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🕑 Added 2025-12-25 01:22:15 +0000 UTCWe've been around the world and back on this story.
After the shock and unplanned title change with Thea Hail and Blake Monroe recently, Fightful Select has originally reported that NXT referee Felix Fernandez got praise from those in WWE. However, there were others in NXT who reached out and said that there was heat on Felix for not checking on Blake Monroe while she was hurt.
There is more back and forth on this.
A number of sources have claimed that Blake Monroe said she was injured after the spot, and specifically was unhappy about how things unfolded. It was also claimed that people who directly work on Blake Monroe's creative weren't happy. A decision was quickly made to have Blake Monroe face Hail in a rematch, though Monroe had told some she was injured on the spot in the first Hail match. We aren't sure of the severity.
Matt Bloom, Shawn Michaels, and other refs were said to have told Fernandez he handled things the right way, and claim that there wasn't anything he didn't check on or didn't listen to.
Comments
Fightful Select
What makes you think she did that with Tony?
Rob Taylor
I'm certain she went straight back and kicked off and tried big leagueing Shawn and got cut down quick. What worked with Tony doesn't work with him... She could barely speak during that promo and I got the sense she was being made to do it, same this week. She had boo boo face for real.
Matt Hennessy
These things happen it’s part of the business I think the ref should call it like a shoot if they can’t kick out. I don’t think anyone is at fault sometimes things just go wrong. The two ones I always remember are with AJ & KO back in 2017 & then with Mox & Fenix in 2023
