4 Reasons why WWE pulled Alexa Bliss from Summerslam 2026

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Alexa Bliss has been in a tag team with Charlotte Flair for a while now, and she has recently been losing her matches against Jade Cargill and company (Michin and B-Fab). She was last seen on TV on the July 10 episode of SmackDown, in which the current heated rivalry between Cargill and Flair continued, and the Storm made a statement by hyperextending Flair’s best friend Alexa Bliss’ elbow after having it trapped in a steel chair. The gruesome attack left Bliss’ arm all but broken.

This was done in storyline to write Bliss off television, but it is unclear why WWE doesn’t want her around, especially with the Biggest Party of the Summer just around the corner. In this article, we explore 4 reasons WWE pulled Alexa Bliss from SummerSlam and the recent treatment of her character.

#4. Alexa Bliss is not in the mix for the Interim Women’s Championship ladder match

WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is currently out nursing an injury and won’t be featuring at SummerSlam this year. RAW General Manager Adam Pearce announced via video package last week that in her absence, there would be an interim ladder match to crown an interim women’s champion until Ripley returns. Qualifiers for that match will begin on SmackDown this Friday, and Bliss’ name is not in it.

This, despite Bliss tagging WWE on X, asking them to put her and Charlotte in the ladder match, saying she would work with one arm now that the other is injured in storyline.

WWE is, of course, not including the former RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion in the mix, and the way her character has been treated on WWE TV recently, it really comes as no surprise.

#3. Planning a breakup with Charlotte Flair

Flair and Bliss have been a tag team for quite a long time now. The two best friends’ pursuit of tag team gold has been their main story for the majority of the past several months, stretching into last year. Their singles opportunities did arrive with both women featuring at the Royal Rumble, where Flair eliminated Bliss and a breakup was teased, but it never happened.

WWE’s creative team could be planning to split the team up after a long run together, making one of them turn heel in the process. Neither woman is a stranger to being a heel, and fans will remember Bliss’ Dark Alexa character from her time with the Wyatts. And if WWE does to this team what they recently did with Lyra Valkyria and Bayley, Bliss could start building her footing as a singles competitor and main-eventer once again.

#2. She could be taking time off

Even though this seems less likely after seeing Bliss urge WWE to include herself and Charlotte in the ladder match (albeit jokingly), the star has had a grueling schedule. She would regularly post on X about her time on the road and how she’s been getting less sleep and working hard.

Being a WWE superstar comes with a lot of sacrifice, as performers have to be on the road constantly, travelling from city to city every week to perform. There are the weekly shows RAW and SmackDown, house shows, and multiple Premium Live Events as well, which require a lot of preparation along with peak physical conditioning to be able to perform at the highest level. Since Alexa Bliss has been a top star for a long time now, she may wish to kick back and relax a bit.

#1. WWE has given up on her

WWE has not been including Alexa Bliss in any top feuds or storylines. This could be an indication that the company doesn’t know what to do with Bliss’ character anymore.

Bliss is one of the most naturally gifted women on the mic. She can act well and cut a great promo. Her in-ring abilities and move sets are quite good too, so it’s quite perplexing that WWE doesn’t have a direction for her despite her potential.

If WWE’s creative team feels that they’ve run out of ideas with the current version of her character, it may be time for a change. Most wrestlers who plateau in one era after being stars in a previous era only return to form when their character gets a proper reinvention. And if Lyra Valkyria’s heel turn and 180-degree character change can be used as an example, WWE would need to do something similar for Alexa Bliss, and that can come after some time off television for Little Miss Bliss.