Exclusive | Roxanne Perez opens up on ‘insane’ CM Punk moment as NXT begins new era on CW

Two-time NXT champion Roxanne Perez took time for some Q&A with The Post’s Joseph Staszewski before defending her title against former STARDOM and Marigold star Giulia star from Japan as the brand’s weekly show moves to The CW (Tuesday, 8 p.m.) at Chicago’s Allstate Arena.

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Q How do you and the locker room view this opportunity to be going to CW now, to be on broadcast television, to be in more homes, and hopefully get more attention on the product?

A: I think it’s really cool, because we’re definitely going to be reaching a larger, younger audience. And I think what’s cool about that is that not only our women’s division, our men’s division too, we’re all so diverse. With that being said that we are going to have a younger audience, I think every single little boy and little girl is gonna have some representation to watch on TV.

Q: What would it mean for you to beat Giulia and put her in her place as she enters NXT for the first time?

A: I think it would put a stamp on my reign. I think everybody assumes that Giulia’s gonna come all the way over here from Japan and take my championship and take my spot that I’ve been working hard for for almost three...
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