Blake Monroe Appears On WWE SmackDown, Will Challenge For NXT Women’s North American Title At NXT Halloween Havoc

Blake Monroe made an appearance on the October 17th episode of WWE SmackDown.

Monroe was shown sitting front row ahead of ZaRuca (Sol Ruca & Zaria) challenging Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.

It was also announced that Monroe will challenge Ruca for the NXT Women’s North American Title at NXT Halloween Havoc on October 25th.

Monroe distracted Sol during the tag team bout.

Vic Joseph mentions that it will be Blake Monroe vs Sol Ruca for the NXT Women's North American Championship at Halloween Havoc.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/4U28GmZKje

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) October 18, 2025

Monroe defeated Zaria on Tuesday’s NXT.

Here is the current lineup for Halloween Havoc:

NXT Halloween Havoc (10/25)

• NXT Championship Match: Ricky Saints (c) vs. Trick Williams
• NXT Women’s Championship Match: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Tatum Paxley
• NXT North American Championship Day of the Dead Match: Ethan Page (c) vs. Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.
• NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. DarkState
• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Sol Ruca (c) vs. Blake Monroe

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