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Thanks to her friend Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss gets another opportunity to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley at WWE Extreme Rules, and this one comes with a catch: Cross will join the title fight on the side of The Goddess to make it a 2-on-1 Handicap Match.
Flanked by her new bestie Cross, Bliss fell short against Bayley at WWE Stomping Grounds, but the contest鈥檚 conclusion assured that the issue wasn鈥檛 settled for good. Although Five Feet of Fury injured the titleholder鈥檚 limb mid-match, the heroic Bayley roared back and dove at her opponent through the ropes. At the last second, however, Alexa sacrificed Cross so that her cohort received the brunt of the incoming assault.
Rather than get mad at The Goddess, however, the enraged Cross stormed into the ring to confront Bayley, but she cost Bliss valuable time when she began arguing with the referee. Amidst the turmoil, The Hugger avoided Twisted Bliss and dropped the challenger with the Bayley-to-Belly Suplex for the three-count.
Cross was determined to make it up to her friend, and she informed Bliss that The Goddess would get another title opportunity if Nikki could defeat Bayley on SmackDown LIVE. Though Bliss seemed a little skittish about the situation as she headed to WWE’s tour of Singapore and Japan, Cross pinned Bayley to earn her bestie a chance at championship glory.
After barely besting Bayley鈥檚 time in a Beat the Clock Challenge while competing on Bliss鈥 behalf for the right to pick the stipulation in the pay-per-view matchup, Cross announced that she would join the contest to make it a 2-on-1 Handicap Match.
Tune in to WWE Extreme Rules, Sunday, July 14, streaming live at 7 ET/4 PT on the award-winning WWE Network.
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Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are shown walking together backstage.
Alexa Bliss comes out to the stage to host A Moment Of Bliss. Alexa sends her best wishes to Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman, and then she introduces her guest and best friend, Nikki Cross. Nikki says she鈥檚 grateful for Alexa giving her a shot, and wants to thank Alexa. Alexa starts telling Nikki this moment is really all about her, but then Carmella comes out to interrupt. Carmella asks why Alexa is getting the Title match if Nikki is the one who pinned the Champion. Carmella says Alexa is taking advantage of Nikki, and she needs to give Nikki something in return for the Title match she earned her. Alexa tells Carmella that she鈥檚 only Truth鈥檚 sidekick, and Carmella says she wants to go settle it in the ring.
Carmella vs. Alexa Bliss: Nikki Cross is at ringside. The opening bell sounds and Carmella immediately rolls up Alexa in a small package pin for the three count.
Winner: Carmella
Nikki Cross vs. Carmella: This match was apparently made official during the break. Nikki starts off strong and beats on Carmella in the opening moments. Carmella fights back with a jawbreaker, then a boot to the face. Carmella hits some clotheslines and an atomic drop. Carmella drops Nikki in the corner and then hits the bronco buster for a two count. Nikki mounts a comeback and hits the swinging neckbreker for the three count.
Winner: Nikki Cross
Alexa gets in the ring and yells at Carmella, then celebrates with Nikki.
Alexa and Nikki are backstage for an interview. The interview asks Nikki what she thinks about the WWE Universe wanting her to face Bayley for the Title instead of Alexa. Alexa answers instead, saying no comment, and then she grabs Nikki and walks off.
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Thanks to her friend Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss will once again challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley at WWE Extreme Rules.
Flanked by her new bestie Cross, Bliss fell short against Bayley at WWE Stomping Grounds, but the contest鈥檚 conclusion assured that the issue wasn鈥檛 settled for good. Although Five Feet of Fury injured the titleholder鈥檚 limb mid-match, the heroic Bayley roared back and dove at her opponent through the ropes. At the last second, however, Alexa sacrificed Cross so that her cohort received the brunt of the incoming assault.
Rather than get mad at The Goddess, however, the enraged Cross stormed into the ring to confront Bayley, but she cost Bliss valuable time when she began arguing with the referee. Amidst the turmoil, The Hugger avoided Twisted Bliss and dropped the challenger with the Bayley-to-Belly Suplex for the three-count.
Cross was determined to make it up to her friend, and she informed Bliss that The Goddess would get another title opportunity if Nikki could defeat Bayley on SmackDown LIVE. Though Bliss seemed a little skittish about the situation as she headed to WWE’s tour of Singapore and Japan, Cross pinned Bayley to earn her bestie a chance at championship glory.
