Blake Monroe Lands NXT Women’s North American Title Match at Halloween Havoc After SmackDown Distraction

Overview

• WWE announced on the Oct. 17 SmackDown that Monroe will face champion Sol Ruca for the NXT Women’s North American Championship on Oct. 25.
• Monroe sat front row during ZaRuca’s tag title challenge and distracted Ruca during the match.
• The challenge follows Monroe’s Oct. 14 NXT win over Zaria, achieved after jabbing her with a hair clip.
• In a new interview, Monroe said she has always had her eye on Sol Ruca, calling her talented while vowing to destroy her.
• Monroe also discussed using an NXT run as a springboard before moving to WWE’s main roster.