Blake Monroe Explains AEW Exit, Embraces WWE Rebrand as She Targets NXT North American Title

She frames the jump as closing a finished AEW chapter for a fresh start in WWE.

Overview

Monroe said on Busted Open Radio that her AEW contract was very short and that she felt she had done everything she needed there.
She revealed she considered returning to Japan before conversations with WWE led her to choose a new direction.
Upon signing with WWE, she accepted a full rebrand to Blake Monroe, describing the Mariah May persona as a completed story and noting Blake honors her niece.
After a summer feud with Jordynne Grace that culminated at NXT No Mercy, Monroe has shifted her focus to Sol Ruca and the NXT Women’s North American Championship.
Monroe left AEW in May after a final bout at Revolution, debuted in NXT in June, and brings prior credibility from STARDOM and an AEW Women’s Championship run.