10 Pictures showing Alexa Bliss' WWE transformation

#6 Alexa Bliss joins SmackDown

Alexa Bliss became emotional when she found out

Six NXT Superstars received a call-up to the main roster in the July 2016 brand split, including Alexa Bliss.

Blake & Murphy’s former manager was selected as the #20 pick on SmackDown (#47 overall pick), one place behind Mark Henry and one place ahead of Braun Strowman.

WWE Network footage showed the future RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion bursting into tears when the news was announced, while she received hugs from Murphy, Bayley, Billie Kay, Carmella and Peyton Royce.

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#5 Alexa Bliss wins the SmackDown Women’s Championship

Alexa Bliss quickly made her mark

Considering Alexa Bliss had never competed in an NXT TakeOver match, it was somewhat surprising that she had so much success as a singles Superstar in her first few months on SmackDown.

“The Goddess of WWE” picked up statement-making victories over Becky Lynch and Naomi on the blue brand before defeating Lynch in a tables match at TLC 2016 to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time in her career.

Alexa Bliss has mentioned in media interviews that three years of training in NXT did not feel like long enough to prepare her for the main roster, which makes her early impact even more impressive!