Alexa Bliss Wanted To Go "Darker And Deeper" Upon Her WWE Return

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WWE Extreme Rules 2021 was a turning point for Alexa Bliss' character, and to hear to tell it, it sounds like she wanted this pivotal moment to send her even farther down the dark path. At that show, Bliss' doll, Lilly, was destroyed by Charlotte Flair. It was a moment that sent Bliss into a fit of rage, and she'd be off television for several months as she required surgery on her nose.

Vignettes depicting her time in therapy would air during the build towards Elimination Chamber earlier this year, and those clips showed her moving away from the persona she carried with her when she was working alongside Bray Wyatt. Now she's on Monday Night Raw and is basically a happy-t0-be-here babyface. She's been getting solid enough reactions from the crowd while utilizing that gimmick, but it sounds like she would have preferred to go farther down the rabbit hole of the dark side.

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Speaking to Ryan Satin on the Out of Character podcast, Bliss had the following to say about how she envisioned her return to action in WWE: "I wanted it to go even darker and deeper. I had Jason (Baker) come out with a sketch and prototype of a different version of Lilly, which would have been super cool. Obviously, with creative, things always change. I'm still holding on that this new version of Lilly will come out one day. We'll see." (h/t to Fightful for the transcription)

Bliss also stated during her conversation with Satin that she is currently portraying a personality that mirrors her real-life self. This makes sense to some degree since it's very reminiscent of the character that Bliss played during her early days on NXT television. She's not hitting the ramp and blowing glitter