Alexa Bliss shocked fans with her surprise return to the WWE in the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble — but it was her outfit that really got people talking. Could Bliss' jacket offer clues about her future?
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00:00Alexa Bliss shocked fans with her surprise return to the WWE in the 2025 Women's Royal
00:05Rumble, but it was her outfit that really got people talking.
00:09Could Bliss' jacket offer clues about her future?
00:11When Alexa Bliss returned to the WWE for the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble, she entered the
00:16bout wearing a jacket which read,
00:17"'Fiend Forever'," and carrying her doll, Lily.
00:20By wearing the jacket, Bliss paid tribute to her former on-screen partner, Bray Wyatt.
00:24The jacket also suggested that she'll once again embrace her horror-inspired gimmick
00:28from her tenure with Wyatt, who died tragically in 2023.
00:31Bliss was one of many people in the wrestling world who mourned Wyatt's passing.
00:35Most of the sentiments about him revealed that the real-life Wyndham Rotunda was loved
00:39for his positivity, humor, and creativity, and Bliss echoed these claims.
00:43Following his death, she posted a video on X in which she described working with him
00:47as a career highlight.
00:48She wrote in the post,
00:49"'Working with Wyndham was just so — it was magic.
00:52It was magic because being able to watch him in his creative element and be able to work
00:56with him really, you know, expanded my creativity.
00:59And being able to just watch him work, and work beside him, was just truly, truly an
01:03honor."
01:04"'Me and Alexa are just kinda connected forever, no matter what.'"
01:08Bliss had spent the past two years out of the company, with her last loss against Bianca
01:12Belair at the Rumble in 2023.
01:14She then took an extended maternity leave for the birth of her daughter, who was born
01:18in November of 2023.
01:19However, her return wouldn't last long, as she was eliminated from the bout by former
01:24Women's Champion Liv Morgan.
01:26Reports about Bliss' return broke before the event on Saturday, with the star spotted backstage
01:30to the apparent surprise of many.
01:32Plans for her return from maternity leave had reportedly been stalled, with Bliss' representation
01:36and WWE struggling to come to terms on a potential new deal.
01:40It was also said that both parties had no immediate plans for her until the dispute
01:43was resolved.
01:44Whether that means she came to terms on a new deal is yet unclear.
01:48It is clear, however, that Bliss thought highly of Wyatt, and her royal Rumble attire suggests
01:52that she wants to continue honoring his legacy.
01:54Hopefully, WWE will provide more answers about their plans for her sooner rather than later.
02:00But there is one idea that seems obvious.
02:02Bliss' return, coupled with her tribute to Wyatt, has fueled speculation about her joining
02:06WWE's spookiest faction.
02:08The star's history with Wyatt is well-documented, with the pair of them working as a team in
02:12the past.
02:13Now that Wyatt's brother, Bo Dallas, aka Uncle Howdy, is spearheading the Wyatt Six faction
02:18in his honor, he might want to add Bliss to their ranks.
02:20What's more, Bliss joining the Wyatt Six has been teased already.
02:24Prior to their absence from television, the group feuded with Karrion Kross and Scarlett
02:28Bordeaux, with the latter being attacked by Nikki Cross on an episode of WWE Raw.
02:33Following the segment, Bordeaux took to social media and referenced Bliss, essentially blaming
02:36her for Kross' turn to the dark side and potentially setting up a future storyline.
02:41Bliss becoming the faction's sixth member has been teased for months, with the star
02:44even taking to social media to share cryptic messages that further fueled the rumors.
02:49That said, Bliss' name has been brought up in regard to the Wyatt Six since the early
02:53stages of the group being conceptualized, though it remains to be seen if those plans
02:56are still in the cards.
02:58It's also possible that Bliss' Royal Rumble attire was a one-off as a way of paying tribute
03:02to Wyatt, and only time will tell if it leads to something more.