Booker T Says Roxanne Perez Learned To Make Herself Bigger Than She Actually Is, Compares Her To Shawn Michaels
Booker T praises Roxanne Perez for learning to make herself bigger than she actually is and that it reminds him of Shawn Michaels.
Booker T praises Roxanne Perez for learning to make herself bigger than she actually is and that it reminds him of Shawn Michaels.
Perez has quickly become one of WWE’s most exciting prospects for the future, as well as being a staple of WWE’s Monday Night RAW brand as part of The Judgment Day. Now, her trainer has spoken about what set her apart from others when she began her training.
While speaking on The Takedown with SI, Booker T was asked about Roxanne Perez and what set her apart from other trainees at his school.
“You know, she came to fantasy camp. The camp that I do is a five-hour camp, normally on a Sunday afternoon. goes from noon to five, and she was like a little bit, she was like not even as big as my daughter, literally, but she was so astute to professional wrestling at such a young age, and she’s my youngest female Reality Of Wrestling champion, at 16 years old. I spotted something in Roxanne immediately. I said, man, there’s something about her. She wanted it more. She wanted it more, and more importantly, she took to the training and really took those training sessions and made them real to her towards now. She’s not the biggest dog in the fight, but when she’s in the fight, you don’t realize it. You go, man, she’s a pit bull. She will bite you in a heartbeat. No, seriously. So for me, she learned how to make herself bigger than she actually really is. You know, Shawn Michaels, he was like that. Shawn Michaels wasn’t the biggest guy in the room, but you thought Shawn Michaels was 6’3 and 225 pounds. But that was the illusion, and that’s the illusion of professional wrestling, trying to take something and maximize it as much as you possibly can, and that’s what Roxanne Perez has done. She’s taken what she’s got and she’s maximized it. She’s smart. She’s smarter than most in the room, and that’s what’s going to get you to the next level.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Booker spoke about not seeing himself as a teacher when he was an active pro wrestler. You can read more about that here.
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