Alexa Bliss Returning To WWE Imminently; Set To Lead Wyatt Sicks (WWE News)

SmackDown might be getting spooky tonight...

by Michael Sidgwick
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Alexa Bliss is set to return to WWE imminently, per a new report from PWInsider.

Bliss missed WrestleMania 41 despite returning to a massive ovation at the 2025 Royal Rumble. This, according to a Fightful Select report broken earlier this month, resulted from an injury suffered by Bo Dallas/Uncle Howdy. The Wyatt Sicks faction, which Alexa was set to join, was originally slated to work a match against the Judgment Day stable in Las Vegas. This was all but corroborated when the trailer dropped for WWE: Unreal - a new Netflix show chronicling the creative process. A screenshot of a whiteboard detailing tentative WrestleMania plans was grabbed.

The returning Wyatt Sicks faction are scheduled to return to SmackDown, per the report, possibly as soon as tonight's (Friday 25 April) episode. Bliss, according to the report, will be installed as the new leader of a faction. Dallas was originally at the forefront.

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This would follow the typical post-WrestleMania pattern; WWE loads the subsequent episodes of Raw and SmackDown with returning stars, new signings and NXT promotees to convey the impression of a new season ('Mania being the season finale).

The long-rumoured storyline looks finally set to happen. The Wyatt Sicks were formed in part to honour the creative legacy of the much-missed Windham 'Bray Wyatt' Rotunda. Alexa Bliss, of course, was aligned with Wyatt in WWE storylines across 2020 and 2021, during which time she portrayed a supernatural-leaning character.

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The Wyatt Sicks, of which Bo Dallas, Erick Rowan, Nikki Cross, Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy are all members, have not been seen in WWE since the turn of the year, when an emerging feud with the Final Testament stable - three members of which have since been released - was dropped.

The extent to which the Wyatts will get pushed is up for debate - the stable was deemphasised before disappearing a few months back - but Alexa's star power is not at all inconsiderable, which might indicate a committed rebuild.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!