{"id":159906,"date":"2026-04-24T21:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T01:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=159906"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:11:36","slug":"the-glamour-blake-monroe-is-coming-to-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/24\/the-glamour-blake-monroe-is-coming-to-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Glamour&#8221; Blake Monroe is coming soon to the WWE Main Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Glamour&#8221; Blake Monroe will make her main roster very soon, as announced on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/24\/wwe-smackdown-results-4-24-26-live-updates-review-1st-friday-after-wrestlemania-42\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">April 24, 2026, episode of SmackDown<\/a><\/span>. A vignette aired after the Danhausen match to announce that The Glamour was coming soon. Just after, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/24\/fatal-influence-makes-main-roster-debut-on-smackdown-after-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fatal Influence was making its debut on the main roster<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe was believed to be heading to the main roster following <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/22\/nxt-revenge-week-two-review-4-21-26-saying-goodbye\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">her loss to Tatum Paxley at NXT Revenge Week Two<\/a><\/span>, on this week&#8217;s WWE NXT, closing the casket&#8217;s lid on the former NXT Women&#8217;s North American Champion&#8217;s run in NXT. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/18\/nxt-results-3-17-26-houston-we-have-a-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_self\">On the March 17, 2026, episode of NXT, in Houston, TX<\/a><\/span>, Monroe attacked Paxley after the Steel Cage match and left with the Championship. Paxley defeated Monroe at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/04\/nxt-stand-and-deliver-4-4-26-live-results\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">NXT Stand and Deliver 2026<\/a><\/span>, but The Glamour requested a rematch. NXT General Manager Robert Stone agreed only if Paxley could choose the stipulation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Glamour. Coming Soon. \ud83d\udc84 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlakeMonroeWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BlakeMonroeWWE<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ktGedvbs5N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ktGedvbs5N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2047859940509823256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Who is Blake Monroe?<\/h2>\n<p>Blake Monroe doesn\u2019t just walk into the spotlight \u2014 she IS the spotlight. Known as The Glamour, Monroe is a global sensation, a fierce combination of beauty, grace, and pure power. Don\u2019t be fooled by the elegance \u2014 she\u2019ll gladly punch you in the face if you step to her. Monroe made her jaw-dropping debut to kick off the summer of 2025. Since then, she\u2019s risen lightning fast to the top of the most electrifying women\u2019s division in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Mariah May began as a ring announcer in the UK. She mostly worked in her Native land until 2022. She debuted with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she <span>formed <\/span>Club Venus<span>, a trio featuring Mina Shirakawa, herself, and Xia Brookside. Monroe then signed with AEW in 2023, where she became Women&#8217;s World Champion and won the<\/span> Women&#8217;s Owen Hart Cup. She departed AEW in May 2025 to make a surprise debut on WWE NXT in June 2025. She immediately confronted NXT Women&#8217;s Champion Jacy Jayne.<\/p>\n<p>After some feuds with Fatal Influence and Jordynne Grace,\u00a0Monroe set her sights on the NXT Women&#8217;s North American Championship held by Sol Ruca. At <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/26\/nxt-halloween-havoc-results-10-25-25-three-title-changes-in-one-scary-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NXT Halloween Havoc in October 2025<\/span><\/a>, Monroe defeated Zaria, who wrestled on behalf of an injured Ruca, to win the title, her first championship in WWE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Glamour&#8221; Blake Monroe will make her main roster very soon, as announced on the April 24, 2026, episode of SmackDown. A vignette aired after the Danhausen match to announce that The Glamour was coming soon. Just after, Fatal Influence was making its debut on the main roster. 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