Victoria Gonzalez, also known as Reina Gonzalez, is a professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and appearing on the NXT brand. Growing up with professional wrestling as her father Ricky Gonzalez, known as "Desperado," was a professional wrestler in Texas, Victoria developed a passion for the sport. She played basketball for Texas A&M on a scholarship for a career in journalism, but after graduating in 2013, she revealed to her father her interest in pursuing a professional wrestling career instead.
Victoria first trained at America's Academy of Pro Wrestling and made her debut in September 2014. She signed a contract with WWE in May 2016 and began training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. She made her NXT debut on January 20, 2017, participating in a 12-woman battle royal won by Aliyah and Ember Moon.
Throughout 2017, Gonzalez wrestled mostly in battle royals and tag team matches, including a Number One Contendership Battle Royal for the NXT Women's Championship and a Halloween Costume Battle Royal won by Shayna Baszler. She finished the year on December 16, teaming with Sage Beckett in a tag team match won by Dakota Kai and Rhea Ripley.
In 2018, Gonzalez returned to the ring on January 5, teaming with Sage Beckett in a tag match lost to Abbey Laith and Taynara Conti. She won her first singles match of the year on January 13, defeating Abbey Laith, but lost to Shayna Baszler on January 18. Gonzalez spent February in two matches teaming with Sage Beckett and Bianca Belair in tag matches lost to Jessie Elaban and Kairi Sane.
Her final two matches of the month included a singles match lost to Dakota Kai on February 9 and a singles victory on February 24, defeating Abbey Laith. Between her singles matches during the course of March, Gonzalez joined six-person tag matches, including a mixed tag match on March 3, teaming with The Forgotten Sons against team SAnitY.
Gonzalez also participated in the 2018 Mae Young Classic, where she was eliminated in the first round by rookie Kacy Catanzaro. She finished the year on December 16, teaming with Sage Beckett in a tag team match lost to Dakota Kai and Rhea Ripley.
Victoria Gonzalez, or Reina Gonzalez, is a talented and ambitious professional wrestler with a strong background in professional wrestling and a passion for the sport.
