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Mickie James proves she鈥檚 no 鈥渙ld lady鈥

If not for the interference of Raw Women鈥檚 Champion Alexa Bliss, six-time Women鈥檚 Champion Mickie James would have defeated the nigh-unbeatable Nia Jax this past Monday night. Given that strong performance, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle granted Mickie a title opportunity against Little Miss Bliss on Sunday, Oct. 22, at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

Can the veteran Mickie usurp 鈥淭he Goddess of WWE鈥 and silence the disrespectful Alexa, once and for all?

  Welcome back to AlexaBliss.net!

Welcome back to the newly themed AlexaBliss.net! We’d had the same, Red With Envy layout on our main site for nearly the whole first year of our existence. Can you believe that? Partially my fault for leaving our main site unattended for such a long time, but alas, we’re back! Our new layout was designed by the lovely Ana of Designtopia.us, who was able to get our two layouts out in less than a weeks time. Pretty spectacular in my opinion! Along with a new layout we’ve also cleaned up our elite affiliates list to the left of your screen, added a poll section, and the latest Pay Per View results and Total Divas section has been updated. Along with our main site getting a complete makeover, our gallery has a new layout as well, also designed by Ana!

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  Monday Night RAW Results

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With聽Mickie James聽circling聽Alexa Bliss, it appears the Raw Women鈥檚 Champion and聽Nia Jax鈥檚 on-again-off-again partnership is on, again. Though, if what happened during Jax鈥檚 bout with Mickie (a match seemingly finagled by Alexa after聽a backstage prank聽put James in the path of Little Miss Bliss鈥 occasional enforcer) is any indication, even that might not be enough to hold James back in the long run.

Not only did Mickie refuse to give in despite a powerful display from Jax, the six-time Women鈥檚 Champion James pulled off a miracle reversal to hit聽a tornado DDT off the ropes. The move seemed like such a surefire match-ender that Bliss broke up the ensuing pinfall attempt, handing James a disqualification victory.聽A聽post-match Mick Kick to Little Miss Bliss left Alexa humiliated for the second straight week, but her combined effort against both Superstars聽was enough to land Mickie what she was looking for since the beginning:聽A Raw Women’s Title Match at WWE TLC.

  How will Alexa respond to Mickie James’ attack? – RA...

Raw Women鈥檚 Champion聽Alexa Bliss聽had no issue calling聽Mickie James聽鈥渁n old lady鈥 this past Monday night, but after suffering two slaps and a high-heeled kick to the face from the six-time Women鈥檚 Champion, Little Miss Bliss might have learned a painful lesson in respect. Then again, we also doubt that she鈥檚 apologetic about what she said.

鈥淭he Goddess of WWE鈥 is undoubtedly regretting bringing Mickie back to WWE earlier this year. What will she have to say about the veteran Superstar on Raw?

  Monday Night RAW results

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Alexa Bliss聽fended off four Superstars to retain her Raw Women鈥檚 Title at WWE No Mercy, so it was surprising that her Raw Talk interview seemed to focus more on a Superstar who wasn鈥檛 in the match:聽Mickie James. So, the six-time Women鈥檚 Champion had plenty on her mind when she interrupted Alexa鈥檚 extended scolding of the WWE Universe for focusing their attention what’s in the future (Asuka, for instance) instead of her, their present champion.

Little Miss Bliss wasn鈥檛 about to give James the respect she demanded, instead tossing out a volley of thinly-veiled barbs about James鈥 veteran status. Which was all good as far as Mickie was concerned; she just wanted Alexa to repeat her Raw Talk insults to her face. When she did, Mickie responded with two slaps to the face and a kick that sent the 鈥淕oddess鈥 tumbling out of the ring 鈥 and, maybe, off her pedestal.

  No Mercy results

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One huggable home-state hero, one legit boss, one self-proclaimed Women鈥檚 Revolutionary, one powerhouse, no problem.聽Alexa Bliss聽is still Raw Women鈥檚 Champion, defying every odd imaginable to withstand a wild Fatal 5-Way that put her in the path of聽Sasha Banks,聽Emma,聽Nia Jax聽and聽Bayley, who was making her in-ring return after suffering a shoulder injury last month.

