Naomi and Alexa Bliss’ singles confrontation morphs into a tag team melee on Raw.

The Devil works hard; Alexa Bliss works harder. Not only did The Goddess earn a victory over Naomi one night after a disappointing turn at WWE Stomping Grounds, she won a tag team match with Nikki Cross moments later, bringing The Twisted Sister even further into her orbit in the process. By the end of the night, it was like she’d never lost to Bayley in the first place.

Nikki, distraught over kinda-sorta costing Bliss the SmackDown Women’s Title at Stomping Grounds, was looking for any way to get back into The Goddess’ good graces. And while she balked at joining in on a post-match beatdown of Naomi after the former SmackDown Women’s Champion been beaten by Bliss, Nikki more than proved her worth in a subsequent tag team match. In fact, she had Naomi’s partner Natalya on the edge of defeat when Bliss tagged in without Nikki’s knowledge, seizing the pinfall for herself after Cross had administered a textbook swinging neckbreaker. And while Nikki seemed a little confused over what had happened, a replay of the match’s conclusion brought a tentative smile to her face: After all, Alexa won. And that’s what Nikki wanted. Right?