Alexa Bliss has shared new details about one of the more memorable twists of her WWE career: winning the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2018 and being told she would cash it in that same night, a decision that led directly to her first interaction with Ronda Rousey.
Bliss recalled that after securing the 2018 Money in the Bank contract, she was informed on short notice that the cash-in would happen before the night was over rather than at a later date, a common strategy for the briefcase but one that left little time to prepare.
She used that opportunity to cash in on Nia Jax, who was defending the Raw Women’s Championship against Rousey at the time. Bliss’s interruption of that title match marked the moment she and Rousey first crossed paths on WWE programming, a dynamic that would go on to shape storylines between the two for months afterward.
The Cash-In and Its Immediate Fallout
By targeting a title match already in progress between Jax and Rousey, Bliss inserted herself into one of the promotion’s marquee women’s rivalries of that period. The decision to cash in on a match rather than wait for a more controlled moment underscored the unpredictable nature of the Money in the Bank briefcase, which has historically been used to seize championship opportunities at the most advantageous instant rather than the most convenient one.
Bliss’s recollection frames the cash-in as a pivotal professional moment, not only because it resulted in her capturing a championship opportunity, but because it introduced her to Rousey as an opponent for the first time inside WWE. That first meeting came during a period when Rousey was one of the promotion’s most prominent attractions following her move from mixed martial arts, and any match involving her carried significant weight on WWE’s weekly shows and pay-per-views.
The episode remains a notable example of how Money in the Bank briefcase holders in WWE have used the contract to capitalize on championship matches already underway, rather than waiting for a scheduled challenge. For Bliss, the night tied together two major career threads at once: the payoff of her Money in the Bank win and the start of her on-screen history with Rousey.
