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#4 Real reason behind Alexa Bliss being inserted into Bray Wyatt's feud with Braun Strowman on SmackDown

Last week on SmackDown, Bray Wyatt surprisingly attacked Alexa Bliss in the closing segment of the show. The Fiend made an unexpected appearance and went on to give The Goddess a Mandible Claw.

Alex Bliss was also a part of the Swamp Fight between Universal Champion Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt. She appeared in a dream sequence dressed as the mythical Sister Abigail. However, while many thought that she would turn into Sister Abigail, that is not the case.

Tom Colohue has reported that the reason for Wyatt attacking Bliss was merely to hurt someone SmackDown top Champion Braun Strowman cares about.

"There has been speculation that Alexa Bliss will be Sister Abigail. That is not the case, I'm hearing that way too much. At the moment, the whole concept is that Bliss was attacked by the Fiend because the Fiend is calling out Braun Strowman. He is attacking someone that Braun Strowman cares a lot about because there are not many people that Braun Strowman has been established as caring about. He is not someone who has many friends openly as it were. For me, it has certainly made the feud a lot more interesting because this has been going on since right after WrestleMania. It needed a shot in the arm."