Anything Ronda Rousey can do, Alexa Bliss can do better? That might be a bridge too far, at least for the moment, but Little Miss Bliss has clearly been studying some tape as she prepares for her Raw Women’s Title rematch against The Baddest Woman on the Planet: Facing Natalya, the five-time Women’s Champion didn’t just earn a win with Rousey watching, she earned a win with Rousey’s own signature maneuver.
Clearly it was a night of disrespect for Alexa, who joined in with Elias on some Buckeye-bashing (in her hometown, natch) before the match began, but there’s something to be said for backing up the trash-talk: With the help of a cheap shot from Mickie James and Alicia Fox, Bliss finished off The Queen of Harts by locking in an armbar that she refused to release until Rousey stormed the ring.
Alexa even briefly got the better of Ronda in the ensuing scrap, chop-blocking the Raw Women’s Champion while Rousey busied herself with throwing Fox around like a rag doll. Rousey rallied with some haymakers to the ribs to send Alexa running, but there was no denying some damage had been done. And for Alexa Bliss, that’s a start.