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Over recent episodes of Friday Night SmackDown, the show has been dominated by the unique storyline surrounding Alexa Bliss and The Fiend. The star has been entranced by The Fiend since she became entangled in the feud between him and her former Mixed Match Challenge partner Braun Strowman. Bliss' friend Nikki Cross has become increasingly concerned about her behaviour.
Questions were raised by fans when half-way through a match to determine the No. 1 contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship. Bliss became entranced by the mention of The Fiend and performed Sister Abigail on Cross.
There have already been numerous twists in the story involving Bliss, Cross and The Fiend. Here are five potential directions for the relationship between Bliss and Cross on SmackDown.
#5 Will Alexa Bliss help Nikki Cross win the SmackDown Women's Championship?
Recently on SmackDown, Nikki Cross defeated Lacey Evans, Tamina and her friend Alexa Bliss to earn a shot at Bayley's WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
Before the match even started, Cross was attacked with a steel chair by Bayley and during the match, she was hit with a Sister Abigail by Bliss.
On the most recent edition of SmackDown, Bliss revived her chat show "A Moment on Bliss", where she interviewed Cross. She introduced the Scottish star as her "best friend".
Although Bliss still seems under the spell of The Fiend, she may want to rekindle her friendship with Cross through any means necessary. Cross made references to Bayley only retaining the title due to help from Sasha Banks on the talk show. Perhaps Bliss will do the same for Cross?
Bliss helping Cross to win seems one of the least likely options on this list, but stranger things have happened. Even if Bliss does aid a win for Cross, it could even be with a ulterior motive.
#4 Could both Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross join The Fiend?
It's been no secret that Alexa Bliss is very much under the spell of The Fiend. She has been going into a daze with the mere mention of his name and has added dreadlocks into her hair to draw comparisons.
As the behaviour of Bliss has become increasingly worrying, Cross has claimed that she will stand by her friend. In a statement on Twitter, she blamed herself for what is currently happening to Bliss.
As Cross swears to stand by the side of Bliss, there is a possibility that she could also become swept up in the hold that The Fiend has over her friend. The pair could then both end up joining him in the Firefly Funhouse.
During her NXT days, Cross portrayed a more unhinged character. This demonstrates that she has the ability to switch from her current persona to become someone with a crazy edge.
Is there a possibility of Nikki Cross joining Alexa Bliss becoming a follower of The Fiend's manipulation?
#3 Will Nikki Cross rescue Alexa Bliss from The Fiend?
As Alexa Bliss descends further into chaos, Nikki Cross has remained by her side while trying to get through to her. So far, Cross has been unsuccessful in bringing Bliss back to her usual self, but that doesn't mean that she is anywhere near giving up.
On the most recent episode of SmackDown, Nikki Cross challenged Alexa Bliss on her relationship with The Fiend. Bliss basically admitted to Cross that The Fiend is in her head and has her under control on A Moment of Bliss.
Despite admitting this, however, she fell under a trance minutes later and used Sister Abigail on Lacey Evans.
However, the connection between Bliss and Cross had previously been depicted as strong. The duo are two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions and have supported one another against the likes of Sasha Banks and Bayley. They also achieved success against the Kabuki Warriors, who they defeated at WrestleMania 36.
It is clear that Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are great friends, but will it be enough to help Nikki pull Alexa away from The Fiend?
#2 Could Alexa Bliss ruin Nikki Cross' title opportunity?
Nikki Cross is set to face Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at the upcoming pay-per-view, Clash of Champions. Cross is a big threat for Bayley, as she assaulted her with a steel chair minutes before entering the recent Fatal Four-Way qualifying match - also involving Alexa Bliss - on SmackDown.
Cross' chance at earning a title shot was almost scuppered by her best friend Alexa Bliss. During the match, Bliss snapped into a trance-like state after The Fiend was mentioned by the commentary team. Then, she attacked Cross with Sister Abigail before walking out of the match.
Alexa Bliss forfeiting her chance at winning the No. 1 contender match shows just how little the SmackDown Women's Championship means to her in comparison to The Fiend.
Due to this, it could cause her to ruin Cross' shot at the title, especially if she comes to the ring to support her friend like usual.
If The Fiend is mentioned during the title match at Clash of Champions, Alexa Bliss could become involved in the strange state that she falls into when she hears his name.
If Bliss involves herself in the match, there is potential for her to use Sister Abigail on Bayley... or Nikki Cross.
#1 Could Alexa Bliss purposely betray Nikki Cross for The Fiend?
It has not been a secret that Nikki Cross is desperate to rescue her best friend Alexa Bliss from The Fiend.
There have been recent moments between Bliss and Cross that suggest that the former is aware that she is going down a slippery slope with The Fiend. However, Bliss has had flashes of anger against Cross, shown when she smashed up her mug and shouted at her when she expressed concern.
Bliss has still been referring to Cross as her best friend and showing signs of affection towards her, such as hugging her backstage and supporting her during matches. But is this just a ruse?
Alexa Bliss acting so warmly towards Nikki Cross could just be to hurt her even more in the future. When Bliss had her first meeting with The Fiend, it was following a fallout with Cross. Bliss could still be secretly holding feelings of discontent towards her friend.
It is clear that more turns are coming where Alexa Bliss is concerned. It is only a matter of time before she could potentially betray her best friend in favour of joining The Fiend.
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