Blake Monroe, a WWE star, debuted on "Friday Night SmackDown" with an entrance featuring feathered fans rather than the vanity mirror used during her NXT days. Surprised fans learned from Monroe’s Instagram post that these feathers symbolize messages from her late grandparents, who supported her wrestling dreams despite initial fears and personal losses. Her debut match saw Monroe pin Giulia after thwarting a dangerous move by Giulia, securing her first main-roster victory.
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Blake Monroe, a WWE star, made her in-ring debut on Friday Night SmackDown where she faced off against Giulia. Fans were initially disappointed when she did not bring her signature vanity mirror entrance from NXT, which featured her looking at herself before turning to enter the ring. Instead, Monroe wore a sheer robe with showgirl-style feathers. In an Instagram post, Monroe revealed that her journey began nine years ago when she felt extremely nervous before starting classes. She mentioned finding a feather on her windshield that morning after her grandmother's recent passing from battling illness for many years. The feather symbolized courage and strength for Monroe, connecting her entrance to personal inspiration and overcoming fears.
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Blake Monroe made her in-ring debut on "Friday Night SmackDown" as WWE fans eagerly awaited her entrance and what she would be able to do against an opponent like Giulia.
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she → make → Giulia
When Monroe was in NXT, her entrance was lauded.
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entrance → laud → NXT
The cameras would show Monroe looking at herself in a vanity mirror before turning around and entering the ring.
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Monroe → show → ring
Fans had hoped the mirror would eventually come with her when she made her SmackDown debut.
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she → hop → debut
It didn’t happen on Friday.
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It → happen → Friday
Monroe came out with a sheer robe around her shoulders with showgirl-style feathers on the ends.
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Monroe → come → ends
Needless to say, fans were disappointed, but they didn’t know the story behind it.
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they → say → it
Monroe explained all of it in an Instagram post.
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Monroe → explain → post
"My journey started 9 years ago.
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journey → start → ?
I remember the night before my first class - I was so nervous.
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I → remember → class
I had done theatre for years and never felt anything close to this level of fear," she wrote.
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she → do → fear
"I pulled up outside the school gym that morning and didn’t even want to get out of my car.
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I → pull → car
My heart was thumping and my stomach was in knots.
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stomach → thump → knots
I was ready to turn back, and then I saw a feather on my windshield.
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I → turn → windshield
"A few months earlier, after years of battling illness, my grandmother passed away.
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grandmother → battle → illness
She was the coolest, toughest woman I had ever met.
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I → meet → ?
She wore a mini skirt and rollers in her hair until the very end.
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She → wear → end
They say feathers are a message from someone in heaven.
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feathers → say → heaven
It sounds silly, but in that moment I felt like my grandmother was with me, telling me to step through those doors and give my dreams a chance."
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grandmother → sound → chance
She said chasing her dreams was the "best decision I have ever made."
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I → say → dreams
"Now here we are, my Smackdown debut," she continued.
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she → continue → ?
"I know you waited 5 months…
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you → know → ?
I waited 9 years, and pretty much my whole life for this moment!
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But sadly, a few weeks before my debut, my lovely grandad passed away.
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grandad → pass → debut
I didn’t get to say goodbye.
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I → get → ?
"I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t cancel anything.
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I → tell → anything
I just tried to push on as normal because I didn’t know how to handle the grief.
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I → try → grief
I sat in the salon the next day getting my hair done for TV, trying to hold in tears, when my hairdresser found a feather in my hair.
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hairdresser → sit → hair
I truly have no idea how it got there.
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But I felt like it was my grandad saying hello.
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it → feel → ?
"My new beautiful feathered fan entrance on Smackdown might seem like a burlesque and Great Gatsby dream, but it’s also so much more.
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Last night I felt like my grandparents, who are together again now, were holding my hands for one of the biggest moments in my life.
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who → feel → life
In a country where I am all alone, following such crazy dreams.
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I → follow → dreams
It’s easy to feel lonely and scared, but last night I had never felt so strong.
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I → ’ → ?
I love you and miss you so deeply."
Monroe defeated Giulia in her first WWE main-roster match.
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Monroe → love → match
Monroe thwarted Giulia’s attempt at a move from the top turnbuckle.
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Monroe → thwart → turnbuckle
Giulia hit her head and was knocked out.
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Giulia → hit → head
Monroe scored the pin.
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Monroe → score → pin
Monroe joined WWE last year and made her NXT debut in June 2025.
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Monroe → join → June
She was an NXT women’s North American champion before getting called up.
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She → call → ?
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