The late Bray Wyatt, a highly regarded figure in professional wrestling, had a significant impact on Alexa Bliss’s career before his release from WWE in 2021. Alexa Bliss, a former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion, recently shared insights about her various wrestling personas during an appearance on the Nikki and Brie Show. She highlighted how her character development was shaped greatly through her work with Wyatt in WWE’s Stamford environment, particularly the creation of her “Playground Alexa” persona.
How Bray Wyatt Guided Alexa Bliss’s Character Research
Bliss emphasized that while her earlier “goddess” character drew inspiration from familiar individuals in her early life, her transformation into more complex characters required deeper research and understanding. She credited Bray Wyatt with encouraging her to explore various influences and media to build authenticity in her roles.
When I started working with Windham, it was like, ‘Oh, so there needs to be research that goes into this,’
Bliss recalled.
He immediately, when I was joining his inner world of the Wyatts… was like, ‘Alright, you need to watch this documentary. Watch this documentary, watch this movie, watch this, research this.’ And because he had put so much into his character, it made me feel like, ‘Okay, I’m going into your world and I can’t be the one to mess it up.’
—Alexa Bliss, WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion
The Real-Life Incident Behind the Playground Alexa Gimmick
Alexa Bliss revealed that the Playground Alexa character was directly inspired by a traumatic moment when she was attacked by The Fiend. This harrowing experience influenced her to portray a persona that reflected a childlike mental state as a form of psychological coping.
That was a character that was based on, you know, a traumatic event when I got attacked by the Fiend,
she explained.
What happens a lot of times, when people go through a traumatic instances, they kind of revert back into a child-like mind state… So that was kind of what I took from that into the playground Alexa character with Lily and with the pigtails and with the overalls… turning into playground Alexa was the coping mechanism,
Alexa Bliss said.
Understanding the Impact of Alexa Bliss’s Character Journey
This deep dive into Alexa Bliss’s character evolution shows how trauma and mentorship have shaped her wrestling personas. Working closely with Bray Wyatt gave her the tools to approach her roles with care and depth, while personal experiences added emotional authenticity to her performances. The Playground Alexa gimmick, in particular, stands as a powerful example of turning vulnerability into creative expression, setting the stage for potentially compelling future storylines in WWE.
Our Reader’s Queries
Q. What condition does Alexa Bliss have?
A. Someone else questioned Alexa about noticing “marks or spots” that prompted her to seek medical advice. She replied, “Yes, there was a mark on my face.” She mentioned that it “worsened over time,” leading her to undergo a biopsy. The Masked Singer star revealed that the mark was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, a typical type of skin cancer.
