Blake Monroe (Mariah May in AEW) made her NXT debut on the June 3rd episode of the program in a surprise appearance.
Ahead of her debut, Mariah filmed herself for her vlog and discussed signing with WWE.
"If you've followed my channel and followed me, you'll know that WWE was a huge goal of mine. Since I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was be a WWE superstar, be a wrestler, that's why I started training, to be in WWE. To be able to sit here and say at 26 years old that I am a WWE superstar is the greatest achievement of my life.
"I came to America and that was amazing. I never really thought I would be in WWE. I don't know if I felt not good enough or there were different plans for me because wrestling is amazing and there are so many different experiences and things you can do, which is so great. I felt a little dejected at the end of last year and I didn't know it was an option for me. I started training again. I started training at Flatbacks and training in Atlanta and I feel in love with wrestling again. I felt like I was back in the game and I want to do so much more. I spoke to my manager and people around me and they were like, 'I believe in you.'
"I didn't think I was going to be in WWE and it still doesn't really feel real to me. This is maybe, thus far, the greatest achievement of my life, to be a part of WWE."
Monroe thanked her fans and family throughout the vlog for always supporting her as she pursued her dream.
Monroe was part of AEW before signing with WWE, holding the AEW Women's Championship for 174 days.
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