Bayley and Bliss have had problems ever since their days in NXT, and now that The Goddess has another opportunity at the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Title, the upcoming collision will surely be even more volatile.
Tune in to WWE Extreme Rules, Sunday, July 14, streaming live at 7 ET/4 PT on the award-winning WWE Network.
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Nikki Cross approaches Alexa Bliss backstage to talk about her loss to Bayley last night. They decide that Alexa can get a rematch, but they need to come up with a plan.
Back from the break, Natalya and Naomi approach Nikki Cross backstage and tell her that Alexa is not a good person and isn鈥檛 to be trusted. Naomi explains that they鈥檝e been dealing with Alexa for years and know how it is. Nikki says she knows Alexa鈥檚 reputation, and then Alexa barges in and asks if Nikki is talking behind her back. Alexa and Naomi exchange words, and they all walk off.
Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss: Nikki Cross is at ringside. Naomi dodges some shots early on, but Alexa finally connects and drops her. Naomi fights back and hits the split leg drop for a two count. Alexa rolls outside for a breather. Naomi goes for a baseball slide kick, but she accidentally hits Nikki instead. Back in the ring, Alexa hits a DDT on Naomi for the three count.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
After the match, Alexa beats down Naomi. She tells Nikki to come in and join her. Nikki doesn鈥檛 seem to want to take part in the two on one beat down. Natalya runs out for the save, and Alexa and Nikki leave.
Natalya & Naomi vs. Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss: This match was booked during the commercial break. Natalya starts off strong against Nikki and clotheslines her down for a two count. Nikki fights back and Alexa tags in. Natalya turns things around against Natalya and hits a series of knee strikes on her in the conrer. Naomi tags in and hits a full nelson slam for a two count. Naomi slams Alexa鈥檚 head into the middle turnbuckle, then Natalya tags in and continues the offense. Nikki distracts Natalya which leads to Alexa hitting a right hand on Natalya for a two count. Natalya fights back and hits a powerslam for a two count. Natalya hits a series of suplexes and then looks for the Sharpshooter. Alexa fights out and tags in Nikki. Nikki drops Natalya and then knocks Naomi off the apron. Nikki hits a splash in the corner and then a running bulldog on Natalya for a two count. Nikki dropkicks Natalya and then goes to the top rope. Nikki hits a flying cross body for a two count. Alexa tags in on Nikki鈥檚 back. Nikki hits a neckbreaker on Natalya, then Alexa runs in and steals the pin on Natalya for the three count
Winners: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
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Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are backstage talking about Bayley. Nikki says Bayley screwed her over on Monday, and she can鈥檛 wait to see Alexa take it to Bayley tonight.
Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss: Nikki Cross is at ringside in Alexa鈥檚 corner. The opening bell sounds and Bayley and Alexa immediately brawl into the corner and trade strikes. Bayley gets the upper hand and hits a running knee strike for a two count. Bayley hits the snake-eyes on Alexa in the corner for a two count. Alexa turns it around and starts teeing off on Bayley in the corner. Alexa chokes Bayley over the middle rope, then applies a rear chin lock. Alexa tries to keep the Champion grounded, but Bayley fights back and hits a running cross body for a two count. Alexa comes back with a slap across the face to the Champion. Bayley fires up now and drops Alexa, then hits the rolling thunder elbow drop. Alexa fights back and dumps Bayley outside, then throws Bayley into a ring post. Back in the ring, Bayley reverses a shot and hits a back suplex. They fight out to ringside again and Nikki causes a distraction. Bayley hits a suicide dive on Nikki on the floor, and it looks like Bliss shoved Nikki in the way of the dive to save herself. Alexa then hits a sunset flip bomb on Bayley on the floor. Back in the ring, Alexa goes up top. Nikki runs in the ring to go after Bayley, but the ref chases her off. Alexa goes for the Twisted Bliss, but Bayley gets her knees up to block it. Bayley follows up with the belly to belly suplex for the three count.
Winner & still SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion: Bayley
Nikki gets in the ring earlier and tries to console Alexa as Bayley celebrates. Alexa looks confused by what happened.
