Roxanne Perez couldn’t be happier about having her wrestling hero AJ Lee back in the WWE locker room.
Speaking with Going Ringside, the Judgment Day member opened up about what Lee’s return has meant to her personally, crediting the former Divas Champion as the person who made her believe a WWE career was achievable.
She was definitely the person that made me realize that it was possible for me to become a WWE superstar. One of my biggest inspirations, for sure,” Perez said of Lee
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With both Lee and CM Punk now working together backstage in WWE, Perez has had a front-row seat to watch two of her childhood favorites interact. The young star didn’t hold back when describing the noticeable change in Punk’s demeanor when his wife is around.
That’s been awesome having them around in the locker room. You can definitely see the change in Punk’s energy and just overall happiness when she’s around. It’s so cute,” Perez shared. “And it’s awesome to see. You know, I grew up watching them. The storylines that they created were some of my favorite to watch growing up.
Now, instead of watching from afar, Perez gets to lean on both Punk and Lee for guidance as she navigates her own WWE career.
To now have them there and for them to just be people that I can turn to whenever I need advice or need help or anything. Yeah, they’re just amazing,” she said.
When the interviewer noted the old adage about never meeting your heroes, Perez was quick to push back, giving both Lee and Punk full credit for defying that cynical expectation.
It definitely went well. I tell them that a lot where I’m like, thank you for making that quote, ‘never meet your hero,’ so untrue because they are just awesome. They’re just awesome to be around.