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Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss were the best of friends and gave us friendship goals as 'Team Rude' until Alexa took a jibe at 'The Irresistible Force' backstage before a Raw interview in March, breaking their beautiful friendship into pieces.
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Ever since then, the pair have been locking horns at different pay-per-views - including WrestleMania. Nia has been on a roll ever since she and Bliss parted ways, as she won the Raw Women's Championship against her former best friend before successfully retaining it at Backlash.
However, this didn't last long because after Alexa won the Money in the Bank contract, she cashed it in the same night during Nia's encounter with Ronda Rousey - thus becoming the WWE Raw Women's Champion for the third time in her career to date.
The night after the MITB pay-per-view, Rousey snapped at Alexa for ruining her opportunity to win gold before beating general manager Kurt Angle along with several officials. This led to her 30-day suspension. In the interim, Nia invoked her rematch clause and will face Alexa in an Extreme Rules match at the upcoming show.
So with this build-up heading into what promises to be an intriguing watch, let's take a look at how the WWE could choose to play things out inside the ring:
#4 Ringside interference
The "Baddest Woman on the Planet" will be ringside to witness the action first-hand, but will she also interfere at some stage? Well, chances are that she might and should, because not only will it add more fuel to the ongoing feud, but also set up a good match ahead of the biggest party of the summer.
If Alexa goes ringside and we see a staredown between them, Nia could potentially try to attack Bliss from behind but end up hitting Ronda in the process. This act will, naturally, initiate a retaliation from Rousey and officials will ask her to leave or return to her seat.
In the process, Alexa could then apply a perfectly-legal cheap shot on Nia behind the official's back and win the match, however, this attack on Ronda would add further depth to their storyline and we could see the makings of a triple-threat match for the Championship at SummerSlam.
#3 Mickie James betrays Alexa, still Alexa wins
There was a time when both Alexa and Mickie wouldn't see one another eye-to-eye, but over time, they have become the best of friends. Mickie hasn't been in a title storyline for a long time now and it is about time that the WWE brings her back into one, making her character more interesting.
It's evident that Mickie would be at ringside to assist Alexa, but when she might turn to her friend for some help, James might refuse - thus turning on her and becoming a babyface.
The other way around here, is that she would give Alexa the help she wants. Instead of hitting Jax though, she would purposely hit Bliss. It makes sense, especially because Mickie has enjoyed previous success as a babyface and would add some much-needed variety to the title scene without ruining Alexa's heel character.
#2 Nia wins it clean
Nia Jax has done well since her MITB loss, however, the build-up to Extreme Rules hasn't been that great at all. She has looked good because of Alexa's amazing promos, and you can never count her out.
Alexa is the best talker in the women's division right now and it may appear underwhelming, but what if Nia does the unthinkable and actually beats Alexa by pinfall or submission?
#1 Alexa wins it clean
As previously mentioned, Alexa is the best talker and performer in the WWE today. Her angles have been the best on television, and she knows how to sell an angle, promo and show tickets.
It would be wrong if we didn't mention how beautifully she crafted the Ronda Rousey segment so that Ronda looks a good babyface when she returns and in time she will lead from the front on the mic.
At Extreme Rules she will try to outshine others, and in the process make them relevant and better again. All hail the goddess!
