UPDATE: Alexa Bliss has given her first statement since being removed.
Alexa Bliss won’t be competing at WWE Evolution after all. WWE has officially announced that the former WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion is out of her scheduled tag match against Trish Stratus and Lita. Replacing her will be Alicia Fox, who will team up with Mickie James against the duo. This is a huge blow to a card that was already being called underwhelming by some.
Strangely, WWE is still calling this a match of the present versus the past despite all four participants being longtime WWE veterans:
The past and present collide at WWE Evolution as WWE Hall of Famers Trish Stratus & Lita join forces to battle Mickie James & Alicia Fox at the groundbreaking pay-per-view event.
Although James was originally slated to team with Alexa Bliss, The Goddess will be replaced by the wily Fox in this blockbuster matchup, and will instead be in Mickie & Alicia’s corner.
This is not the first time this in-ring confrontation has transformed in the lead-up to WWE’s first all-women’s pay-per-view event. The show was initially slated to feature a clash between Alexa and Trish and a separate singles match pitting Lita against Mickie. As Alexa’s trash-talk escalated, however, Trish and Lita both threw hands with the former Women’s Champions, precipitating the combination of the scheduled bouts.
Now, WWE Evolution is set for a cross-generational confrontation that’s sure to feature some country strong, a dash of Foxy unpredictability, a few turns into the extreme and, of course, a healthy dose of Stratusfaction.
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