{"id":339212,"date":"2026-05-23T03:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=339212"},"modified":"2026-05-23T03:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:52:33","slug":"former-wwe-nxt-star-reportedly-backstage-at-tonights-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/former-wwe-nxt-star-reportedly-backstage-at-tonights-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE NXT Star Reportedly Backstage At Tonight&#8217;s SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2179879\/wwe-nxt-blake-monroe-backstage-smackdown\/\" data-post-title=\"Former WWE NXT Star Reportedly Backstage At Tonight's SmackDown\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2179879\">\n<picture id=\"p7d07ffc6c819720d937f8475555ae30b\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/former-wwe-nxt-star-reportedly-backstage-at-tonights-smackdown\/intro-1779486298.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/former-wwe-nxt-star-reportedly-backstage-at-tonights-smackdown\/intro-1779486298.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Wwe\/Getty Images<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A former &#8220;WWE NXT&#8221; star is reportedly backstage ahead of Friday night&#8217;s edition of &#8220;WWE SmackDown&#8221; from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, based on a brand new report. The star is the last of the recent post-WrestleMania call-ups yet to make their debut.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsiderelite.com\/article.php?id=208147&#038;p=1\" target=\"_blank\">In response to PWInsider Elite<\/a>, former Women&#8217;s North American Champion Blake Monroe is backstage at &#8220;SmackDown.&#8221; The outlet didn&#8217;t report whether or not she is about to debut on Friday night&#8217;s show, nonetheless. Monroe defeated Jordynne Grace in a dark match before last week&#8217;s episode of the blue brand.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Monroe&#8217;s debut has been teased for weeks, after she lost a casket match for the Women&#8217;s NA Championship to Tatum Paxley on the April 21 edition of the show. Various video vignettes, similar to people who aired for her on &#8220;NXT,&#8221; showing Monroe in a glamorous setting, preparing at home, have been shown on each TV and WWE&#8217;s social media.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The previous Mariah May in AEW was amongst those &#8220;NXT&#8221; talents to be called up after WrestleMania 42. Joe Hendry, Sol Ruca, and Ethan Page debuted on &#8220;WWE Raw,&#8221; while former NXT Champion Ricky Saints made his presence known on the blue brand by first difficult Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. Trick Williams, Oba Femi, and Je&#8217;Von Evans, all who performed of their first WrestleMania this 12 months, were called up ahead of the &#8220;Showcase of the Immortals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Monroe debuted in &#8220;NXT&#8221; in June 2025, days after it was revealed she was departing AEW. 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