

Kai and González then took part in the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Afterwards, González resumed her rivalry with Ripley, defeating her in a Last Woman Standing match at NXT: New Year's Evil on January 6, 2021, to end the feud. Into November, Kai and González aligned with LeRae and Toni Storm, resulting in a WarGames match against Blackheart, Ember Moon, Shirai, and Ripley at NXT TakeOver: Wargames on December 6, which González won after pinning Shirai. González and Kai defeated Ripley and Shirai on the following episode of NXT after interference from Mercedes Martinez, however, González lost to Ripley at NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 28. At NXT TakeOver XXX three days later, after Kai was unsuccessful against Shirai, Rhea Ripley confronted González, beginning a rivalry. 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. González had her first pay-per-view match on June 7 at TakeOver: In Your House, where she teamed with Candice LeRae and Kai, losing to the team of Mia Yim, Nox and Shotzi Blackheart in a six-woman tag team match.

Following TakeOver, González became Kai's bodyguard, helping her win her matches. On February 16, 2020, at NXT TakeOver: Portland, González made her first televised appearance since the Mae Young Classic under the ring name Raquel González, where she interfered 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 would compete again in the tournament in 2018, where she once again was eliminated in the first round by Kacy Catanzaro. 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. 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. She made her in-ring debut on January 20, 2017, under her birth name at an NXT live event, where she was unsuccessful to win a 12-woman battle royal. On October 25, 2016, it was reported that González had signed with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center.
TEGAN NOX WWE PROFESSIONAL
Professional wrestling career WWE Early appearances (2016–2018) Through high school and college, González was a basketball player, playing collegiately for the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas. Victoria González was born on January 12, 1991, in La Feria, Texas, United States.
