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Blake Monroe Faces Thea Hail on Feb. 24 in NXT Speed Title Tournament

Monroe, recovered from rib cartilage damage from their December match, says she wants payback after calling the title loss a quick count.

Overview

  • Monroe confirmed she damaged rib cartilage in the Dec. 16 match and spent her Christmas break bandaged and in rehab.
  • She lost the NXT Women’s North American Championship to Hail that night in a finish Fightful reported was not originally planned.
  • Monroe said the referee counted too quickly and vowed to get revenge in under three minutes.
  • The rematch is scheduled for the Feb. 24 edition of NXT as part of a Speed Title tournament.
  • She said she is not rushing to WWE’s main roster, praising NXT’s competition and audience and naming more opponents she still wants to face there.