Roxanne Perez Recalls Being Offered Chance To Work For AAA When She Was 16

Roxanne Perez competes at her first AAA Triplemania tonight, and she recently recalled getting an invite from AAA at 16. The Judgment Day member will be part of the #1 contenders match for the Reina de Reinas Championship on night one of the show in Las Vegas, competing against Nattie, La Hiedra, and Faby Apache.

Perez spoke with Outkick for a new interview discussing ther match and more. You can see the highlights below:

On Getting the #1 Contenders Match On Her Own:

“I think they know that I got this. I think they know that I came all the way over here to take an opportunity for myself. I think being surrounded by champions and obviously there is not another opportunity for a title on the main roster right now because my girls are killing it. So obviously I just thought The Prodigy doesn’t stay complacent. The Prodigy doesn’t stay comfortable. So what did I do? I came all the way to AAA to get a championship of my own.”

On Competing At Her First Triplemania:

“I’m so excited. So, um, a little backstory, I have been training to become a WWE superstar since I was 13 years old, and when I was 16, I actually had an invitation to come to AAA, train here, be on their shows, and that was really something that I wanted to do because, obviously I wanted to wrestle all around the world and make a big name for myself, but, I was 16 years old so my parents weren’t fully in on that.

“So, I didn’t get to take that opportunity but now AAA is a part of WWE and I’m taking my opportunity and I’m not asking for permission from anybody. I’m so excited to be here and also to just represent my culture. I am Mexican and I’m Puerto Rican, So, to be able to represent that and be here as a main roster WWE superstar, it’s really exciting.”

On the stakes of the Match:

“It definitely is a big task. I have a big opportunity right in front of me that I know I’m gonna take. I know that I’m gonna go straight to Worlds Collide and become Reina de Reinas champion, but also I am not underestimating every woman that is in this match because like you said, legends in all different aspects. La Hiedra knows AAA inside and out. Natalya (Nattie), she’s a legend in in WWE in the Divas era. She’s a trailblazer for us women. She didn’t get these opportunities before and she worked to make sure that all of us got these opportunities. So, I respect her so much for that. Faby Apache, a legend in the Lucha Libre world.

“So yeah, I have a lot on my plate right now, but it’s nothing that The Prodigy can’t overcome. The Prodigy has gone through so much the past 10 years of me wrestling, and if anybody thinks that I’m just gonna let this opportunity slip away, I’ve been waiting for one opportunity and I finally have it and I’m not gonna let it slip through my fingers.”