Vice made her on-screen WWE debut on the January 27, 2023 episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Dani Palmer. She first teamed up with Elektra Lopez on the April 14 episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. On the June 13 episode of NXT, Vice officially allied herself with Lopez, establishing herself as a heel. On the September 12 episode of NXT, it was announced that Vice would take part in the fourth edition of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, which began on the October 3 episode of NXT. She defeated Dani Palmer in the first round and Karmen Petrovic in the semifinals, the latter which was held on night one of Halloween Havoc on October 24 and advanced to the final on night two of Halloween Havoc on October 31. Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the finals to win the tournament, earning a contract for an NXT Women's Championship match at any time of her choosing. On the January 16, 2024 edition of NXT, Vice turned face for the first time in her career and ended her association with Lopez when she eliminated her from a number one contenders battle royal and the two then fought to the back. On the January 23 episode of NXT, Vice cemented her face turn when Lopez confronted her during a Supernova Sessions segment and proceeded to attack her, thus setting up a match for the following week, which Vice won. At Vengeance Day on February 4, Vice cashed in her Breakout Tournament contract during the ongoing NXT Women's Championship match between champion Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez, turning the match into a triple threat; however, Vice was unsuccessful as she was pinned by Valkyria.
During week one of Spring Breakin', Vice was accompanied by Raw's Shayna Baszler for her NXT Underground match against Natalya, who was accompanied by Karmen Petrovic. During week two of Spring Breakin', Vice won the match. After that, the rivalry between the two teams continued, and on the May 14 episode of NXT, Natalya and Petrovic challenged Vice and Baszler to a tag team match on the next week's episode, which Natalya and Petrovic would win. After that, Vice turned on Baszler, and a brawl started between the two. NXT General Manager Ava then announced a match between the two at NXT Battleground, where Baszler proposed an NXT Underground match, which was made official. At the event, Vice would win the match by knockout. On July 7 at Heatwave, Vice unsuccessfully challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship. Prior to the match, Vice cut an emotional promo about her life prior to WWE, turning face for the first time in her career. On the July 9 episode of NXT, Vice defeated Jacy Jayne before being attacked by her allies Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx, cementing her face turn.