Blake Monroe Comments on “I Came To WWE For The Challenge”
A recent episode of The Casual Conversations with The Classic podcast featured NXT talent Blake Monroe as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Monroe’s thoughts about her reason for her decision to join WWE in June of 2025. Monroe also gave her thoughts about her upcoming match against Jaida Parker at this weekend’s NXT Vengeance Day 2026 event.
“Well, as you can see, it’s challenging me in a lot of ways but, I came to WWE for the challenge. I came because I felt like everything I’ve done in my career, I’ve given my everything to and I feel like in a sense, I completed it and I left with my heart full. With WWE, the women’s division is so deep. We have three brands, we have so many championships. We have so many women from different backgrounds so, right now I’m in NXT. There are anything from influencers to gold medalist Olympians coming up so, you have such a broad spectrum and everybody has something different and the one thing I will say about Jaida (Parker) is she has an attitude I have never seen before. She has a charisma and an energy that I feel in that ring, since coming to NXT, that’s the most I’ve felt it. That crowd gets behind her and everything she says, she truly believes and I respect that. So, it’s very exciting. It’s definitely a challenge but it’s making me elevate different levels of my game. I come from independent wrestling, I come from Japan, I’ve traveled the world. I wasn’t a D1 athlete, I didn’t train like that, so, there’s something I could learn from them. There’s a lot they can learn from me, and I think mixing that up is why NXT is such a chaotic and exciting show every Tuesday.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
WrestleMania 42 Start Time & Main Event Match Confirmed
As noted before, WWE recently confirmed that the start time for WrestleMania 42 on April 18-19 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada was changed from its originally listed 4:00PM PST (7PM EST) start time to a new start time of 3:00PM PST (6PM EST).
WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque recently confirmed on Twitter that both nights of WrestleMania 42 will be starting at 6PM EST (3PM PST).
Levesque also confirmed that the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match of Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (c) will be the official main event match for WrestleMania 42.
For it all…in the main event of #WrestleMania. The BITW vs The OTC…@espn in US | @netflix internationally pic.twitter.com/L51i9t7Wi8
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 5, 2026
The Hardys, Kelly Kelly, Torrie Wilson, & Natural Disasters To Be Part of WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass
2K Games recently announced that The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) will be part of Ringside Pass season four, Kelly Kelly will be part of Ringside Pass season two, and the Natural Disasters (Typhoon & Earthquake) and Torrie Wilson will be part of Ringside Pass season three for their WWE 2K26 video game.
It was also announced that the first season of their Ringside Pass for WWE 2K26 will be released on March 6th for those who had purchased Early Access to the game.
2K Games official website:
Ringside Pass Season 1 will go live on March 6th with Early Access, meaning players won’t have to wait until after WrestleMania for the first DLC – we can’t wait to reveal contents in the coming weeks!
Every player will have access to the free track of the Ringside Pass, which features 60 rewards across 40 tiers and some of those rewards featuring bundles of content. To unlock content, players will collect RXP by simply playing matches across most game modes, so long as they have an online connection. Wins will grant more RXP, and completing challenges, some repeatable, and others via one-time milestone rewards also earns extra RXP for the opportunity to level up even faster.
As players progress through each level, unlocked items, such as VC, MyFACTION Packs, MFP, Island banners, etc, can be claimed while continuing to progress through the next level.
For those who have purchased the premium track via the Ringside Premium Pass, players will be able to earn additional content, including the new DLC Superstars, CAS Parts, Island taunts, Personas, and more. That means 60 additional rewards for a total of 120 across the free and premium tracks.
As players progress through the Ringside Premium Pass, both free and premium tracks will be unlocked at the same time, so if a player has reached Level/Tier 5, they will earn the rewards from both tracks.
WWE 2K26 is currently scheduled to be released on March 13th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC (Steam).
Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Update – Dr. Carlon Colker Loses Appeal of Order to Produce Documents Showing McMahon Paid for Janel Grant’s Medical Bills
As noted before, former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit in January of 2024 against former WWE/TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon accusing McMahon of committing sex trafficking and sexual abuse towards her during her time in the company. Grant filed a new amended lawsuit this past February detailing new evidence and claims against McMahon, WWE, and others. Grant had also a filed petition against a WWE Wellness doctor named Carlon Colker and his clinic in July of 2024 for medical records related to her lawsuit, which was court ordered to be released this past August.
Post Wrestling’s Bradon Thurston and Jason Ounpraseuth reported that the Connecticut Appellate Court issued a ruling this past Wednesday dismissing Colker and his clinic’s appeal of Grant’s petition that demanded records from him she says Vince McMahon directed her to see.
This appeal had been filed in response to a ruling this past December from Connecticut Superior Court Judge David Bothwell who compelled Colker to produce billing statements that showed McMahon paid for Grant’s medical bills.
It was reported that with his appeal dismissed, Colker is now closer to being required to comply with the order and to hand Grant evidence that McMahon personally paid for her treatment.
Colker and his attorneys had claimed stating that they have produced hundreds of pages of documents and complied in good faith with discovery and court directives.
These medical bills in dispute were stated to have been marked as being “paid” but do not indicate who made the payments which led to Grant’s petition being filed against Colker and his clinic to get documents showing it was McMahon who had paid for these bills.
In his ruling, Judge Bothwell questioned Frank Silvestri, an attorney for Colker, about how a paper trail of McMahon’s financial status would be difficult to find. Bothwell also stated that it was the defendants’ responsibility to review the documents and decide what, if anything, falls under physician-patient privilege.
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