[10] In April 2021, Rok-C made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut teaming with Max the Impaler in a time limit draw against Laynie Luck and Hyan.

[11] Rok-C then competed in the ROH Women's World Championship tournament where she defeated the likes of Sumie Sakai,[12] Quinn McKay,[13] and Angelina Love.

[18] In March 2022, it was confirmed that Gonzalez had signed a contract with WWE's developmental brand NXT[10][19] and changed her ring name to Roxanne Perez.

[22] In May and June, Perez participated in the 2022 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament,[23][24] and won by defeating Tiffany Stratton in the finals and earned a contract for a championship opportunity for a title of her choosing.

[25] At The Great American Bash, Perez and Cora Jade defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jayne) to become NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.

[27] The following episode, Jade threw her championship belt in the garbage; [28] as a result, the following week the tag title was eventually vacated.

She entered as the eighth entrant and lasted for more than four minutes before being eliminated by Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky).

[45] At Night 1 of Halloween Havoc, Perez defeated Kiana James in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Devil's Playground match.

[46] Their feud led to a steel cage match at Deadline where Perez was defeated by James due to interference by Izzi Dame.

[53] At Spring Breakin' Week One, Perez defeated Valkyria and Tatum Paxley in a triple threat match to retain the title.

[59] On the special episode NXT CW premiere, Perez defeated Giulia in a title match after interference from the returning Cora Jade.

[64] At Vengeance Day, Perez failed to regain her title in a fatal four-way match against the champion Giulia, Bayley, and Jade.