{"id":135025,"date":"2025-05-09T20:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T00:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=135025"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:06:04","slug":"hometown-hero-returns-to-wwe-smackdown-after-3-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/09\/hometown-hero-returns-to-wwe-smackdown-after-3-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Home State Hero Returns to WWE SmackDown After 3 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/09\/wwe-smackdown-card-tonight-5-9-25-live-results-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SmackDown card tonight<\/a> took place in Dayton, Ohio, and the state got more than they bargained for on this beautiful Friday night. New Women&#8217;s United States Champion Zelina Vega was deep in the trenches, needing a tag team partner to take on the Green Regime and &#8220;Secret HERvice&#8221; cohort Piper Niven. Fortunately for Vega, hometown girl Alexa Bliss was in the house.<\/p>\n<p>We haven&#8217;t seen Alexa Bliss since Elimination Chamber: Toronto. Bliss was one of the last two competitors in that Women&#8217;s Chamber to crown the number one contender for the Women&#8217;s World Championship. She eventually fell to eventual winner Bianca Belair in a valiant effort. Alexa Bliss made her triumphant return to WWE at the Royal Rumble after two years away.<\/p>\n<p>This Friday night, the five-time WWE Women&#8217;s Champion is more than ready to help Vega out and kickstart her momentum once again.<\/p>\n<h2><em>What did you think of the WWE SmackDown card tonight and the return of Alexa Bliss?<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IT&#8217;S ALEXA BLISS!!!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlexaBliss_WWE<\/a> is <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelinaVegaWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ZelinaVegaWWE<\/a>&#8216;s tag team partner tonight \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4f<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4trqXlSX3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/D4trqXlSX3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1921003006209802386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on the WWE SmackDown card tonight, WWE Backlash 2025 St. Louis, Alexa Bliss 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.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE SmackDown card tonight took place in Dayton, Ohio, and the state got more than they bargained for on this beautiful Friday night. New Women&#8217;s United States Champion Zelina Vega was deep in the trenches, needing a tag team partner to take on the Green Regime and &#8220;Secret HERvice&#8221; cohort Piper Niven. 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