WWE's First Female Referee Jessika Carr Bids Farewell To NXT, Receives A Huge Send-Off

WWE's first female official Jessika Carr has been called up to the main roster. She will be officiating on SmackDown from now on.

This week's NXT was the final night for Carr as a part of NXT. She officiated the main event between Tommaso Ciampa and Finn Balor. Balor defeated Ciampa with a little help from NXT Champion Adam Cole and then proceded to lay out Cole as well to close the show.

After the show went off the air, Ciampa took the mic and announced that Carr will be moving to SmackDown from this Friday. Ciampa praised Carr for her work as an official in NXT and how lucky he was to share the ring with her. Carr then gave an emotional farewell speech to the Full Sail crowd where she revealed her struggles during the beginning of her career as the first-ever female official of WWE. You can check out the full segment off the air below:

An inspiration for women everywhere.Thank you for everything, @WWELadyRefJess. We'll miss you. #ThankYouJess #WeAreNXT #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/OIR1DfnH42

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 28, 2019

Jessika reacted to this huge send-off on Twitter.

Blessed. #WeAreNXT

— Jessika Carr (@WWELadyRefJess) November 28, 2019

Fans showered Jessika with love on Twitter. Jessika's fellow WWE officials also congratulated her on the call-up to the main roster. SmackDown referee Jason Ayers tweeted:

Secondly, a huge congrats to @WWELadyRefJess as she continues to break down barriers and show that she is also one of the absolute best in the world, as she moves from #WWENXT and joins me as a referee on #Smackdown starting next month!Proud of you!!

— Jason Ayers (@JasonAyersWWE) November 28, 2019

Drake Wuertz who acts as an official on NXT also tweeted:

.@DABrewerWWE is an absolute pro and an incredible ref. The world needs to know this. #WWENXT

— Drake Wuertz (@WWEDrakeWuertz) November 28, 2019