Blake Monroe: "My journey in wrestling hasn't been easy"

After a remarkable stint in All Elite Wrestling, Blake Monroe landed in WWE, thus fulfilling her dream of becoming a superstar in the company owned by Endeavor. "The Glamour" made her debut in NXT, where she quickly became one of the biggest draws in the women's division. However, her journey to get here has been long and complicated, as the British wrestler recalled in her most recent vlog entry.

"I can only give my best. The people who love me will continue to love me, and those who hate me will continue to hate me, no matter what I do. I feel very overwhelmed by all of this. I left home five or six years ago with the dream of being a WWE superstar (she gets emotional). I used to go to all the WWE shows, saved all my money, and traveled to WrestleMania and Royal Rumble. I don't even want to talk much about these things because I feel like everything I say gets taken out of context in articles or on Twitter," she said.

"I did a vlog before my debut to try to talk about all of this, and I'm afraid to speak because people misinterpret it or see me as ungrateful or something, but I've had the most incredible journey in wrestling. I am very fortunate. I have been able to travel the world, wrestle against some of the best wrestlers, tell amazing stories, work with amazing writers, with wonderful people, and there have been people who took a chance on me. And not for a second would I change anything or feel ungrateful. I am very grateful."

"I have given 110% of my life and myself in every job I have had in wrestling, no matter what it was. I can say that and retire someday knowing that I gave it my all. If you see my work, you can tell. I don't want anything to be misinterpreted, although I know that's usually what happens. My journey in wrestling has not been easy either. It's not easy to leave your home, leave your family, friends, and support network, go alone to live in another country, and pursue this crazy dream. For me, being in WWE is something I wanted since I was a child, so living it for real... there are things that feel very familiar to me."

"Filming a vignette, doing a meet and greet... I'm used to that and it seems normal to me. But moments like seeing myself on the Evolution store wall, or appearing on shirts alongside Nikki Bella and Trish Stratus and other amazing women... that's unbelievable. I am very proud of the girl who wanted to do this, of the teenager who struggled wanting to pursue this, and of the young adult who grew, traveled the world, wrestled almost for nothing in the independent circuit, drove thousands of miles, moved to Japan, and scrubbed dojo floors. Japan was the best time of my life, but it wasn't easy."

"I thought moving to the United States would be the easiest, but it has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I don't know if it was because of my age or because I knew that this, hopefully, would be forever... realizing that I was going to be alone in a foreign country for the rest of my life. It hasn't been easy, but being able to look at that girl and say, 'You made it. You're going to wrestle in WWE,' is crazy. In my career, I have done very big and special things. I am so grateful and so proud of her for not giving up, because many people wanted her to, and sometimes I felt, not wanting to give up, but very unhappy. Being here, I am exhausted because I am very emotional, but being here and being able to talk to you before my debut is a dream come true. I am very proud, and I wish I could find the 17-year-old Mariah and say, 'You will make it. It won't be easy, but it will be amazing, and I am proud of you'."