Before becoming a professional wrestler, Mead began her career as a ring announcer and would perform on multiple shows over the course of 2018.[5] On 2 February 2019, she made her in-ring debut under thering nameMariah May, facingWWE NXT UK wrestlerNina Samuels in a losing effort.[6][7] As a last-minute replacement, May appeared atProgress Wrestling's Chapter 89 show on 26 May 2019 in her first appearance with the promotion. The show, styled with a 1980s theme, saw her only appearance as a fitness instructor character calledMariah Eagan.[8]
In June 2019, May participated in an unsuccessful three-dayWWE tryout at the new UKWWE Performance Center inEnfield, where she received coaching fromWilliam Regal andSarah Stock, among others.[9][10] On 29 February 2020, she competed against five opponents in the main event of United Wrestling UK's I Can Do This All Day event, winning the United Wrestling Championship to earn her first professional wrestling championship.[11]
AfterCOVID-19 lockdowns, May returned to wrestling on 26 June 2021. She formed a tag team with fellow independent wrestlerZoe Lucas known as the Dream Dollz. The team had their first match together atTNT Extreme Wrestling.[12] This partnership grew deeper atRevolution Pro Wrestling's (RevPro) "Live from the Cockpit 51" event; afterGisele Shaw defeated Lucas to reclaim the vacatedRevPro Undisputed Women's Championship, May would take to the ring and ambush the new champion during a post-match interview, cementing her arrival on 4 July 2021.[13] A rivalry quickly formed as May challenged Shaw for her newly won title on 18 July 2021.[14] This feud would continue into the promotion's Queen of the Ring tournament later that month. May, along with Shaun Jackson and Kenneth Halfpenny, assisted Lucas in defeating Shaw to win the crown and the right to call herself Revolution Pro Wrestling's Queen of the Ring.[15] Shortly after, May began calling herself the "Princess of Revolution Pro Wrestling" and found herself up against the duo of Shaw andHyan throughout the summer.[16] These bouts culminated in May once again challenging Shaw for the championship on 21 August 2021 at RevPro's 9-Year Anniversary Show inManchester.[17]
During the remainder of 2021, May continued to find success across multiple independent promotions where she would not only successfully defend her first championship but go on to continue and win two more.[18][19] In 2022, she found success at RevPro, picking up victories in singles matches against Chantal Jordan andLaura Di Matteo.[20][21] At Ultimate Pro Wrestling's 7-Year Anniversary Show on 30 January, May interfered in the main event, deciding its outcome and being awarded her forth simultaneous championship with the Big League Wrestling Women's Championship.[22]
The following month, May began her first tour in the United States, starting with a meet-and-greet atNew Jersey's Garden State Trading Card Show alongside wrestlersAJ Lee,Kaitlyn,Barbi Hayden,Gisele Shaw,Harley Cameron, and more.[23] She would make her American in-ring debut on 26 March 2022 at Battleground Championship Wrestling's When Worlds Collide event, defeatingLady Frost atPhiladelphia's2300 Arena.[24] The next night, she appeared onCombat Zone Wrestling's All Night Long show, where she competed again before travelling toDallas, Texas.[25] Over the next three days, she made consecutive appearances atWrestleCon while wrestling at both Texas Style Wrestling on 1 April 2022 and New Texas Pro Wrestling's Cowboys from Hell event, challenging for the latter's Women's Championship against Raychell Rose on 2 April.[26][27][28]
Upon returning to the UK, May travelled across Europe over the following months and wrestled for promotions in Germany during April and Italy during May.[29][30] On 9 August 2022, May and Cameron formed a tag team called Siren's Fury, but would end up never wrestling a match together.[31] In what would be dubbed theDreamhouse Deathmatch, May faced off with Harley Hudson at Sovereign Pro Wrestling's premiere event First Reign on 1 October 2022, in a match where anything pink was allowed to be used as a weapon.[32] Following this match, May travelled to Pakistan for a week-long media tour promoting Ring of Pakistan and visiting survivors of the2022 Pakistan floods.[33]
May officially became the newest member of Club Venus in a match against Super Strong Stardom Big Machine atNew Blood Premium, with Shirakawa in her corner, where May began using a masked alter ego by the name ofSexy Dynamite Princess and came out on top in singles competition.[35] The following night on 26 March, May would enter theCinderella Tournament 2023, picking up a win againstRina.[36] Her time in the tournament would ultimately come to an end in the second round via an over-the-tope-rope elimination from Mai Sakurai.[37] In addition to competing atAll Star Grand Queendom, as a last-minute addition to the English-language broadcast of the event, May joined the commentary team for the duration of the show.[38][39]
Following May and Shirakawa's victory overAmi Sohrei andMirai atKorakuen Hall, the two Club Venus members issued a challenge toThe New Eras for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[40] Uniting as a Club Venus sub-group calledRose Gold, May and Shirakawa would receive their championship match atSunshine 2023. Proving successful in their endeavor, they would bring championship gold back to Club Venus and become the 28th Goddesses of Stardom Champions, also marking May's first championship in Stardom.[41] Outlasting 18 other opponents in a last chance Rumble match, alongsideHanan, May qualified to participate in the5 Star Grand Prix 2023, where she competed as part of the Blue Stars block.[42] On 30 September, she faced her fellow last chance Rumble winner Hanan in her final match of the tournament, which also served as May's farewell match from Stardom.[43]
