WWE Sets Street Fight, Giulia vs. Monroe for Oct. 23 SmackDown

WWE has started filling out the next two weeks of SmackDown, with a street fight and a grudge match between Giulia and Blake Monroe added to the October 23 show, and a first-ever one-on-one meeting between Nikki Bella and Chelsea Green set for October 30.

The announcements stem from storyline developments on the October 16 episode of SmackDown, which set the stage for both of the fall’s blue-brand lineups. Giulia and Blake Monroe have been building toward a confrontation, and WWE is positioning their October 23 match as a chance for the two to finally settle their issues. That same show will also feature a street fight, along with other matches that emerged from the fallout of the October 16 broadcast, though full details on the rest of that card have yet to be revealed.

A week later, Nikki Bella and Chelsea Green will step into the ring together in singles competition for the first time. The two have crossed paths on SmackDown before, but never in a direct one-on-one matchup, making the October 30 bout a notable first for both performers.

For Bella, the booking continues a run that’s kept her featured prominently in the women’s division since her move to SmackDown, while Green remains one of the brand’s most reliable heel performers, having built a reputation for chaotic, high-stakes matches that often spill outside normal structure — which makes the idea of her in a street fight environment, even if not confirmed as her specific match, feel right in her wheelhouse given the direction WWE has been taking the women’s side of the roster.

The Giulia and Monroe pairing is also worth watching closely. Giulia arrived in WWE with a loaded reputation from her run in Japan, and SmackDown has been steadily building singles opportunities for her since she landed on the brand. A street fight stipulation — if it ends up tied to this feud or another one announced for the same show — would signal WWE wants to raise the physical stakes and give the rivalry a definitive, violent conclusion rather than a standard televised match.

WWE has not yet detailed the two title matches referenced for the October 23 show, leaving open questions about which championships will be on the line and who will be challenging. As that card continues to take shape throughout the week, more specifics are likely to surface.

With two meaningful blue-brand shows now partially set, SmackDown is clearly using the stretch run of October to pay off recent storylines while setting new women’s division rivalries in motion. Fans will have to wait and see exactly how the full card rounds out, but the pieces already in place suggest both October 23 and October 30 are shaping up to be pivotal episodes for the brand’s women’s division.