Blake Monroe Picks Up Second Win Over Giulia On SmackDown

Blake Monroe continued her hot start on the SmackDown main roster, defeating Giulia in a Street Fight on the October 23 episode of the show. It marked the second time Monroe has gotten the better of Giulia since arriving from NXT, and by all accounts it was the most physical chapter yet in their budding rivalry.

Monroe, known to wrestling fans as Mariah May during her runs in STARDOM and AEW, has rebranded herself as “The Glamour” since landing in WWE. She first made her presence felt on the main roster during a backstage segment with Chelsea Green back in May, then officially stepped into a SmackDown ring against Giulia in June, immediately setting the tone for a feud built on attitude, vanity and a willingness to get violent when the moment calls for it.

The Street Fight result adds real weight to Monroe’s case as one of the more compelling additions to the SmackDown women’s division in recent memory. Not every call-up manages to arrive with a fully formed character, but Monroe has leaned hard into the blend of confidence, cruelty and self-adoration that made her a standout act in both AEW and STARDOM, and it’s translating cleanly to WWE television.

What makes the timing notable is just how unsettled the SmackDown women’s scene currently is. Chelsea Green has been operating as interim Women’s Champion while Rhea Ripley remains out, and there’s a growing pack of competitors angling for a shot once the championship picture sorts itself out. Jacy Jayne’s run with the Women’s United States Championship presents another obvious opportunity, giving Monroe a credible alternate path to a title program without having to wait on the Green-Ripley situation to resolve.

There’s also the ongoing tension between Chelsea Green and Nikki Bella to consider. Monroe’s skill set leans heavily on manipulation and misdirection, the kind of traits that would fit naturally into a scenario where she inserts herself between two rivals by playing the part of a trusted ally to one or both. Given how directly she already crossed paths with Green during her build to the main roster, it wouldn’t be a stretch for WWE to bring that thread back into play.

For now, the Giulia feud has done exactly what it needed to do: establish Monroe as a legitimate threat rather than just another NXT transplant looking for a foothold. Two wins over a performer with Giulia’s pedigree is a strong foundation, but how WWE builds off of it will say a lot about how seriously the company views Monroe’s ceiling. The women’s division has no shortage of names jockeying for position heading into the back half of the year, and Monroe has given herself a real argument to be included in that conversation.

Whether WWE routes her toward the Women’s Championship picture, the United States title, or deeper into the Green-Bella dynamic, the next few weeks should make clear just how much faith the company is putting in The Glamour’s momentum.