On SmackDown tonight, Daniel Bryan stripped Naomi of the SmackDown Women’s Championship, saying that Naomi would not be able compete within the required 30 days because of her knee injury. No word on what exactly the injury is or how long she may be out, but it seems like it may be longer than originally expected, since Alexa Bliss challenged Naomi to a match last week, so it seems like WWE thought she could be ready (unless it was just a setup to strip her of the title this week).
Alexa Bliss was interviewed about her title win in this clip:
Alexa’s name plates replace Naomi’s:
Love you guys your my motivation I'll will do everything in my power to get that title back https://t.co/ReQTMYcGaA
— Trinity Fatu (@NaomiWWE) February 22, 2017
Back where it belongs 😈 2X smackdown women's champ #WWE #blissfit #smackdown #blissdoff https://t.co/EDho0fp0Ur
— Alexa Bliss (@AlexaBliss_WWE) February 22, 2017
Alexa Bliss on SportsCenter Tomorrow
The new SmackDown women's champion, @AlexaBliss_WWE, will join @TheCoachESPN this week on #OfftheTopRope on @SportsCenter #SDLive
— WWE on ESPN (@WWEonESPN) February 22, 2017