The 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble ended with Liv Morgan winning a championship match at WrestleMania: Vegas. But there was drama from the very beginning. Charlotte Flair walked out as number 1, aiming for her third Rumble victory. However, her path to WrestleMania was instantly rocky. Her tag team partner, Alexa Bliss, drew number 2. They attempted finishers on each other and hugged until Kiana James came out at number 3. When the ring started to fill up, they started fighting.
Unfortunately, things got out of hand in the worst way. Nia Jax tried to eliminate Bliss, with both of them going outside the ropes. Flair pushed Jax to eliminate her, but ended up taking Bliss out as well. What was a secure partnership could have some cracks start to form. Knowing Flair, was this move an accident or intentional to split up the duo?
Flair Truly Didn’t Mean to Eliminate Bliss
The Women’s tag team division in WWE is the strongest it’s been in years. The current champions, RHIYO (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky), have their work cut out for them whenever they next defend their titles. Bliss and Flair previously held them for exactly 100 days from SummerSlam night 1 until the November 10, 2025, episode of Monday Night Raw.
It’s clear they want their titles back, but they’ll have to fight off many other teams to accomplish that. With two months until WrestleMania, there is a big chance there will be a gauntlet or ladder match there with the teams.
Splitting up Flair and Bliss now would hurt the division in a major way. So many singles stars in the division allow for new challengers for the women’s singles titles. Knowing how close another title opportunity is shows that Flair didn’t mean to eliminate Bliss.
This Partnership Was Doomed to Fail Anyway
Flair and Bliss have had an incredible run together, but the betrayal was bound to happen anyway for two apparent reasons. Flair cares too much about singles gold to truly work with someone long-term. If she gets an opportunity to challenge for a singles title, she’ll take it immediately.
She may frame it as accidental, but her mistake is entirely in character for her. Also, the Wyatt Sicks are struggling immensely on Friday Night SmackDown. They lost their own tag team titles and their lantern to MFT.
There has been much fan speculation that she’ll end up back with Uncle Howdy eventually. Leaving Flair and joining them was bound to happen sooner rather than later. Her being betrayed could end up helping instead of hurting her. It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see Flair leave her for a WrestleMania title opportunity at Elimination Chamber.
What Truly Happened Between the Two Friends?
Right now, fans are speculating on the future of this successful tag team due to Saturday’s suspicious elimination. Flair could’ve knocked Bliss over by accident. She knows how deep the Women’s tag team division is and how much she loves holding titles.
Risking a breakup could make it harder for them to reclaim the tag team titles if a huge match takes place at WrestleMania. But the latter statement is too much of a character flaw for her. She’ll do anything to get a title opportunity, even betray her friend.
It wouldn’t be ridiculous to suggest that she purposely eliminated Bliss to further her championship match chances. A split could help both women, as she gets back into the singles title picture and Bliss finally joins the Wyatt Sicks. Things will most likely become clearer after they more than likely talk it out on SmackDown.
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