#ALEXA BLISS HD WALLPAPER CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES#
SmackDown Women's elimination tag team match at Survivor Series on November 20, where her team lost the match. However, due to Lynch suffering a legitimate injury, the match was rescheduled for the November 8 episode of SmackDown, where Lynch successfully defended the title against Bliss. On the September 13 episode of SmackDown Live, Bliss won a fatal five-way match to earn a title match against Lynch at No Mercy on October 9. Bliss debuted a new look based on Harley Quinn from the film Suicide Squad at Backlash on September 11, competing in a six-pack elimination challenge to determine the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion, which Lynch won. On August 21 at SummerSlam, she teamed with Natalya and Nikki Bella in a winning effort against Lynch, Carmella and Naomi. Bliss achieved her first victory on the main roster by defeating Becky Lynch on the August 9 episode of SmackDown Live. She made her main roster debut on the July 26 episode of SmackDown Live in a segment involving the brand's women's division. On July 19, Bliss was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2016 WWE draft. On the August 17 episode of NXT, Bliss competed in a tag team match along with Daria Berenato and Mandy Rose, in which they were defeated by Carmella, Liv Morgan and Nikki Glencross in what would be also her last match in NXT. On the May 25 episode of NXT, Bliss competed in a triple threat match against Carmella and Nia Jax to determine the number one contender to Asuka's NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Jax. On May 18 episode of NXT, Bliss and Blake abandoned Murphy, officially disbanding the trio. On the Januepisode of NXT, Bliss competed in a number one contender's battle royal, but lost. The two faced off in the main event on the November 18 episode of NXT, where Bliss was unsuccessful in capturing the title. Throughout October and November, Bliss was involved in a feud with Bayley over the NXT Women's Championship. This led to a match between the two, where Bliss would go on to defeat Blue Pants in a singles match on the September 2 episode of NXT. The Vaudevillians were granted a rematch for the NXT Tag Team Championship against Blake and Murphy at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn on August 22, which they won after Blue Pants stopped Bliss from providing a distraction during the match. On the July 29 episode of NXT, Bliss helped Blake and Murphy retain the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Vaudevillians (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) and slapped both English and Gotch after the match. On May 20 at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Bliss helped Blake and Murphy retain the NXT Tag Team Championship against Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore, forming an alliance with them and turning into a villainess character in the process. On the May 13 episode of NXT, Bliss defeated Carmella after the NXT Tag Team Champions Buddy Murphy and Wesley Blake set up a distraction. The following week on NXT, she defeated NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks by countout in a non-title match, which led to Bliss being granted a title match against Banks on the March 25 episode of NXT, which she lost. She defeated former Divas Champion Alicia Fox in the first round, but lost to Charlotte in the semi-finals.Īfter a hiatus due to a legitimate injury, Bliss returned on the Maepisode of NXT, where she defeated Carmella. She made her televised in-ring debut on the May 8 episode of NXT, competing in a tournament for the vacant NXT Women's Championship. Her first televised appearance on the main roster came at WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, when she played a part in Triple H's entrance. She acted as an unnamed ring announcer for the November 20 episode of NXT. In August, she was added to WWE.com's NXT roster page and assigned the ring name Alexa Bliss. On the July 24 episode of NXT (which was taped on June 20), she made her first televised appearance, congratulating the inaugural NXT Women's Champion Paige. Kaufman was signed by WWE in May 2013 and reported to WWE's developmental territory NXT. At the age of 15, Kaufman suffered from a life-threatening eating disorder, but bodybuilding helped her overcome it. She also spent time in competitive bodybuilding and has competed in the Arnold Classic. In cheerleading, she reached Division I status in college at the University of Akron. She has been involved in sports since the age of five, competing in softball, track, kickboxing and gymnastics.