The match, unsurprisingly, turned into a game of cat-and-mice, with everyone not named Nia Jax uniting against the mighty Superstar in their attempt to take the most impactful player out of the game. At one point, Emma attempted to do so by herself 鈥 just one of many audacious undertakings she took in order to finally prove to the WWE Universe that she should be recognized as the originator of the Women鈥檚 Revolution.

But no amount of boldness could distract from the Nia Jax show; she pulverized everyone and everything in sight, most spectacularly with a double Samoan Drop to both Bliss and Banks. It took two group efforts by all four opponents to take her out 鈥 first, a simple dump out of the ring, and later, a savage combo of a double dropkick/powerbomb off the ring apron to the floor.

That second attempt, for a while at least, did the job, and what ensued was a chaotic free-for-all. Sasha and Bayley even came as close to blows as they have since their time together in NXT, breaking up each other鈥檚 respective finishers and trading pinfall attempts on a beleaguered Bliss.

The resurgence of Jax stopped the action cold, though Emma proved herself an unlikely hero by saving Banks from a pinfall after Nia dropped a leg on her sternum. Bliss quickly got involved by ejecting Emma from the ring, and an intended charge into the corner finally took Nia out of the action when she missed her target and collided with the turnbuckle. Bliss threw Bayley into Emma as she attempted to interfere and planted The Huggable One with a devastating DDT for the victory.

If you thought Alexa would be humbled by the odds she had to overcome, however, you鈥檇 be mistaken. In a post-match interview with Renee Young, Bliss claimed she stood above the stars of Hollywood as Raw鈥檚 one and only Women鈥檚 Champion and the only true 鈥淕oddess鈥 in WWE. In fairness, this is true.聽There aren鈥檛 many people who have been able to stand toe-to-toe with the 鈥淕oddess鈥 鈥 so far.

  Monday Night RAW Preview: The Goddess Stands Tall

They don鈥檛 call Alexa Bliss 鈥渟mall but fierce鈥 for nothing. Following a 鈥渃oronation鈥 this past Monday night that put the new Raw Women鈥檚 Champion on an all-too-literal pedestal, the self-proclaimed 鈥淕oddess of WWE鈥 was victorious in an Eight-Woman Tag Team Match, scoring the victory for her team after raking the eyes of Bayley and pinning The Huggable One.

That win marked the second time in as many nights that Bliss had pinned Bayley 鈥 the first being at WWE Payback, where she defeated the fan-favorite Superstar to become the first competitor to win the Raw and SmackDown Women鈥檚 Titles. Will Bliss maintain her momentum in London, or will Bayley rebound against the new champion鈥檚 鈥淔ive Feet of Fury鈥?

  Smackdown Results – March 28th, 2017

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Becky Lynch and Carmella tried to settle their personal score before shifting their focus to the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Championship Match at The Ultimate Thrill Ride.

However, the opportunity to unleash some aggression was not lost on SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Alexa Bliss or Mickie James 鈥 both doing guest commentary for the match. When the sparks began to fly between all four Superstars, Daniel Bryan pivoted the action into a tag team match, pitting Lynch and James against Bliss and The Princess of Staten Island.

With the four feisty Superstars now competing in a tag team match, a degree of uncertainty still loomed over the proceedings, as Natalya had now made her way out to the announce table to observe the action. Though all four opponents were clearly ready for WrestleMania and looking to make a statement, The Queen of Hart(less) interjected herself into the match. With the referee distracted, James Ellsworth tripped up Lynch, allowing Carmella to pick up the victory.

After the contest, the Superstars went at it again, but they would only be able to get their licks in for so long, as Naomi returned to SmackDown LIVE and cleared the ring in a shocking moment! The former SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion then pronounced that she would be entering the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Title Match at WrestleMania and that everyone would be feeling the GLOW!