Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax faced each other for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 34 earlier this year. The two real-life best friends were a part of a long burning story that reached a breaking point when Bliss publicly body-shamed Jax on Monday Night Raw, with her comments accidentally being broadcast throughout the arena.
The feud between them made many people uncomfortable, with the pretty mean-girl Alexa Bliss targeting the looks and weight of Nia Jax. Jax would eventually capture the Raw Women’s Championship, defeating Bliss in quick fashion on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
However, it was rumored that the relationship between Bliss and Jax began to sour after that. After Bliss cashed in the Money in the Bank contract on Jax at the MITB PPV, dirt sheets began spreading speculation that the two were on the outs with each other.
On Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia, Bliss discussed the storyline she and Jax went through, and how uncomfortable it was. The Goddess made sure to reveal, though, that any rumors of their ruptured relationship were false.
She’s so busy with Total Divas and I have been so busy with media, we still hang out backstage and we are still really, really, really close. Obviously, our paths went in different directions, but you know, on the road it’s so hard to keep in touch with people.
We each like our time at home. She likes to play with her dog Benji, and I don’t want to disrupt that time, you know what I mean? We are still really close and recently we saw each other at the airport and ended up sitting next to each other on the plane. We’re still really close, but I think that the schedule took over our lives a little bit, which happens.
H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.