Alexa Bliss has been off television for the last couple of months, but it came a little earlier than many expected.
Fightful was informed in January that up to 9 vignettes had been filmed for Alexa Bliss' return to the ring and WWE programming, after being sidelined for several months. They culminated in her competing in the Elimination Chamber match, but we're told that even as of that point there was no substantial creative direction for Bliss.
Talent, creative and higher ups that Fightful spoke to said that Bliss voiced her displeasure in the days following Elimination Chamber about her creative direction or lack thereof. Despite her not appearing on the WrestleMania card, creative was told that she was willing to work the show and there were pitches to involve her in Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair's match, that were quickly shot down. We weren't able to confirm if those pitches came from Bliss or someone within creative. We're told that by the end of February it was pretty well determined internally that Bliss would not be featured on WrestleMania. Those that we spoke to say that the priority of booking Bliss shifted significantly after the vignettes.
Talent and creative were told that Bliss was very transparent about frustration that nothing of substance had been booked after being out of action for half a year. Talent that we heard from said that there was discussion backstage that Bliss had voiced that directly to Vince McMahon.
She is still listed as the number 2 babyface for WWE Raw on internal depth charts as of last week. We haven't been informed on if there are any imminent plans for her return, and Bliss is currently on her honeymoon.
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