WWE Stomping Grounds 2019: Ranking the build up for each match

#2 SmackDown Women's Title match - Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

Will Nikki Cross play into the outcome of the match?

The reason why I ranked this second-highest is two-fold. The first reason is because of the history between these two women.

Bliss defeated Bayley for the title when both were members of the RAW roster. While some of the segments lacked in entertainment value, the feud was still a good representation of the mean girl picking on the upstanding citizen.

Since their bad blood extends to over two years ago, this feud has multiple layers. Bayley has constantly told Nikki Cross not to trust Bliss due to their past interactions. Cross hasn't listened, but the jury is still out as to if Bliss is being genuine or playing her usual tricks.

The second reason why this is ranked so high is because of this week's 'A Moment of Bliss' segment. Talk show segments are all usually the same, and although this was the usual battle-talking, it was the work of the women doing the battling that pushed it higher. Bliss and Bayley both went back as far as NXT to revisit their history. Bliss said that Bayley ignored her and that Flair was the only one who was nice to her.

Bliss has also been saying that Bayley is fake and isn't the same person on screen that she is behind the scenes. She's used Twitter posts as reasons that Bayley is two-faced, but we all know that Bliss is notorious for just that. For those reasons and the fact that both women have really brought it with their promos lately, this is ranked in the second slot.