{"id":654713,"date":"2026-06-23T21:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/654713\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:56:13","slug":"main-roster-debut-takes-place-at-wwe-smackdown-taping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/654713\/","title":{"rendered":"Main roster debut takes place at WWE SmackDown taping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, fans will finally get to see Blake Monroe make her official WWE main roster debut.<\/p>\n<p>Vignettes hyping Monroe\u2019s arrival first began airing in April. She did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/blake-monroe-makes-wwe-smackdown-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">show up in a backstage segment<\/a> a few weeks ago, but it took until Tuesday\u2019s SmackDown taping for Monroe to make her actual debut. It was a hometown debut for Monroe with her attacking Giulia at The O2 in London.<\/p>\n<p>This SmackDown episode did not air live in the United States or overseas. It will premiere in its regular Friday night time slot at 8 p.m. Eastern on USA Network, airing on the eve of WWE\u2019s Night of Champions PLE in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>A match between Giulia and Kiana James took place at the taping immediately before Monroe\u2019s debut.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Monroe (Mariah May) finished up with NXT in April after being a one-time Women\u2019s North American Champion on the brand. Before joining WWE, she was a Women\u2019s World Champion for AEW and had also spent time in Japan competing for Stardom.<\/p>\n<p>Video of Blake Monroe\u2019s WWE SmackDown debut \u2014<\/p>\n<p>In the video of her attacking Giulia today, Monroe can be seen debuting a new finishing move.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blake Monroe debuts on SmackDown in her home of the UK \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbNYUwiq4t\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZbNYUwiq4t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex McCarthy (@AlexMcCarthy88) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexMcCarthy88\/status\/2069496889108475973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 23, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"preferred-source-link\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Google-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"Google Icon\" class=\"google-icon\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/author\/josephcurrier\/\" title=\"Joseph Currier\" class=\"gms-profile-image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782251773_708_ce93ae5ee9bc08cbe7fe7e71f9c926474fc7a0d1080edc56a17530857f23117e.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" alt=\"Joseph Currier\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Currier<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated&#8217;s wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe-stars-trick-williams-and-lash-legend-are-married\/?utm_source=navigation-previous&amp;utm_medium=internal\" class=\"gms-prev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Friday, fans will finally get to see Blake Monroe make her official WWE main roster debut. 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