Blake Monroe Reveals Real Reason She Left AEW For WWE
Blake Monroe made a name for herself in All Elite Wrestling with her high-profile feud against Toni Storm over the AEW Women’s World Championship. She was at the very top of the women’s division when she decided to leave AEW.
Monroe officially parted ways with AEW in May 2025 and went on to make a surprise debut in WWE on the June 3 episode of NXT, where she confronted NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jane.
On a recent edition of Notsam Wrestling, Blake Monroe appeared as a special guest and revealed the real reason behind her decision to leave AEW for WWE.
Blake Monroe: “I Wanted To Come To WWE Because The Women’s Division Is So Deep”
Although she had already reached the top in AEW, Monroe felt she could do more, and to do more, she believed she needed to be in WWE. Therefore, she chose to start from the beginning in WWE by joining NXT, stating that she wanted to challenge herself and push herself to be even better:
“Well, I mean, all jokes aside, I wouldn’t call myself a match of the year wrestler. I appreciate when people say that, but for me, I’m always like, what can I do better?”
“And one of the big reasons I wanted to come to WWE was just because the women’s division is so deep. I just listed out how many different things you can do. And they really put an emphasis on their women. So, that was like a really attractive point for me.”
“But also NXT, I wanted to train more. And I knew there were areas that I’m naturally good at. So it wasn’t, you know, we had a little bit of a conversation about it, but no, we never had to sit down and be like, hey, you need to train or like humble yourself. I was like, you know, and it’s just sort of like they gave me my schedule. I guess it was kind of like, I wonder how she’s going to do. And I turned up and they seem really happy with that.”
“And yeah, I mean it’s all about timing too with the whole like match of the year thing. I think you know people expect that every match will be a match of the year. That doesn’t exist. It’s about time and story and the right partner.”