Roxanne Perez will enter a major moment in her career at Lucha Libre AAA’s Triplemanía 34 with more than a championship opportunity motivating her. The WWE main roster star has revealed that her connection to AAA stretches back years before the promotion became part of WWE’s expanding lucha libre landscape.
Speaking ahead of Triplemanía 34 night one, Perez recalled receiving an invitation to train and appear with AAA when she was only 16 years old. At that stage, she had already been training toward her professional wrestling goals for several years and saw the offer as an opportunity to grow her profile internationally. However, she was still a minor, and her parents were not comfortable approving the move.
“I’m so excited. So, 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.”
The opportunity did not happen at the time, but Perez now has the chance to make her AAA presence felt under very different circumstances. She arrives at Triplemanía as an established WWE main roster performer, a member of The Judgment Day, and a wrestler preparing to compete for a path toward one of AAA’s most important women’s championships.
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“The Prodigy” is scheduled to face Faby Apache, Nattie, and La Hiedra in a Fatal 4-Way match on September 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner will become the number one contender for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship and earn a title match at WWE Worlds Collide on September 26.
A Full-Circle Opportunity For Perez
For Perez, the Triplemanía appearance represents a full-circle development. Her early ambition was clear: she wanted to wrestle around the world and establish herself on a larger stage. Although the AAA invitation came earlier than her family felt was appropriate, she continued on the path that eventually took her through WWE’s developmental system and onto the main roster.
Now, Perez does not view the moment as a lost opportunity being revisited. Instead, she sees it as a chance to take control of a moment she was unable to pursue as a teenager.
“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.”
That personal history adds considerable weight to the match beyond its immediate title implications. Perez will not simply be competing in a crossover attraction between WWE and AAA. She will be making an appearance in a promotion where she once hoped to work before her wrestling career had fully begun.
Perez has frequently carried herself with the confidence of someone who expected to reach WWE from a very young age. Her comments reinforce just how early she began preparing for that goal, having started training at 13. The progression from a teenage prospect with international ambitions to a main roster competitor at Triplemanía is a notable marker in that journey.
Reina de Reinas Stakes At Triplemanía 34
The Fatal 4-Way is one of the featured matches advertised for the first night of Triplemanía 34. Its stakes are straightforward but substantial: one wrestler will leave Las Vegas positioned for a Reina de Reinas Championship challenge at WWE Worlds Collide later this month.
Perez will have to overcome a field that brings together wrestlers from distinct backgrounds and generations. Faby Apache is one of the most recognizable names associated with AAA’s women’s division, while La Hiedra represents a key contemporary AAA presence. Nattie enters the contest as another WWE star in a match that puts the WWE and AAA relationship directly in the ring.
Fatal 4-Way matches create an unpredictable environment, especially when a title opportunity is on the line. Perez does not need to defeat every opponent individually in order to secure the decision, but she must be ready for the shifting alliances, sudden openings, and constant threat that come with a four-person contest. One decisive sequence could determine who heads to WWE Worlds Collide with championship momentum.
The Reina de Reinas Championship has long served as a centerpiece of AAA’s women’s wrestling scene. Becoming its number one contender would be a meaningful accomplishment for any of the four competitors, but Perez’s personal connection to AAA gives her a particularly compelling reason to pursue the victory.
Representing Mexican And Puerto Rican Heritage
Perez also emphasized the cultural significance of appearing at Triplemanía. She identified herself as Mexican and Puerto Rican and described the opportunity to represent that heritage while appearing as a WWE main roster star as especially exciting.
“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.”
That element makes this appearance about more than a spot on a major card. Triplemanía is one of the most prominent events on AAA’s calendar, and competing there gives Perez a platform to connect her current WWE position with the cultural background she highlighted in her comments.
For WWE, Perez’s involvement also illustrates the value of placing a young, established main roster talent into a high-profile AAA setting. She has already built a reputation as a highly driven competitor, and the AAA match presents a new environment in which to showcase that urgency. The fact that she is entering with a specific personal history tied to the company gives the contest additional emotional texture.
Perez’s current role alongside The Judgment Day has further raised her profile on WWE programming. She is aligned with WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez, placing her within a group that features championship-level talent and major influence across the women’s division.
While Morgan and Rodriguez are not part of the advertised Triplemanía Fatal 4-Way, Perez will carry the presence of The Judgment Day into the bout. Whether that association affects the match remains to be seen, but Perez’s own focus appears firmly centered on the chance in front of her: succeeding in AAA at a point in her career when she has the freedom, experience, and platform to embrace it.
Las Vegas Match Could Set Up Worlds Collide
Triplemanía 34 night one takes place September 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, putting the number one contender’s match on a major stage in Las Vegas. The winner will have only a short turnaround before WWE Worlds Collide on September 26, where the Reina de Reinas Championship match awaits.
For Perez, winning the Fatal 4-Way would create a direct line from a teenage dream that was postponed to a championship match in the present. It would not guarantee a title victory at Worlds Collide, but it would place her one step closer to adding a defining accomplishment to her WWE main roster resume.
Her comments make clear that she does not resent the decision her parents made when she was 16. Instead, she has framed the missed invitation as part of the road that led to this current opportunity. The circumstances have changed dramatically: Perez is no longer a young trainee seeking approval to chase a faraway chance. She is a WWE star arriving at Triplemanía with a title shot within reach.
The next chapter will be decided in the Fatal 4-Way against Apache, Nattie, and La Hiedra. If Perez can outlast the field, her long-delayed AAA opportunity will lead directly to a chance at the Reina de Reinas Championship at WWE Worlds Collide.
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