Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss may have seemed like an odd pairing when they first made an alliance on WWE Raw back in May.

But rather than being two Superstars who were paired together merely to serve a storyline, the duo had been developing a close friendship behind-the scenes over the past few months and it just made sense for them to further explore their bond on TV.

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Speaking about the partnership to Digital Spy, Nikki said: “Alexa was someone who I had always gotten along with in NXT, but we didn’t really know each other too well and then we just started to talk.

“It just started off with us getting coffee together, then driving together and travelling together and just basically being on the road together.”

On TV, Alexa and Nikki’s friendship seemed to be growing stronger every week, and Nikki says the same thing was happening in real life.

“The story’s start was very much what you saw on screen to a little extent, the way we kind of met and then there were different layers to the friendship and different layers to the relationship explored on television.

“It was kinda what was basically happening in real life was us coming together and then working together and getting to know each other and getting to find out little things about each other.

“Basically life imitated art and art imitated life there.”

In May, Alexa was forced to pull out of the Money in the Bank ladder match due to an injury and it was Nikki who took her place, something Alexa was 100% supportive of.

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“She was so supportive and she was rooting for me,” Nikki said. “She gave me some great advice before the match.

“After the match she helped pick me up because it didn’t go the way I would have liked. I think at that time, in April/May of this year we both kind of needed a friend and we were able to find each other, look out for each other and have each other's backs.”

On the August 5 edition of Raw, Alexa and Nikki captured the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships from the IIconics and even though they would end up losing the belts to The Kabuki Warriors two months later, it doesn’t mean their tag team dreams are over.

“We really want to be the first-ever two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions,” Nikki said. "We’re 100% dedicated to keeping that team going and exploring it even more and showcasing it even more.”



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