Backstage News on If Blake Monroe Will Regain the NXT Women’s North American Title – Thea Hail stunned the NXT audience when she dethroned the dominant Blake Monroe to become the new NXT Women’s North American Champion — a result that immediately sparked controversy due to what many described as a botched finish. It was later reported that Thea Hail’s championship win was not the originally planned finish, as NXT sources confirmed that Monroe was supposed to retain the title.
On the December 23 episode of NXT, Hail attempted to address her unexpected victory, but Monroe stormed to the ring and cut her off. Monroe dismissed Hail’s win as a “mistake” and an “inconvenience” she now had to deal with. She pressured Hail to hand the championship back, insisting the referee who counted the three‑count had “no idea what he was doing.”
Hail refused, standing firm that she won the title fairly. Monroe continued to challenge the legitimacy of the result and demanded her rematch. Hail agreed, granting Monroe a championship match at New Year’s Evil on January 6. Monroe rejected the gesture as pity, then blindsided the champion with a forearm to the face. Officials rushed in to separate the two as Hail held her title high to close the segment.
With the rematch now official, the question naturally becomes: Is Blake Monroe expected to win the title back?
According to Sean Ross Sapp during a recent Fightful Select Answers session, the expectation behind the scenes is that Monroe will regain the championship sooner rather than later. Sapp noted that while WWE could always pull off a “super swerve” and keep the belt on Hail, the original creative direction had Monroe positioned as the long‑term Women’s North American Champion.
Sapp emphasized that the botched finish and sudden title change did not appear to be part of the long‑term plan, reinforcing his belief that Monroe is likely to reclaim the championship at New Year’s Evil or shortly thereafter.
For now, Hail enters the rematch as champion — but the momentum, the storyline framing, and the backstage expectations all point toward Blake Monroe preparing to take back the title she believes she never truly lost.
Backstage News on If Blake Monroe Will Regain the NXT Women’s North American Title
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