{"id":129855,"date":"2025-01-22T09:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=129855"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:07:56","slug":"roxanne-perez-bayley-wwe-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/22\/roxanne-perez-bayley-wwe-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Roxanne Perez vs. Bayley WWE NXT Progam Has Been a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 14, 2025, in an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/21\/wwe-nxt-results-1-21-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE NXT<\/a>, Roxanne Perez cut a promo after losing the NXT Women\u2019s Championship to Giulia. She talked about how the women\u2019s division won\u2019t be the same without her, signaling a callup. But before she could finish, Bayley came out to speak to her. Tense words were exchanged, ending with both women brawling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtf5x2AP7tg?si=56vHj6k6wx8gi6AK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that hasn\u2019t been the only dust-up they\u2019ve had since then. Roxanne was ringside during Bayley\u2019s WWE Women\u2019s Championship loss against Tiffany Stratton on Friday Night SmackDown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was also there during her fight against Nia Jax on Monday Night Raw, leading to another brawl. It seems like she is following Bayley everywhere. That is actually a good decision. If you want to introduce someone to a new audience, what Roxanne Perez did is proving to be an effective method.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVvhzb_sQAc?si=y_9c7F36MgF3mn-1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Having Roxanne Perez Everywhere Gave Her More Exposure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no secret that there are a lot of fans who only watch Raw and SmackDown for various reasons. Most of the time, a wrestler\u2019s call-up is a person\u2019s introduction to that wrestler. Having Roxanne appear on both main roster shows definitely got more eyes on her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing that not only alerted people about her match with Bayley but also made them wonder about her accomplishments in NXT. Instead of staying at the performance center, she continued the storyline in front of thousands of people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having people\u2019s first glimpse of her being a brawl against Bayley made them realize that she\u2019s a big deal. NXT and the main roster are two completely different playing fields. Making a first impression by attacking a major player in the women\u2019s division could help her tremendously once her NXT run is finished.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>She Has the Chance to End Her NXT Run on a High Note<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a champion or former champion gets called up from NXT, their last match is usually a championship loss, or they\u2019re putting someone over. In Roxanne\u2019s case, it was the latter, with Giulia winning the Women\u2019s NXT Championship. WWE could\u2019ve held her off TV until the Royal Rumble but opted for a probable final goodbye last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That turned into the storyline and eventual match coming up. Whether she wins or loses, she\u2019ll get an automatic storyline with Bayley upon her call-up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She gets to potentially wrestle her final NXT match against an amazing wrestler who has been on the main roster for years. Roxanne Perez gets to have a proper sendoff from NXT, which, given her many accomplishments with the brand, is well deserved.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Roxanne and Bayley Just Made the Women\u2019s Royal Rumble More Interesting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Royal Rumble is taking place on February 1, which is only a week and a half away. Both Roxanne and Bayley will certainly be in the match. There\u2019s a chance that they could miss each other entirely. But more than likely, they will come face to face with each other. Depending on who wins their match, the loser could throw the winner out of the ring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That right there is the justification for an automatic main roster feud. After their WWE NXT fight, they could properly feud on the main roster without only a week\u2019s build.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By having Roxanne Perez appear on both SmackDown and Raw to watch and confront Bayley, they are getting her familiar with the audience while also getting her ready for her main roster run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a>\u00a0(NXT), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0(archives and premium live event streaming). You can follow WWE on social media and relive top moments on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WWE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 14, 2025, in an episode of WWE NXT, Roxanne Perez cut a promo after losing the NXT Women\u2019s Championship to Giulia. She talked about how the women\u2019s division won\u2019t be the same without her, signaling a callup. But before she could finish, Bayley came out to speak to her. 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