(Royal Rumble Spoilers): PWInsider Gives More Info on Major Return

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For those asking about Alexa Bliss, she was snuck into the building yesterday around 3 PM Eastern with she and WWE coming to terms very later over the last few days, possibly even the day before.

Bliss was in Florida and flew to Indianapolis the day of the show.

None of the women in the Rumble match were aware Bliss would be involved or even appearing until word began to spread that she was now part of the match. At first she was hidden from everyone.

I am not sure who she replaced but there were a number of other women connected to the company who were there all weekend including Ava (who likely would not have wrestled), Gigi Dolan and Shotzi. There seems to be some misconception that WWE and Bliss were negotiating a new contract or that she was out of contract.

Neither would be correct. As we have reported all along, Bliss has been under an existing five year deal that had been extended numerous times due to injury and/or her time off the last two years. When Bliss and WWE worked out the plan for her return - which was to be the Raw in San Jose, CA, Bliss' reps pushed for a new deal that WWE sources indicate would have included her getting a bus for the road and other perks. WWE management wanted Bliss to return under her existing deal, feeling that after two years of being off the road, she should honor her existing deal and they could work something out when time comes for a new deal to be negotiated. That was the issue and when they could not resolve it, she was told not to come to San Jose. It was not about signing Bliss - she was signed. It's not like she could have left and signed with AEW. She was under a contract and if they didn't come to terms, she couldn't have wrestled elsewhere. There's no word yet when or how the ice between the two sides began to melt or whether Bliss even got what she was pushing for.

WWE had Bliss merchandise ready for the return online as it was already designed and ready to go for the night of the San Jose Raw.

As of last night, we were told Bliss would be on the Raw brand going