Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)

Victoria González (born January 12, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Raquel Rodriguez.

She is a former three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, one-time NXT Women's Champion and a record-tying two-time and inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.

Victoria González was born on January 12, 1991, in La Feria, Texas, United States.

She is of Mexican descent.

A fan of professional wrestling growing up, she cited Madusa and Lita as her inspirations, as well as her father Rick, who was also a wrestler.

Through high school and college, González was a basketball player, playing collegiately for the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas.

In 2013, she transferred to Sam Houston State University where she continued her collegiate basketball career, and earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communication.

González is a second generation professional wrestler, following her father Rick González, and began her career in June 2016 on the independent circuit.

She signed with WWE in October 2016, performing under her real name, and debuted for the company's developmental brand, NXT, in early 2017.

On October 25, 2016, it was reported that González had signed with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center.

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.

On the May 3 episode of NXT, González made her first television appearance in a losing effort, where she was eliminated during a battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship.

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.

González would compete again in the tournament in 2018, where she once again was eliminated in the first round by Kacy Catanzaro.

Her ring name changed to Reina González later that year before it again changed to Raquel González in early 2020.

In early 2021, she and Dakota Kai won the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, subsequently becoming the inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champions, a title they won again in early 2022 for a record-tying second time.

She moved to the main roster on SmackDown in April 2022 with her ring name changed to Raquel Rodriguez, and then transferred to Raw the following year.

While on the main roster, she won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship once with Aliyah and then later twice with Liv Morgan.

On February 16, 2020, at NXT TakeOver: Portland, under the ring name Raquel González, she interfered in a street fight between Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox by slamming Nox through a table, allowing Kai to win the match, establishing herself as a heel in the process.

González then became Kai's bodyguard, helping her win her matches.

González had her first pay-per-view match on June 7 at TakeOver: In Your House, where she, Kai, and Candice LeRae lost to Mia Yim, Nox and Shotzi Blackheart in a six-woman tag team match.

Afterwards, González went on a short hiatus, but returned on the August 19 episode of NXT, helping Kai attack NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai.

At NXT TakeOver XXX three days later, after Kai lost to Shirai, Rhea Ripley confronted González, beginning a rivalry between the two.

González lost to Ripley on October 28 at Halloween Havoc.

Kai and González aligned with LeRae and Toni Storm in November, resulting in a WarGames match against Blackheart, Ember Moon, Shirai, and Ripley on December 6 at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, which González won after pinning Shirai.

At New Year's Evil on January 6, 2021, she defeated Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match, ending their feud.

Kai and González took part in the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Aliyah and Jessi Kamea in the first round, Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter in the semi-finals, and Moon and Blackheart at Vengeance Day on February 14 to win the tournament.

As a result of their win, they received a match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on March 3; the match ended in controversy, with Jax and Baszler retaining after Baszler submitted Kai despite her not being tagged in.

As a result, González and Kai were crowned the inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champions the following week, the first title in González's career; however, they would lose the titles 56 minutes later to Blackheart and Moon in their first title defense.

On April 7, 2021, at the first night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, González defeated Shirai to become the new NXT Women's Champion.

On the May 11 episode of NXT, she made her first successful title defense against Mercedes Martinez.

On June 13 at NXT TakeOver: In Your House, González retained the title against Ember Moon.

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.

This led to a title match between the two at NXT TakeOver 36 on August 22, where González retained and was confronted by Kay Lee Ray.

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).

The following week, a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match between González and Rose for the title was made for Halloween Havoc on October 26, where she lost the NXT Women's Championship to Rose in a Trick or Street Fight due to the returning Kai's interference, ending her reign at 202 days.

On December 5 at WarGames, González, Cora Jade, Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray defeated Kai and Toxic Attraction in a WarGames match.

At New Year's Evil on January 4, 2022, González failed to regain the title in a triple threat match also involving Jade, who Rose pinned to retain the title.

González and Jade then took part in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon in the first round, but lost to Kai and Wendy Choo in the semi-finals on March 8 at Roadblock.

On the March 29 episode of NXT, after Toxic Attraction took out Choo, Dakota Kai attacked the group and was assisted by a returning González, whom Kai embraced afterwards.