Alexa Bliss on Her Early Years, Character, Mickie James and More

Little miss champion. Alexa Bliss was called up to the main roster back in 2016 and it wasn’t clear if she was ready for the job. Since then though, Bliss has shown that she’s more than capable of filling this role as one of the best villains in the company at the moment. With the title comes more attention, which is what has happened on the way to “Tables Ladders and Chairs 2017”.

Bliss was recently interviewed by Bleacher Report as she is getting ready to defend her Raw Women’s Title against Mickie James. The interview discusses her rise to the top of the women’s division, her own criticisms of her own in-ring work and what she thinks she does well. Here are some highlights:

On Appearing at “Wrestlemania XXX”

“That was one of the best moments ever. I remember walking out and just hearing 80,000 people, and Triple H turned to all of us and told us, ‘This is just the beginning for you guys.’ Eighty-thousand people are here to see this match, to watch this show. To have that moment, it was definitely very motivating. I want that moment. I want to work my way up and have a match where that many people are cheering for me. It was really eye-opening.”

On Her In-Ring Abilities

“I’m still working on my in-ring ability. I know I’m not the best in [the] ring. I try to get better with every match. I go to the [WWE Performance Center] and try to refresh my skills and learn new ones and bring that into my matches.”

And on Facing Mickie James

“As soon as we got a story going, or least we thought, we both got drafted to Raw,” Bliss explained. “We both just thought it would continue from there. But then it didn’t. So to have this storyline come back around and to finally be able to face each other is super exciting. It’s been so much fun working with Mickie.”

Here’s how she and James have been setting up the match.

Alexa Bliss pays the price for insulting Mickie James: Raw, Sept. 25, 2017

You can read the full interview here.

 

Opinion: Bliss might not be the best in the world but she’s improved by leaps and bounds in the last year. She’s found a character which works perfectly for her and that’s more than a lot of performers can say. I could see this going for a long time and if Bliss keeps improving, the sky is her limit.

What have you thought of Bliss? Will she defeat James on Sunday? Let us know in the comments below.