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Last night on WWE Monday Night Raw, Alexa Bliss was missing due to sickness, but in her absence, Nikki Cross was able to win the Beat The Clock Challenge and go on to announce the stipulation for her match at Extreme Rules.
Bliss hasn't had a lot of luck when it comes to remaining fit over the past few months, ever since Hell in a Cell last year, but the former Women's Champion looked as though she was getting back to her best and could be on course to pick up the SmackDown Women's Championship this weekend in Philadelphia.
Cross announced that she would be helping Bliss this weekend as part of a handicap match, which means that there are a number of interesting swerves that the company could pull off in order to further this storyline.
#4 Alexa Bliss vs Nikki Cross
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross have been on the same page since Cross was promoted to the main roster and lately, The Scottish Star has proved her worth since she has been able to cover for Bliss whilst she's been ill and injured.
WWE builds these kinds of storylines all the time and since Cross was the one who cost Bliss the chance to win the title at Stomping Grounds, it's obvious that this is going to lead to a feud between the two women.
Whether the company opts to have Nikki Cross win the title for Bliss so that she can then use it as leverage when asking for a Women's Championship match or if Cross is pinned and costs Bliss the title remains to be seen, but this is definitely on course for a feud between Cross and Bliss in the future when Bliss is deemed fit once again.
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#3 WWE are unsure about Bliss' health
Alexa Bliss missed last week's episode of SmackDown Live and last night's episode of Raw because she has been struggling with sickness, something that she has kept the WWE Universe updated with on Twitter.
Nikki Cross replaced Bliss back at Money in the Bank when she was unable to compete because WWE was worried about her health and it could be that the company are once again looking to ensure that Bliss can still take part in the match.
A handicap match could mean that Bliss can remain on the apron for much of the match and only do a minimal amount to win so if she is still struggling with an illness then she won't have to over exuberate herself. If this is WWE's reasoning then this is a fantastic cover for The Goddess once again.
#2 Alexa Bliss as SmackDown Women's Champion
Alexa Bliss is a former SmackDown and Raw Women's Champion but she has become a liability on WWE TV over the past few months which means that it's unlikely that she will be lifting the Women's Championship this weekend.
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross have had an interesting partnership throughout this year, but if Bliss isn't deemed fit then their storyline won't work moving forward. Bliss could easily be seen as the next SmackDown Women's Champion since WWE are still very high on The Goddess and this could just be the company's way of allowing Cross to help Bliss become Champion and then in time it will allow their storyline to feed in.
WWE needs to take their time and allow this feud to build, it's obvious that this is where it's heading but a few more weeks would allow it to blossom so much more.
#1 Sasha Banks makes her return
Sasha Banks hasn't been seen since WrestleMania and even though Bayley was moved over to SmackDown Live, the Brad Split is basically over, which means that she is free to return and help her friend if need be.
The last few days have seen Sasha advertised on the poster for SummerSlam as well as for an upcoming episode of Monday Night Raw, which means that Banks could be set to make her return to the ring in the coming weeks and this could be the perfect place.
If Cross and Bliss are able to defeat Bayley and then it turns into a two-on-one assault after the match, then Banks could make her return to save her friend and this could then lead to an interesting tag team formation heading into SummerSlam.
