Blake Monroe Explains The Significance Of Her WWE SmackDown Look And Entrance
Blake Monroe officially made her main roster debut on Friday’s SmackDown, taking on Giulia.
Monroe’s debut had been delayed for weeks, and she had been called up to the main roster months ago.
With her debut came a new entrance with the mirror no longer part of the entrance, instead replaced by feathers leading to the reveal of Monroe.
On Instagram, Monroe explained the significance of her entrance:
Last night I made my official WWE Smackdown debut.
My journey started 9 years ago. I remember the night before my first class – I was so nervous. I had done theatre for years and never felt anything close to this level of fear. I pulled up outside the school gym that morning and didn’t even want to get out of my car. My heart was thumping and my stomach was in knots. I was ready to turn back, and then I saw a feather on my windshield.
A few months earlier, after years of battling illness, my grandmother passed away. She was the coolest, toughest woman I had ever met. She wore a mini skirt and rollers in her hair until the very end. They say feathers are a message from someone in 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.
It was the best decision I have ever made. I’ve had the time of my life travelling the world and creating magical stories that hopefully made you feel something.
Now here we are, my Smackdown debut. I know you waited 5 months… I waited 9 years, and pretty much my whole life for this moment! But sadly, a few weeks before my debut, my lovely grandad passed away. I didn’t get to say goodbye. It was heavy in my heart.
I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t cancel anything. I just tried to push on as normal because I didn’t know how to handle the 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. I truly have no idea how it got there. But I felt like it was my grandad saying hello.
My new beautiful feathered fan entrance on Smackdown might seem like a burlesque and Great Gatsby dream, but it’s also so much more. 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. In a country where I am all alone, following such crazy dreams..it’s easy to feel lonely and scared, but last night I had never felt so strong. They were with me in those wonderful feather fans.
Thank you for supporting me in my dreams. Last night was for you. I love you and miss you so deeply
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