Alexa Bliss Wanted A Darker Character For Her WWE Return

After several months away from WWE TV, Alexa Bliss returned in early 2022 in several therapy segments as they tried to separate her from Lilly. Bliss would ultimately continue as her dark character until Elimination Chamber and she then revived her Goddess gimmick following WrestleMania 38. 

Alexa's fiendish character was seemingly unpopular with WWE fans but Bliss actually wanted to portray an even darker version of herself when she returned earlier this year. 

On the therapy segments, Bliss said on Out of Character with Ryan Satin: "That was a pitch that I pitched for a very long time. It was originally a different kind of therapy because I wanted to be taken away at Extreme Rules and then come back a different version of the Dark Alexa character. Obviously, things change and all that jazz. I had to have surgery, so we were like, 'oh, perfect, it's an amount of time to go away and give time for Extreme Rules to settle and come back with these therapy sessions.' 

"They were so much fun. Everyone knows I love acting and performing in that aspect. It's something I always feel creatively fulfilled in. For me, it was my creative outlet, having the most fun I can. It was so much fun. We have a good amount of creative control and Vince (McMahon) was super awesome. From what I've heard, he sat down for a few hours, wrote it all out, and took the vision and made it come to life." 

Speaking about the darker gimmick, Bliss added: "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."

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