perez trained with Satomura and thought she knew all her tricks but things feel different with speed than in sparring. This match hit hard, used that physicality as a building block, and, more importantly, as a storytelling device. I sound like a broken record but as much as I like Perez in the ring, her character feels stagnant which makes her reign feel less than.Īnd I hate that feeling because she and Meiko wrestled their asses off at Roadblock. While a champion obsessed with a challenger works, the champion feeling like the plucky underdog in that situation rarely does. But therein lies an issue with her reign. It meant more than just avenging her loss from six months ago a win solidified her as a true champion in her own eyes. Roxanne Perez needed a victory against Meiko Satomura more than anything. This is a HARD-HITTING affair but neither or are backing down #WWENXT | #NXTRoadblock /Le3THuDb0B- WWE March 8, 2023
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