Alexa Bliss

May 23, 2013 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real name: Alexis ‘Lexi’ Cabrera (née Kaufman)
Height: 5’1″
Weight: 102 lbs.
Date of birth: August 9, 1991
From: Columbus, Ohio
Pro debut: June 20, 2013
Trained by: NXT
Finishing move: Twisted Bliss

Biography

– Prior to signing with WWE, Kaufman competed in all manner of sports, but was most renowned as a bodybuilder, placing at the 2013 Arnold Classic
– In May 2013, Kaufman signed a WWE development deal
– In August 2013, Kaufman was given the ringname ‘Alexa Bliss’
– At WrestleMania XXX, Bliss was one of three un-named Divas who were involved in Triple H’s entrance
– On May 8, 2014, Bliss finally made her televised in-ring debut, defeating Alicia Fox
– After a hiatus due to injury, Bliss returned to NXT TV on March 11, 2015, defeating Carmella
– A week later, Bliss defeated NXT Womens Champion Sasha Banks by countout
– On May 13, 2015, Bliss showed signs of a heel turn after NXT Tag Team Champions Blake & Murphy caused a distraction to allow her to defeat Carmella
– At NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Bliss solidified her heel turn by helping Blake & Murphy to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles against Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Bliss was allocated to Smackdown
– At Summerslam ’16, Bliss, Natalya & Nikki Bella defeated Naomi, Carmella & Becky Lynch
– At TLC ’16, Bliss defeated Becky Lynch in a Tables Match to win the Smackdown Womens Title
– On April 10, 2017, Bliss was moved to the Raw roster
– At Payback ’17, Bliss defeated Bayley to win the Raw Womens Title, becoming the first woman since the brand split to hold both Raw and Smackdown titles
– At Extreme Rules ’17, Bliss defeated Bayley in a Kendo Stick on a Pole Match to retain the WWE Raw Womens Title
– On the August 28 episode of Raw, Bliss defeated Sasha Banks to regain the WWE Raw Womens Title, having lost it the previous night at Summerslam
– At No Mercy ’17, Bliss defeated Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax & Emma in a 5-Way Match to retain the WWE Raw Womens Title
– At TLC ’17, Bliss defeated Mickie James to retain the Raw Womens Title
– Bliss defended her title in the first ever Womens’ Elimination Chamber, outlasting Mickie James, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
– Bliss suffered a shoulder injury at Backlash 2018 in a match against Nia Jax
– At Money In The Bank ’18, Bliss won the Women’s Money In The Bank match and later in the show, cashed in her contract and defeated Nia Jax to win the Raw Womens Title
– At Extreme Rules ’18, Bliss defeated Nia Jax to retain the Raw Womens Title
– In late 2018, it was announced that Bliss was dealing with several injuries and would be taking time off from the ring. She began hosting a talk show segment on Raw named ‘A Moment of Bliss’
– Bliss returned to in-ring competition at the 2019 Royal Rumble, and would return to singles action a month later
– In mid-2019, Bliss formed an alliance with a repackaged Nikki Cross
– On August 5, 2019, Bliss & Cross defeated Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) and The Kabuki Warriors (Kairi Sane & Asuka) to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On the Summerslam ’19 pre-show, Bliss & Cross defeated The Iiconics to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On August 12, Bliss & Cross defeated The Kabuki Warriors to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– At Clash of Champions ’19, Bliss & Cross defeated Fire & Desire to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestlemania 36, Bliss & Cross defeated The Kabuki Warriors to regain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On April 10, 2020, Bliss & Cross defeated The Kabuki Warriors to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On April 24, Bliss & Cross defeated Dana Brooke & Carmella to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On May 12, Bliss & Cross defeated The Iiconics to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– In late 2020, Bliss aligned herself with Bray Wyatt, ending her team with Nikki Cross. She would soon undergo a change of character, reminiscent of Wyatt’s own Funhouse persona, and would gain a doll valet named Lily
– At Fastlane ’21, Bliss defeated Randy Orton through interference from Wyatt
– At Hell In A Cell ’21, Bliss defeated Shayna Baszler
– At Summerslam ’21, Bliss defeated Eva Marie
– Bliss took some time away from WWE following Extreme Rules 2021
– Bliss returned to action at the 2022 Elimination Chamber
– In April 2022, Bliss married musician Ryan Cabrera
– On the October 31, 2022 Raw, Bliss & Asuka defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back a week later at Crown Jewel
– At Survivor Series 2022, Bliss, Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Mia Yim & Asuka defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, IYO SKY & Bayley), Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley in a War Games Match

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