WWE reported Sunday night that Alexa Bliss suffered a shoulder injury. Bliss lost a WWE Raw Women’s Championship match at Backlash to Nia Jax. Sources also stated that the injury was legitimate and not a part of a storyline.
Bliss’ shoulder was scheduled to be further evaluated at Raw on Monday. Speculation is that Bliss’ shoulder was not as bad as originally believed as Nia Jax stated on Twitter she’s scheduled for the upcoming European tour.
Haha!! If you haven’t heard. Alexa is perfectly fine. She couldn’t beat me in the ring, so she blamed it on a fake injury. Trust me, she is perfectly fine. She’s scheduled to be on tour, so you and all your troll friends can come worship your coward goddess. https://t.co/kor5YAeOLX
— Lina Fanene (@NiaJaxWWE) May 8, 2018
It’s really tough to determine who is bullying who in this storyline sometimes.
Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax
Alexa Bliss reported to the WWE Performance Center in 2013. Nia Jax would do the same the following year. Throughout that time, Bliss and Jax developed a friendship which has been referenced on WWE programming frequently.
At WrestleMania 34, Nia Jax defeated her friend to win her first ever WWE championship. For two wrestlers who went through the WWE developmental process together, wrestling in that match against one another would have been a special achievement for both.
Backlash 2018 was the 4th singles match the two have had against one another. Despite going through NXT together, they never wrestled each other on the brand. Here are the results from the 4 head-to-head matches between rivals/friends Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax:
- Monday Night Raw
June 5th, 2017
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Nia Jax via DQ - Monday Night Raw
September 18th, 2017
Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss - WrestleMania 34
April 8th, 2018
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss (c) (new champion) - Backlash 2018
May 6th, 2018
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Nia Jax (c) defeated Alexa Bliss
The only time Alexa Bliss has defeated Nia Jax was via DQ. Other than that, Nia Jax has won every match the two have had.
It will be interesting to see who gets the next shot at Nia Jax’s title. If Bliss isn’t injured she could still be in the running, though after dropping her title rematch it could be time for a new challenger to emerge.
