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SmackDown star Alexa Bliss has a unique WWE finisher called the ‘Twisted Bliss’.
She has used it to win several matches but didn’t start her career with it. The 28-year-old recently spoke about how the finisher came about, and it had a different name at the start.
“It used to be called the ‘Sparkle Splash’ which was not very intimidating or threatening, whatsoever.”
Bliss went on to say that the ‘Sparkle Splash’ name started off as a joke and it caught on.
However, she had to change the name after beoming a heel. The former champion also highlighted how the move came about:
“The move itself is a top-rope, half twisting, kind of front flip. And it used to be my gymnastics dismount off of the balance beam and that’s kind of where it came from.”
As with any new finisher, the move had to be practised extensively to ensure it is safe in the ring.
Bliss went on to say that she was to try it on former WWE star Lance Storm but the coach had other plans:
“I remember Lance Storm was helping out in the performance centre and he wanted to be the first one to ever take it.
“But then our coach made me hit the finish at least 30 times on Angelo Dawkins and made him move everywhere in the ring to make sure I can hit it at any point and not hurt anyone.
“So poor Dawkins took that thing about 20 to 30 times in one day.”
Dawkins has made his move to the Raw roster since and is part of the Street Profits. They recently beat Murphy and Seth Rollins to win the tag team titles too.
Bliss, for her part, has come back strong after an injury and hopefully, she is in the running for the SmackDown women’s title soon.
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