Thea Hails NXT Womens North American Title win on December 16, 2025, was never supposed to happenbut shes tired of hearing the criticism over something that wasnt even in the script.
After weeks of silence and online speculation, Hail finally responded to the backlash during her appearance on Busted Open Radio After Dark, where she directly addressed the online negativity surrounding her accidental victory.
She didnt shy away from the fact that fans and insiders have criticized the botched finish, but made it clear she earned that moment. But it wasnt just critics in the wrestling community who bothered herit was the toxicity she experienced on social media in the aftermath.
As previously reported by PWInsider and Fightful Select, Hails win was the result of an in-ring miscommunication with Blake Monroe, who was supposed to retain the title that night. Monroe had the wind knocked out of her during the final moments, and Hailstill early in her careerimmediately went for the pin, not realizing Monroe needed time to recover.
Since referees are trained to call matches as if theyre real, the count went through. Monroe did try to get her shoulder up at the last second, but the damage was done. WWE even played Monroes theme music at first before scrambling to switch to Hails.
A lot of backstage chaos ensued as the creative team had to rework multiple segments and storylines due to the unexpected title change. Hail would later lose the title to Izzi Dame at New Years Evil in early January, bringing the brief reign to a close.
Whether it was a fluke or fate, Thea Hail is standing by her momentand isnt backing down from the hate.
Do you think Thea Hail deserved to win the titleeven if it wasnt the plan? Or should WWE have fixed the mistake immediately? Drop your thoughts below and let us know what side youre on.
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