WWE has raised the stakes after WrestleMania by announcing a big and brutal match for WWE NXT. Tatum Paxley will defend her NXT Women’s North American title against Blake Monroe in a rare Casket Match during the second week of the NXT Revenge special.
Paxley and Monroe’s rivalry has been very intense over the past few weeks. It started in March, when Paxley beat Izzi Dame in a steel cage match to keep her title. But her celebration didn’t last long.
Monroe suddenly appeared from under the entrance ramp through a trap door and dragged Paxley inside. After that, Monroe took the championship belt and kept it for weeks, making things even more personal between them.
They faced each other again at NXT Stand & Deliver 2026, where Paxley won a tough match to keep her championship and get the belt back.
But even after losing, Monroe didn’t stop. Just a few days later, she picked up a win in a mixed tag match where Monroe and her partner Jackson Drake defeated Paxley and Shiloh Hill. After that, she was gifted a custom North American title by The Vanity Project.
Blake Monroe and Tatum Paxley set for Casket Match with title on the line
This was announced on the April 14, 2026, episode of NXT. General Manager Robert Stone told Monroe that Paxley has agreed to a rematch, but she would be choosing the stipulation.
Later in the episode, during a backstage segment, Paxley said that no matter what she does, Monroe always finds a way to call herself the North American Champion, and the more she is pushed, the more she becomes this “ruthless, vindictive woman from hell.” So, Paxley picked a stipulation that would “lay her to rest.”
“I’m gonna send Blake Monroe and that fake title to hell where they belong,” Paxley said.
Right after that, Shiloh Hill brought out a large custom casket. It confirmed the match type.
Blake Monroe and Tatum Paxley will meet in a risky casket match on the April 21 episode of NXT Revenge and hopefully sort their rivalry once and for all.
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