Alexa Bliss Confirms Her WWE Royal Rumble Return Happened at the Last Minute

Alexa Bliss made her WWE return at the Royal Rumble, with reports at the time noting that it came together at the last minute, as Bliss took Shotzi’s spot. In an interview with the The Nikki & Brie Show (via F4WOnline), Bliss confirmed that she was called the night before the show. Here are highlights:

On when she found out about her return: “I got the call at midnight the night before and it wasn’t fully decided until like 4:00 AM. And I get a call at five, they’re like, ‘Alright, we need you on a plane by 10:00 AM.’ So no one would see me, I flew to Cincinnati, drove in, had to cover up, got snuck into a back room. I didn’t get there until four, we are the first match starting at six.”

On keeping her return a secret: “I owe all that to Bayley and (Natalya) cause they were so great about coming in, sneaking in and being like, ‘Alright, what are we doing?”

On the crowd reaction: “I was so just taken aback and in the moment of it. I think that was one of the first times I’ve really just been in the moment (during) an entrance besides my first WrestleMania. Because a lot of times when I’m doing my entrance, I’m still thinking about what’s coming next. I get so nervous and I’m not able to enjoy the moment. And that was one of those ones where I just kind of actually took in the moment and I was like, ‘Wow, this is, this is pretty cool.’”

On working with Charlotte Flair: “We’ve always had just this fun dynamic with each other. We always work really well together and we’ve always had this weird bond from NXT that we just always kind of gravitate towards each other.”