While I guess it’s better than Giulia getting squashed in a few seconds, as her current track record is absolutely abysmal, Blake Monroe has yet to make her in-ring debut on “SmackDown,” and it’s just reached the point of ridiculous. Maybe not Eva Marie ducking matches levels of ridiculous, thankfully, but annoying, all the same.
WWE is forever in need of strong women’s matches on its weekly TV shows, and Monroe could absolutely bring that, if only WWE would just let her wrestle. She’s not even doing any over-the-top video vignettes or backstage segments to keep things interesting anymore. Tonight, she had a brief backstage interview with Cathy Kelley, where she said she thinks her in-ring debut should be against WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green. After the beatdown, Monroe told the cameras backstage in a social media clip she didn’t wait all this time not to debut around the championship scene. I don’t know if WWE is holding off on Monroe’s debut to actually make that happen, but I can’t say either outcome of a title match between Green and Monroe would be a good idea.
Instead of getting between the ropes with Giulia, Monroe took her out from behind during her entrance. What followed was a pretty good beatdown. Monroe even hit her finisher, the Neutralizer, in the ring to Giulia, and at that point, I’m not sure why WWE didn’t just run the match, even though I would really hate a Giulia squash. I can’t imagine that they’re waiting for a bigger stage, with only Sunday Night’s Main Event and Money in the Bank coming up. I don’t think Monroe’s debut match qualifies for either of those events, at this point.
“The Glamour” has only had a dark match against Jordynne Grace since her callup, and even that was back in mid-May. Her last match overall was her casket match against Tatum Paxley for the Women’s North American Championship down in “WWE NXT,” and the very-recently called-up Paxley is already getting her first match on the blue brand next week.
WWE’s booking, or lack thereof, of Monroe is baffling at this point, and there’s no way they can think this is helping her or building her character in any way. Fans are going to give up on her soon, or worse, just assume she’s one big joke, since they haven’t seen her work. Giulia also feels like a lost cause at this point, which is tragic, and on an episode of “SmackDown” that only featured three matches total, including the big main event, this was all just unacceptable.
Written by Daisy Ruth
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