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Bayley and WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair have been involved in a feud since just after WrestleMania, with the two clashing several times over the championship on television and pay-per-view. Their next clash was set to be for Money in the Bank in an I Quit match.
However, WWE have just shockingly announced that Bayley picked up an injury during training and will be out for approximately nine months, meaning she won't be able to challenge for the SmackDown Women's title at the upcoming pay-per-view
WWE went on to add that a suitable replacement for Bayley to face Bianca Belair at Money in the Bank will be chosen and that person will be announced on SmackDown Live.
But who could WWE possibly get to replace Bayley at such short notice? Here are five Superstars WWE could get to replace Bayley at Money in the Bank.
#5. Former WWE SmackDown Champion Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair put on the best match from this year's WrestleMania, absolutely stealing the show on night one of WWE's Grandest Stage Of Them All.
Banks has been missing from WWE since losing her title to Bianca Belair in that match, but it was recently reported that she as been called to the WWE Performance Center to begin training for life on the road again.
This means that Banks could very well be ready to return to the ring and a rematch between Belair and her would certainly be a big enough deal to make up for the loss of Bayley, and the stipulation of an I Quit match with the two of them would be exciting.
Belair and Banks would probably put on a fantastic match given the relatively short notice and Banks making a last minute shock return in the title picture is probably the best way for her to come back.
#4. Former WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch
WWE Superstar Becky Lynch has been on maternity leave for quite some time and she gave birth to her daughter Roux in December, since then people have been keeping an expectant eye on when The Man might be returning to WWE.
Lynch has been spotted training recently, meaning that her in-ring return could be in the not too distant future. But could Bayley's dramatic injury forcing her to pull out of the SmackDown Women's Title match accelerate WWE's plans for their top female star's return?
It would certainly be a big deal for Lynch to return and be announced as Bianca Belair's new opponent for Money in the Bank and it's certainly one of the big matches WWE has up their sleeves for the women's division.
The only real issue with doing Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair so soon into Belair's title reign is that it gives WWE a conundrum. Do you end Belair's title reign or do you have Lynch lose her first match after making her eagerly anticipated return? Either option seems bad.
#3. Current WWE Money in the Bank match hopeful Liv Morgan
WWE SmackDown star Liv Morgan has been given a bit of a singles push since her Riott Squad tag team partner Ruby Riott was released. She's currently involved in a storyline where she's trying to earn her place in the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder match.
For the past few weeks she's been trying to convince WWE authority figure Sonya Deville that she deserves to be one of SmackDown's entrants into the match but Sonya Deville is yet to add her. This is despite Morgan securing victories over the two wrestlers that Deville has already put in the match, Carmella and Zelina Vega.
What if WWE used the opportunity presented by Bayley's injury to give a Superstar they wouldn't usually have in a title match like Liv Morgan. Morgan can be given a major match with a big spotlight to truly shine and impress everyone.
If we're being realistic Liv Morgan isn't going to beat Biance Belair but I don't think the WWE Universe really expects her to win which means that it's a free match for both ladies to go out and prove a point!
#2. WWE authority figure Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville has been doing a great job as an authority figure for WWE across RAW and SmackDown alongside Adam Pearce. Still, many have been wondering when the former Absolution member will return to the ring.
Bayley's injury is difficult to navigate because it undoes weeks worth of programming and also threatens to derail WWE's existing plans going forward. One way to avoid that knock-on effect is to have someone replace her who isn't currently an active wrestler.
Someone like Deville would be perfect for that because it's very easy to have her insert herself in the match as a one-off and then Belair can retain her title without any more problems being caused as a result.
But you could even incorporate it into storylines going forward to give Belair a future antagonist to play off of, especially with that antagonist being someone in a position of authority who has the means to make life difficult for Belair.
#1. Missing WWE Superstar Mia Yim (Reckoning)
Mia Yim's WWE main roster run has been a bit troubled so far with her debut as Reckoning and a fairly disastrous run as part of the RETRIBUTION stable that ended horribly.
Yim has been off of television since RETRIBUTION disbanded when T-Bar and Mace turned on the faction's leader Ali and left him lying in the ring. Since then people have been patiently waiting for Reckoning/Yim to reappear in WWE somewhere.
Having her come in and replace Bayley in the WWE SmackDown Women's Title match at Money in the Bank would be a brilliant way to bring her back into the fold, especially if you let her shed her RETRIBUTION stuff and re-debut as Mia Yim.
Yim and Belair would put on a great match as well and it would truly be a reintroduction on a big stage that Yim deserves. Mia Yim is definitely my pick for Bayley's replacement.
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