Rok-C’s video game promo.

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I’m fine with new name, just thought her old name might get a few more clicks for people that don’t watch NXT

Anyways what the hell was that!?

Rok-C’s story is absolutely incredible, training as a teenager, taking a bus ride for two hours just to train, its not like they were even hiding it they mentioned she was trained by Booker T.

Then there’s this weird “I played WWE games now I’m in the real WWE.” It’s like they had that Cora Jade gave her a skateboard instead

[Dub H]

"Wow Hit The Pause Button"

[Bang Bang Bart]

she's just literally a MyCareer character from the 2K games come to life, I guess?

[knsffa]

They want to appeal to a younger audience. She's young and attractive and plays video games so prototypical baby face in their eyes.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Apr 21, 2022 1:11:03 GMT -5 knsffa said:

They want to appeal to a younger audience. She's young and attractive and plays video games so prototypical baby face in their eyes.

So the median age watching the show is somehow going to get older then, because every time they try and go younger and hipper, it somehow gets worse lmfao

[A Platypus Rave]

Apr 20, 2022 23:43:20 GMT -5 Dub H said:

"Wow Hit The Pause Button"

this is still one of my favorite entrance musics...

[eJm]

Apr 21, 2022 1:11:03 GMT -5 knsffa said:

They want to appeal to a younger audience. She's young and attractive and plays video games so prototypical baby face in their eyes.

I mean, from experience, young people can tell when they're being pandered to so being overt with stuff is likely to put them off more than anything.

It's also a weird direction to go, it's easier to talk about how decorated she is at a young age or her experience even though she's 20 and what she'll bring to NXT but...having her thing just be video games? It'll come off like 50+ year olds coming up with the character because 50+ year olds are coming up with the characrer.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

Honestly I'm tired of the young face girl who was a fan growing up and "is living her dream" blah blah blah. It lacks creativity and is just redundant. Especially since they have Cora Jade doing pretty much the same character on the same show. Like if you would have one girl doing it then great as that's a good way to rally behind someone. However when you keep doing it over and over with multiple girls after a while it just kind of goes in one ear and out the other.

[hargh]

"Have her come out with an Atari 2600, pal! I'm hip to these video games!"

[Hypnosis]

Apr 21, 2022 6:55:38 GMT -5 hargh said:

"Have her come out with an Atari 2600, pal! I'm hip to these video games!"

NXT 2.0 fan in the crowd:"E.T. SUCKS!"

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Apr 21, 2022 3:43:00 GMT -5 eJm said:

Apr 21, 2022 1:11:03 GMT -5 knsffa said:

They want to appeal to a younger audience. She's young and attractive and plays video games so prototypical baby face in their eyes.

I mean, from experience, young people can tell when they're being pandered to so being overt with stuff is likely to put them off more than anything.

It's also a weird direction to go, it's easier to talk about how decorated she is at a young age or her experience even though she's 20 and what she'll bring to NXT but...having her thing just be video games? It'll come off like 50+ year olds coming up with the character because 50+ year olds are coming up with the characrer.

I think it was Bryan Alvarez who pointed it out, but NXT 2.0 is basically 120 minutes of “Hello Fellow Children!” In wrestling form.

[gl83]

-Talks about how big of a WWE fan she is and how she’s living her dream
-Talks about her tough upbringing
-Talks about her being a gamer girl


Man, they just gave her AJ Lee’s NXT Season 3 gimmick.

[eJm]

Apr 21, 2022 7:25:50 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

Apr 21, 2022 3:43:00 GMT -5 eJm said:

I mean, from experience, young people can tell when they're being pandered to so being overt with stuff is likely to put them off more than anything.

It's also a weird direction to go, it's easier to talk about how decorated she is at a young age or her experience even though she's 20 and what she'll bring to NXT but...having her thing just be video games? It'll come off like 50+ year olds coming up with the character because 50+ year olds are coming up with the characrer.

I think it was Bryan Alvarez who pointed it out, but NXT 2.0 is basically 120 minutes of “Hello Fellow Children!” In wrestling form.

It does come off that way when I see anything about it and, like...I'm not saying I have the answers but telling someone to just say video game stuff like they just read a Forbes article about the video game industry feels like the least amount of effort for a new character.

Like, if it were me doing this, I'd tell Rok-C to get a Twitch account, promote it on the show, make some deals to play stuff from certain developers and show it on the show so there's interactivity with the audience and her opponents can send her trollish comments that can be promoted as feuds for the show. But WWE has policies against that and it'd cost her more money than it would benefit so that ain't going to happen. But it at least feels relevant to the time instead of going "I'll cut down your health bar lol"

It's like my thing with Cora Jade being a skateboarder, why they haven't shot videos of her with actual skateboarders and doing tricks is beyond me, unless she can't actually do it which, in that case, why the f*** is her gimmick a skateboarder?

[HMARK Center]

Apr 21, 2022 7:32:44 GMT -5 gl83 said:

-Talks about how big of a WWE fan she is and how she’s living her dream
-Talks about her tough upbringing
-Talks about her being a gamer girl


Man, they just gave her AJ Lee’s NXT Season 3 gimmick.

Funny enough, AJ has a bit of a running friendly joke on Twitter referring to Rok-C and Cora Jade as her "daughters", I believe.

But yeah, girl's got a great built-in story to show her dedication to the industry, seems a waste not to lean on that.

[asuka007]

Apr 21, 2022 7:32:44 GMT -5 gl83 said:

-Talks about how big of a WWE fan she is and how she’s living her dream
-Talks about her tough upbringing
-Talks about her being a gamer girl


Man, they just gave her AJ Lee’s NXT Season 3 gimmick.

Kind of fits in this case since AJ is Roxanne’s hero/inspiration. She also had gear reminiscent of AJ’s here as well.

It’s too the point that they like to joke back and forth about Roxanne being AJ and Punk’s “daughter.”

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Apr 21, 2022 7:32:44 GMT -5 gl83 said:

-Talks about how big of a WWE fan she is and how she’s living her dream
-Talks about her tough upbringing
-Talks about her being a gamer girl


Man, they just gave her AJ Lee’s NXT Season 3 gimmick.

Same gear too. Her plaid gear is a tribute to AJ. 

[Hypnosis]

Apr 21, 2022 7:35:21 GMT -5 eJm said:

Apr 21, 2022 7:25:50 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I think it was Bryan Alvarez who pointed it out, but NXT 2.0 is basically 120 minutes of “Hello Fellow Children!” In wrestling form.

It's like my thing with Cora Jade being a skateboarder, why they haven't shot videos of her with actual skateboarders and doing tricks is beyond me, unless she can't actually do it which, in that case, why the f*** is her gimmick a skateboarder?

Would be interesting if there were an online interview with her saying why she went from that to the skateboard gimmick, because there wasn't any noticeable lead-up to it at all besides suddenly wearing flashy-colored gear on NXT and 205 Live before then.