{"id":113443,"date":"2022-05-09T21:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T01:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=113443"},"modified":"2022-05-09T21:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T01:29:03","slug":"alexa-bliss-returns-wwe-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/05\/09\/alexa-bliss-returns-wwe-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa Bliss Returns to WWE Monday Night Raw, Faces Sonya Deville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alexa Bliss<\/strong> made her in-ring return on this week&#8217;s <strong><em>WWE Monday Night Raw<\/em><\/strong>. She had not been seen on WWE programming since <strong><em>Elimination Chamber<\/em><\/strong> this past February. On this evening, she was one of the final two participants in the Women&#8217;s Elimination Chamber contest, losing to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/02\/19\/bianca-belair-womens-elimination-chamber\/\" target=\"_self\">eventual winner <strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong><\/a>. Bliss returned on <em>Raw<\/em>, facing WWE Official <strong>Sonya Deville<\/strong>. Prior to this, fellow WWE Official <strong>Adam Pearce<\/strong> announced that, due to unprofessional conduct, her contract as an official was terminated, though her contract as an in-ring talent remained intact. Pearce then introduced the returning Bliss, who sported an aesthetic that looked like a cross between her &#8220;Goddess&#8221; and &#8220;Alexa&#8217;s Playground&#8221; personas. Bliss would pick up the victory within moments following a Twisted Bliss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She&#39;s baaaaaaaaack!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlexaBliss_WWE<\/a> returns on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94nK5apwhO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/94nK5apwhO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1523836611980673024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alexa Bliss Makes WWE Raw Return<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What to Know Following Monday Night Raw Return<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, this match marked Alexa Bliss&#8217;s first WWE match since <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em>. Prior to her <em>Raw<\/em> return, Bliss had been absent from WWE programming, even after the <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em> event. Despite appearing in a prominent women&#8217;s match, it seemed like there was no follow-up in regard to potential storylines. Bliss spoke candidly about her absence from programming, claiming she was, &#8220;ready to go since before Saudi Arabia.\u201d Fightful also reported that she was unhappy with creative, vocalizing her displeasure directly to Vince McMahon.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6RDdMpbsTixwu4kLy5ficQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1140670059\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6RDdMpbsTixwu4kLy5ficQ',sig:'sLrerRucrzOuJGo6xzWwB7arEkxP28qzOwl_ebjTaRM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1140670059',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexa Bliss made her in-ring return on this week&#8217;s WWE Monday Night Raw. She had not been seen on WWE programming since Elimination Chamber this past February. On this evening, she was one of the final two participants in the Women&#8217;s Elimination Chamber contest, losing to eventual winner Bianca Belair. 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