Alexa Bliss
| Alexa Bliss | |
|---|---|
 Bliss in May 2017 as Raw Women's Champion | |
| Birth name | Alexis Kaufman |
| Born | August 9, 1991 Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alexa Bliss[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] |
| Billed from | Columbus, Ohio[1] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | September 20, 2013 |
Alexis Kaufman (born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE. She is better known by her ring name Alexa Bliss. Kaufman signed a contract with WWE in May 2013. She trained at the WWE Performance Center. She first performed as Bliss for WWE NXT. In July 2016 Bliss was moved to WWE SmackDown where she won the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship two times, the first person to win it twice. She moved to Raw in April 2017. She won the WWE Raw Women's Championship later that month. Bliss was the first person to win both the Smackdown and Raw Women's championships.
Kaufman said that watching Trish Stratus and Rey Mysterio got her into wrestling. She is a big fan of Disney, when she was younger her family went to Walt Disney World each year. She also supports her hometown ice hockey team the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kaufman was engaged to another wrestler Matthew Adams, who is best known by his ring name Buddy Murphy.
Championships and accomplishments[change | change source]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 29 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2016[2]
- Ranked No. 3 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 6 in the top 10 female singles wrestlers in 2018
- WWE
- WWE Raw Women's Championship (3 times)[3]
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (2 times)[4][5]
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Nikki Cross
- Money in the Bank (Women's 2018)
- Second Women's Triple Crown Champion
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alexa Bliss". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Magazine, Pro Wrestling Illustrated (November 28, 2016). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "4/30 Powell's WWE Payback Live Review: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the U.S. Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a House of Horrors match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Wortman, James (December 4, 2016). "Alexa Bliss def. SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch (Tables Match)". WWE.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 2/21: Results of Battle Royal to determine a new no. 1 contender for WWE Championship at WrestleMania". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Alexa Bliss's profile on WWE.com
- Alexa Bliss on Twitter
- Alexis Kaufman on IMDb