Mandy Rose has had the most impactful as well as successful run in her WWE career during the days spent on NXT. From a mid-card attraction, she went on to become one of the longest-reigning NXT Women’s champions in history which indicates how much the NXT brand depended on her in the recent past. She was one of the most innovative acts of the NXT 2.0 era, as well.
Since entering the main roster in 2017, Mandy Rose has certainly come a long way and the time is probably nearby for her return to either Raw/Smackdown. In the meantime, fans do appreciate her hard work and dedication and they showed the same after dropping the NXT women’s title that she held for 413 days.
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As seen on NXT, Roxanne Perez shocked the WWE Universe by connecting with the Pop Rox finisher and dethroning Mandy Rose to win her first-ever NXT Women’s championship. The main show of NXT ended with Perez celebrating with her mentor Booker T. After this, a loud ‘Thank You Mandy’ chant erupted from the fans at Capitol Wrestling Center.
Toxic Attraction leader was gradually leaving the ring at that point and a fan in attendance posted the video on Twitter. She herself showed gratitude on social media by posting a Thank You message.
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Thank you @WWE_MandyRose #wwenxt pic.twitter.com/Cz57K6uG7u
— Esteban Cardenas (@ECBITW) December 14, 2022
As for the new champion Roxanne Perez, she also received a standing ovation when she arrived backstage after the title match. The inaugural ROH Women’s Champion received a warm hug from Shawn Michaels as well. While Perez’s efforts are getting appreciated, top heels from the NXT brand, Grayson Waller and Cora Jade threw major shade at her on Twitter as seen below,
The step down from Mandy to Roxanne as champ is insane. Guess it’s time for me to save the brand #WWENXT
— Grayson Waller (@GraysonWWE) December 14, 2022
I have never been more nauseous https://t.co/lnIaDY1lL9
— Cora Jade (@CoraJadeWWE) December 14, 2022
Mandy Rose competed on NXT on a short notice
Originally, Mandy Rose was scheduled to compete against Roxanna Perez at the WWE NXT: New Year’s Evil episode on January 10. The title defense was declared as Roxanne earned the opportunity by winning the first-ever Iron Survivor Challenge this past weekend at NXT Deadline.
But then, Mandy Rose attacked Roxanne from behind during the opening segment of NXT. This ensued a physical exchange between the two competitors as Roxanne challenged Rose for the title later that night and then capitalized on the opportunity to make history.
