On October 4, 2012, Vélez debuted at Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE)'s pay-per-view Back 2 Brooklyn, as a special guest along with former WWE Diva Maryse Ouellet. Velez established herself as a villain and delivered a promo about her dislike for "Divas" and her mission to make a statement. Later in the event, Vélez attacked Katarina Leigh after she and Maria Kanellis were defeated by The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky).[18]