A major spoiler has been revealed for this week’s pre-taped episode of WWE smack downWhich will air on Friday night.
WWE taped the go-home Night of Champions edition on Tuesday smack down At the O2 Arena in London, England. The show will air on Friday at 8:00 pm EST, with Night of Champions airing the following day at 1:00 pm EST inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kianna James and Giulia face off in a singles match for this week’s edition smack down. The latter was victorious, but former NXT star Blake Monroe (real name Maria May Mead) made a surprise appearance and attacked Giulia after the match:
Blake Monroe debuts on SmackDown in his home 🔥 in the UK pic.twitter.com/ZbNYUwiq4t
– Alex McCarthy (@AlexMcCarthy88) 23 June 2026
is one of the spoilers for you smack down This week: The promotion of an NXT Superstar and former AEW Women’s World Champion.
Monroe competed for AEW as “Maria Mae” from 2023 to 2025. She defeated Toni Storm at the 2024 All In pay-per-view to claim the AEW Women’s World Championship, holding it for 174 days before losing it to Storm at Grand Slam Australia 2025.
After wrestling her final match for AEW in March last year, Monroe debuted under her new ring name on the June 3 episode of NXT. She won the NXT Women’s North American Championship at the Halloween Havoc event on October 25, holding it for 52 days.
SmackDown roster strengthened with arrival of Blake Monroe
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Munro’s promotion smack down This comes at a crucial time, when the company is missing major superstars. Drew McIntyre completed filming hillBut now I am shooting The Last Druid. Randy Orton is on a break to recover from a serious back injury.
Recently there was news that CM Punk will be involved in this smack down When will the brand return to WWE? If so, then its depth smack down With him and Monroe joining the blue brand, the roster would have become much stronger.
