Former ROH Women's Champion Rok-C Signs With WWE

WWE reportedly signs one of the hottest prospects in the game.

by Andrew Pollard
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As per Mike Johnson over at PWInsider, Rok-C has now signed with WWE.

Having partaken in a WWE tryout in December and another one earlier this year, reports last month claimed the former Ring of Honor Women's Champion had been offered a WWE deal, but at that time it was unknown whether she had signed said deal. Now though, it appears that Rok-C has indeed signed with Vince McMahon's sports entertainment behemoth.

Just 20 years of age, the real-life Carla Gonzalez already has seven years of experience under her belt. Beginning her training at the age of 13, Gonzalez would be taken under the wing of Booker T and his Reality of Wrestling promotion/wrestling school when she was 16. Debuting in 2018, last year saw Rok-C become the ROH Women's Champion after that belt was once again made active. She would drop that title to Deonna Purrazzo in January on an episode of IMPACT Wrestling.

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For those wondering where the Rok-C name comes from, Gonzalez has previously stated how she was a huge fan of The Rock. Taking the Great One's name and adding the first letter of her first name, that's where she got Rok-C. Of course, whether Rok-C remains as Rok-C under the WWE banner remains to be seen, with it likely that she'll soon be given a new moniker as and when she makes her company debut.

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