[2] In 2013, she transferred to Sam Houston State University where she continued her collegiate basketball career, and she earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communication.
[1] She made her in-ring debut on January 20, 2017, under her birth name at an NXT live event, where she was unsuccessful winning a 12-woman battle royal.
[11] Under the name Reina González, she competed in the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament, where she was eliminated during the first round by Nicole Savoy, which aired on August 28.
[18] At NXT TakeOver XXX three days later, after Kai lost to Shirai, Rhea Ripley confronted González, beginning a rivalry between the two.
[23] Kai and González took part in the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Aliyah and Jessi Kamea in the first round,[24] Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter in the semi-finals,[25] and Moon and Blackheart at Vengeance Day on February 14 to win the tournament.
[32] On the July 27 episode of NXT, González was attacked by Kai, turning face for the first time in her career and ending their alliance.
[33] This led to a title match between the two at NXT TakeOver 36 on August 22,[34] where González retained and was confronted by Kay Lee Ray.
[35] On the September 28 episode of NXT, after retaining the title against Franky Monet, she was attacked by Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne).
[40] González and Jade then took part in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon in the first round,[41] but lost to Kai and Wendy Choo in the semi-finals on March 8 at Roadblock.
[47] On the April 8 episode of SmackDown, González made her main roster debut in a backstage segment under the new ring name Raquel Rodriguez.
[48] On the April 29 episode of SmackDown, she made her in-ring debut for the brand, defeating local competitor Cat Cardoza.
[50] On the June 17 episode of SmackDown, Rodriguez defeated Shayna Baszler to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match on July 2,[51] which was won by Liv Morgan.
[53] The following week, she and Aliyah participated in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament, defeating Shotzi and Xia Li in the first round,[54] and Natalya and Sonya Deville in the semi-finals.
After her return on the August 21 episode of Raw, Rodriguez challenged Ripley several times for the Women's World Championship, but she failed to win the title.
[74] On January 1, 2024, Raquel revealed she was diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome, which has resulted in her being absent from WWE shows.
[79] On the November 11 episode of Raw, Rodriguez and Morgan failed to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship from Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.
[82] On the February 24 episode of Raw, Rodriguez and Morgan defeated Belair and Naomi to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for a record-setting third time after interference from "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.