Tatum Paxley has arrived on the WWE main roster.
And in a big way.
In the closing moments of the main event of the post-SummerSlam episode of WWE SmackDown on August 7 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA. between Charlotte Flair and Jade Cargill, longtime women’s wrestling star Alexa Bliss made her return from injury.
But that wasn’t what everyone was talking about after the show.
The headline-grabbing moment on the 8/7 blue brand program in “The City of Brotherly Love” was the WWE main roster debut of former NXT champion Tatum Paxley.
The former NXT Women’s World and North American Champion aligned herself with Flair and Bliss to fight off the three-woman crew of Fatal Influence.
After the show, Paxley surfaced via social media and responded to a post shared via the official WWE account on X that included the footage of her SmackDown debut.
“I LOVE MY NEW FRIENDS,” Paxley wrote as the reply (see first post below).
In an additional social media entry shared via her official Instagram page (see second post below), Paxley reflected on her journey in WWE thus far with a special photo gallery chronicling her time signing with the company and working her way through the ranks in WWE NXT.
“WE ARE,” she wrote as the caption to that one.
For those interested, you can check out our complete WWE SmackDown Results 8/7/26 here at WrestlingHeadlines.com.
I LOVE MY NEW FRIENDS https://t.co/tZDXEayrxv
— Tater (@TatumPaxley) August 8, 2026
