Blake Monroe calls NXT character ‘an evolution’ of AEW’s Mariah May
Blake Monroe says Mariah May and her current character in WWE aren’t all that different.
Monroe’s final match in AEW as May was in March at Revolution 2025. She lost the “Hollywood Ending” match to Toni Storm and then debuted on NXT programming on June 3. During a recent interview with TV Insider, Monroe said her character is evolving rather than starting over.
Monroe said:
“We talk about Mariah May, but Blake Monroe is continuing to evolve from the things I’ve already done. It’s not different. It’s not wiping something clean and starting again. It’s taking these parts of me and growing them and nurturing them.”
“As you saw my introduction was ‘The Glamour’ and was very big on that whole pop star vibe with my entrance and the vanity and all these incredible things. We’ve been able to evolve the character. Then you saw me at No Mercy in the steel cage match. You saw a different side of me. Someone who was a bit merciless and a bit unhinged. I think it has been so exciting to evolve something. I’m really proud of my journey, and this is the next chapter. I’m loving just getting so detailed with it. The creative team is so passionate about every part of what you do. I’m having a ball because I love those details and that presentation. I wouldn’t say there is too much difference. I would say it’s more of an evolution.”
Also during the interview, Monroe said that the idea when she got to WWE is to take what she’s been doing but “make it bigger.”
Monroe continued:
“For me, I loved my character in ‘The Glamour’ when I spoke to WWE. They loved ‘The Glamour’ too and recognized my work and what was important to me. They wanted to take that and make it bigger. My first vignette if you remember was me in a bath. That’s something I wanted to do for about a year. I always wanted to do that vignette. The very next week that’s what we did.”
“I’m just trying to be a sponge and take everything in at the PC and being around all these Hall of Famers and amazing writing and production team. I try to make the most of it all because I don’t take anything for granted. Just to be here is amazing.”
Monroe is 3-3 in singles matches on NXT programming since debuting, dropping two matches to Kelani Jordan and a Weaponized Steel Cage match against Jordynne Grace. Her wins have come against Grace at Heatwave, vs. Wren Sinclair in July, and she defeated Zaria in her last match on the October 7 taping of NXT, which aired on October 14. She appeared in the crowd on SmackDown in San Jose on Friday during Zaria and Sol Ruca’s match against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
Monroe’s full interview with Scott Fishman of TV Insider is available here.
