Mariah May garnered several reactions from AEW and WWE stars following her NXT appearance.
Mariah May made her long-awaited WWE debut on the recent episode of NXT. She confronted Jacy Jayne and announced her interest in challenging for the Women’s Championship. Following her debut, the former AEW star had several posts on social media to celebrate the move.
One of the posts she made following her NXT appearance is a photo where she captioned it “honey, i’m home” then tagging WWE and NXT’s accounts. Following this, several names from All Elite Wrestling expressed their support.
Deonna Purrazzo commented several clapping emojis, Austin Gunn commented a simple one emoji, and Penelope Ford congratulated her. Meanwhile, Mariah May’s notable AEW rival Toni Storm showed support by liking the photo. You can check out the reactions below:
WWE Superstars Welcomed Mariah May With Open Arms
Although Mariah May didn’t have the best welcome from Jacy Jayne and her crew on the recent NXT show, the rest of WWE’s locker room, mostly main roster stars, have positive reactions to her Stamford-based promotion debut.
In the same Instagram post, stars like Liv Morgan and Charlotte Flair commented with a series of exciting emojis, while Chelsea Green and Kelani Jordan commented welcome. Even former superstar Jessica McKay, formerly known as Billie Kay, shared her excitement with the debut.
Meanwhile, Morgan, Flair, and Bayley liked the photo. Check out their reactions below:
WWE & AEW Superstars take to Instagram to congratulate Mariah May on her NXT debut ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hDpmSLmM8C
— ITR Wrestling (@ITRWrestling_) June 5, 2025
Following Mariah May’s arrival on the Tuesday show, it was reported that the former AEW Women’s Champion would undergo a name change. This was similar to Ricky Saints when he arrived at NXT in February, who was previously known as Ricky Starks in his time as an All Elite star.