WWE champion Alexa Bliss: Women's journey not over
By Jefferson Lake, WWE Editor
Last Updated: 25/01/18 1:37pm
WWE Raw women's champion Alexa Bliss says the woman's revolution is not over and there are plenty more milestones to achieve.
As the titleholder, Bliss will not be in action when the women have their first Royal Rumble match, on the pay-per-view of the same name on Sky Sports Box Office on Sunday night.
She is well aware, however, of the significance of the match, the staging of which means there is only one match type - the brutal Elimination Chamber - which the WWE women have not had.
But Bliss feels there is a long way to go before the revolution can be called complete.
"You're never done," she told Sky Sports. "The WWE has been at the forefront of promoting women in sports entertainment and athletics.
"But it would be awesome if one day we main event WrestleMania. That would be amazing.
"At the moment, the fact that we're making history is very exciting. I'm very excited by this Royal Rumble match because the revolution didn't start with just one or two women.
"So the fact you have every woman included is awesome."
As well as the Rumble being a celebration of the contribution of the entire locker room, Bliss also believes the current roster's predecessors deserve praise for their part in the women's journey.
It is widely speculated that several big names from the past could be involved in Sunday's match, and Bliss says their contributions of yesteryear should be acknowledged.
"I don't think it really started with our generation," she said. "It started with the previous women, the divas. If they hadn't have had the types of matches they had then and been given the types of opportunities they had then, we wouldn't have what we have now.
"So I think it's great to see how we're perceived now and everything but it started before us.
"The fact that the fact notice that change is amazing and it's leading to us main eventing and having historic matches and it's been an amazing thing for women."
Watch WWE Royal Rumble live on Sky Sports Box Office at midnight on Sunday night.
