Ranking WWE's First Ever NXT Class - From Worst To Best

42. Raquel Diaz

Raquel Diaz Shaul Guerrero NXT
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A second generation star that, by the time she was a regular, had a mother with as much time in WWE as her legendary father, Shaul 'Raquel Diaz' Guerrero was thought to be a can't-miss for the relatively brief period she was in the system. On pedigree alone.

An FCW Champion with a handful of appearances on NXT during the 2012 transition period, being a Guerrero was a USP for Diaz, particularly when the women were marginalised by the wretched era that came before. Ultimately, it wasn't to last. Having been granted her release in September 2012, she returned one year later, but left again by the following April. 

There was one cameo left for her in the family business - she was a ring announcer during AEW's Women's Tag Team Cup tournament in 2024. 

 
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