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We see Alexa Bliss and her Best Friend Nikki Cross in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with A Moment of Bliss with Alexa Bliss and Best Friend Nikki Cross by her side. Alexa welcomes everyone and introduces her special friend who will be in her corner on Sunday, Nikki Cross. Alexa asks Nikki where is her coffee and her guest barista is Bayley, but Bayley has her own coffee. Alexa says she is not surprised that Bayley is drinking her coffee and she says that Bayley is selfish. Bayley says that she would never say anything negative about Nikki and Alexa cuts her off and says that Bayley dashed Nikki鈥檚 dreams of being a tag champion. Bayley says that Alexa is using Nikki. She says she is tired of Alexa talking behind her back and she dares Alexa to say it to her face.
Alexa says she knows the real Bayley. She says everyone told her that she did not belong so Alexa turned to the 鈥榥ice person鈥 and Bayley made her feel worthless. The only person who had time for her was Charlotte. You come out here and say that you are just like everyone else. You are not a hugger, you are a liar. Bayley says that you are lying and you are doing the same thing to Nikki that you did to Nia and Mickie. You are not a goddess, you are an entitled princess who does not deserve a thing. Alexa says she is not entitled, she is better than Bayley. She has always been better than Bayley. Because she does not wait for autographs from John Cena after a show, she is better.
Bayley says that Alexa has tried to hang onto anyone who can help her get ahead. Alexa says that Bayley is a placeholder because you peaked in NXT. The one person you found so undeserving is the one who is living out the career that you wanted. Bayley punches Alexa and the furniture is messed up. Nikki pulls Bayley off and yells at Bayley. Alexa hits Bayley from behind.
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Nikki Cross is in the locker room and Alexa Bliss stops by with a gift. Nikki is so excited and she is asked to be in the ring with her to face the IIconics. Alexa says she worked some magic after Nikki beat Peyton. Alexa says WWE will finally have a champion who knows how to treat fans after she wins on Sunday.
We are back and Natalya, Naomi, and Bayley are in the locker room. Bayley is asked about a post on social media about Bayley refusing to take a photo with a fan in a Nikki Cross t-shirt. Bayley says this has Alexa written all over it and Bayleys says she is going to deal with Alexa about it.
Peyton and Billie are excited to be in Hollywood and it makes sense that they defend their tag titles here tonight. Peyton shows no excitement about facing Alexa and Nikki. Billie wonders if there are any other teams available. They mention that Alexa was a champion and she is teaming with Nikki? Billie says this reminds her of Lebron James and the Lakers. Lebron was a champion and he teamed with the Lakers and look at what happened.
Match Number Five: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross versus Peyton Royce and Billie Kay for the Women鈥檚 Tag Titles
Before the match starts, Alexa鈥檚 opponent on Sunday, Bayley makes her way to the ring.
Alexa and Billie start things off and they exchange some words and Alexa with a slap. Billie sends Alexa to the mat and then Alexa sends Billie into the turnbuckles and kicks Billie. Peyton distracts Alexa and Billie kicks Alexa. Peyton tags in and they double team Alexa and then pose. Nikki tags in and gets a near fall with a rollup. Nikki with a jaw breaker and drop kick. Nikki goes to the turnbuckles and misses a cross body when Peyton moves. Billie tags in and gets a near fall. Billie with a kick to the back followed by a forearm.
Peyton tags in and kicks Nikki and works on the back. Peyton with a reverse chin lock. Peyton slams Nikki鈥檚 head into the mat and Peyton gets a near fall. Billie tags in and they kick Nikki before Billie chokes Nikki in the corner. Nikki with an elbow and forearm to get out of the corner. Nikki with forearms. Billie with kicks to Nikki and Alexa comes off the apron and hits Bayley. Billie with a rollup and Bayley pulls Alexa off the apron to prevent her ability to help her partner and Billie gets the three count.
Winners: Billie Kay and Peyton Royce (retain championship)
After the match, Alexa explains to Nikki what happened.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nikki and Alexa are in the back and Alexa tries to apologize for what happened. Nikki says if it wasn鈥檛 for Bayley, they would be tag team champions. Bayley is not who she says she is. Bayley stomped on her dreams and Nikki says she will be in Alexa鈥檚 corner on Sunday to watch Alexa win the title.
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