{"id":200690,"date":"2025-07-08T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=200690"},"modified":"2025-07-10T22:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:58:41","slug":"alexa-bliss-details-the-logistics-of-getting-midnight-call-to-be-part-of-the-royal-rumble-sneaking-into-the-arena-trying-not-to-wake-her-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/07\/08\/alexa-bliss-details-the-logistics-of-getting-midnight-call-to-be-part-of-the-royal-rumble-sneaking-into-the-arena-trying-not-to-wake-her-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa Bliss details the logistics of getting midnight call to be part of the Royal Rumble, sneaking into the arena, trying not to wake her baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-169654350\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Alexa Bliss says she got the call to make her return to WWE in the middle of the night before the Royal Rumble. &#8220;Yeah, so I got the call at midnight the night before and it wasn&#8217;t fully decided until like 4 a.m. and I get a call at 5,&#8221; she said this week on the Nikki &amp; Brie Garcia show on SiriusXM. &#8220;They&#8217;re like, &#8216;All right, we need you on a plane by 10 a.m.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She said efforts were made to keep her return a secret from everyone possible. &#8220;I flew to &#8211; because it wasn&#8217;t in Indianapolis, so no one would see me &#8211; Cincinnati, got drove in, had to cover up, got snuck into a back room. There was hair and makeup. I didn&#8217;t get there till 4. You guys know how this stuff works, right? I didn&#8217;t get there till 4. We were first match starting at 6, so I got there at 4. I have someone in there that&#8217;s like ready to do my hair. I haven&#8217;t slept because this was an all-night process of figuring out. I hadn&#8217;t eaten. I was deliriously tired.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Acknowledging WWE&#8221; with Javier Machado, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/acknowledging-wwe-javier-meyers-discuss-how-wrestling-fandom-has-changed-does-overanalyzing-a-product-hurt-engagement-punk-cena-more--66856980\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Acknowledging WWE - Javier &amp; Meyers discuss how wrestling fandom has changed, does overanalyzing a product hurt engagement, Punk-Cena, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=66856980&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>She said getting prepared to fly to the Rumble included trying to avoid waking her baby. &#8220;I&#8217;m in my house at 3 a.m. with a phone light, so I&#8217;m trying not to wake up the baby because my gear is in like next to her closet and I&#8217;m like looking through old gear being like, all right, &#8216;What could still fit me?&#8217; And I told Ryan, I was like, at 4 a.m., I go, &#8216;Hey, I think I&#8217;m going to Rumble,&#8217; and he was like, &#8216;Huh?&#8217; and I go, &#8216;Do you want to come?&#8217; and he&#8217;s like, &#8216;I&#8217;m so tired. 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