May was introduced to AEW in November 2023 as an obsessed fan of"Timeless" Toni Storm (right), later becoming her "understudy" and playing "the part" of Storm's previous persona until betraying Storm in July 2024
On 8 November 2023 edition ofDynamite, May was announced as the newest signing toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW).[44] May was introduced in a segment byRJ City as a superfan ofAEW Women's World Champion"Timeless" Toni Storm, establishing her as a heel.[44] In the following months, Storm adopted May as an "understudy" andprotégé.[45][46] On 3 January 2024 episode ofDynamite, May made her AEW in-ring debut, defeatingQueen Aminata. After the match, May was confronted by the debutingDeonna Purrazzo.[47] AtRevolution, May adopted Storm's previous "Rockstar" persona, including wearing Storm's old ring attire and entrance music, and would begin wrestling matches onDynamite andCollision in this persona as a tribute to her mentor Storm. AtSupercard of Honor:Zero Hour, May made herRing of Honor (ROH) debut, defeatingMomo Kohgo. On 11 April episode ofDynamite, May defeatedAnna Jay. Afterwards, she was saved by her former Stardom tag partner Mina Shirakawa, who shared a kiss and champagne, teasing a romantic storyline between the two. May would later reveal that the Shirakawa and herself were told they could not display romantic affection by AEW agents. Later down the line, May would quietly turn babyface along with Storm.[48] In the weeks leading up toForbidden Door, May was the centre of alove triangle storyline, which saw her torn between supporting Storm and Shirakawa, who was Storm's title challenger at the event. May ultimately remained neutral as the two competed for her affection. After Storm defeated Shirakawa at Forbidden Door on 30 June, May resolved the conflict with a three-way kiss.[49]
In June 2024, May participated in theOwen Hart Foundation Tournament and subsequently defeatedWillow Nightingale to win the tournament on 10 July episode ofDynamite. With the victory, she also earned an AEW Women's World Championship match against Storm atAll In. Immediately after winning the tournament final, May turned on Storm and viciously attacked her and Storm's on-screen butlerLuther, re-establishing herself as a heel[50] and dubbing herself"The Glamour" Mariah May.[51] At All In on 25 August, May defeated Storm to win the AEW Women's World Championship for the first time.[52] On 4 September episode ofDynamite, May successfully defended her title in her first title defense againstNyla Rose.[53] Ever since winning the title, May yearned for Mina Shirakawa to return and celebrate her title win together. On 16 November episode ofCollision, after successfully defending her title againstAnna Jay, May reunited with Shirakawa once again.[54] AtFull Gear on 23 November, May held her title win celebration with Shirakawa, where May turned on Shirakawa.[55] AtDynamite: Winter is Coming on 11 December, May successfully retained her title against Shirakawa. After the match, May was interrupted by Storm, who returned after a near four-month hiatus in AEW after losing the AEW Women's World Championship to May, and acted as if she had just joined AEW as a rookie in her "Rockstar" persona.[56][57] AtDynamite: Maximum Carnage on 15 January 2025, Storm won aCasino Gauntlet match to earn a title shot against May.[58] AtCollision: Homecoming on 25 January, during a face-to-face with May, Storm revealed that her act was all a ruse and that she had been "Timeless" the entire time.[59] AtGrand Slam Australia on 15 February, May lost the AEW Women's World Championship to Storm, ending her reign at 174 days.[60] AtRevolution on 9 March, May failed to defeat Storm in a rematch for the title billed as a "Hollywood Ending"Falls Count Anywhere match to end their feud in what would be her final match in AEW.[61] May departed AEW in May 2025.[62]
Mead's original ring name, Mariah May, is a tribute to her grandmother, who gave Mead's middle name and died before Mead started professional wrestling.[72] After her tenure in AEW, she revealed that she regretted using her real name as her ring name and was pleased that she could start anew. Her current ring name, Blake Monroe, is a tribute to her niece whereas "Monroe" was the first ever ring name Mead came up with. She uses "The Glamour" and "The Woman From Hell" as her wrestling moniker.[73][74][75]
Mead has modelled for WWE Shop and British fashion brands such as Misspap and Miss Bardot.[76]
On 16 January 2017, Mead launched aYouTube channel featuring a look into her life and passion for wrestling, fashion, gaming, and fitness.[77] On 14 June 2020, she launched aTwitch channel on which she streamed, chatted, and played games with her fans, whom she referred to collectively as House May.[78]
In 2022, Mead modelled for Freddy by Livify Clothing[79] and at Calgary's Cowboys Music Festival.[80] She also starred as Roxy in theITV2 wrestling comedy miniseriesDeep Heat[81][82] and had a small role in the shorthorror comedy filmGranny DJ.[83][84]
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