It has been rumored one of the big reasons both current Women’s United States Champion Giulia and former NXT Women’s and Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer were called up to the main roster was due to May’s impending arrival. Both women had competed in the Royal Rumble this year, but were swiftly called up to the main roster without much notice (in the case of Giulia) and quite suddenly (in the case of Vaquer, who unexpectedly lost the women’s title to Jacy Jayne on an episode of “NXT”). It might be reasonable to assume that May staying in AEW could have delayed the call-ups of Vaquer and Giulia, at the very least.

It can also be pondered whether or not Jayne would currently hold “NXT’s” main women’s title if May had not signed with the company and Vaquer had been quickly called up. It’s likely, as Jayne has been a big presence and consistent force in “NXT” for quite some time, but many viewers were shocked by Jayne’s victory over Vaquer, even with some help from Fatal Influence to get her there. While Jayne takes on Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women’s Championship at Evolution, it seems likely that May (now Blake) will hold the gold sooner rather than later and skyrocket her way to the top of WWE, just like she did in AEW — and perhaps as a heel rather than a babyface. It’s easy to image Grace winning at Evolution, then being turned on and almost immediately dethroned by May, something that wouldn’t even be a possibility if May had stayed with Tony Khan’s promotion.