Birth name | Victoria Gonzalez |
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Born | La Feria, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
Family | Ricky Gonzalez (father) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Victoria Victoria Gonzalez Reina González |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Billed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Billed from | Rio Grande Valley, Texas |
Trained by | Ben Galvan Richard Aleman George de la Isla Rudy Boy Gonzalez Texas Wrestling Academy Ray Campos America's Academy of Pro Wrestling WWE Performance Center Sara Del Rey |
Debut | September 2014 |
Victoria Gonzalez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Reina González, performing on their developmental territory NXT.
As the daughter of Texan indie wrestler Ricky Gonzalez known in the ring as "Desperado", Victoria grew up into the professional wrestling business as she is also a second generation wrestler. Gonzalez played basketball for Texas A&M, on a scholarship for a career in journalism. After graduating in 2013, she revealed to her father the interest on pursuing a professional wrestling career instead.
Gonzalez auditioned for the sixth season of Tough Enough in 2015 and despite not being selected, she received a tryout from WWE in 2016. On October 25, 2016, WWE announced Gonzalez as part of a new class of NXT trainees. Gonzalez made her in-ring debut on January 20, 2017, during a live event where she competed in a 12-woman battle royal won by Aliyah and Ember Moon. Gonzalez made her televised in-ring debut on the May 3, 2017 episode of NXT, participating in a number one contender's battle royal for Asuka's NXT Women's Championship, where she was eliminated by Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. On July 13, Victoria was given the new ring name Reina González, that same day, she was announced as one of the participants for the Mae Young Classic tournament. González entered the tournament on July 13, being eliminated on the first round by Nicole Savoy.