Now that WWE has gotten behind the Charlotte-Sasha Banks rivalry and is promoting it as potentially the best the red brand has to offer, I have one question to ask – “What about Bayley?”
What happens to the girl next door that everyone loves? Where does she fall in the pecking order of women in the company and how will the recent call-up from NXT insert herself in the title picture?
Nia Jax wrote on her Twitter account earlier in the week that it looked as if the women’s division on Raw was a three-star race and the glamazon wasn’t part of the title picture.
For now, she is the woman who could be the most dominant performer on the roster since Kharma is a mid-level talent until otherwise notified. In the meantime, WWE is cashing in on the fact Banks just won the Women’s Title on Monday night in the main event.
THE MAIN EVENT! That doesn’t happen often – which tells all of us this storyline between Banks and Charlotte is special. The rivalry between Bayley and Banks could be just as vital to the growth of this promotion as it was in NXT.
It just needs a nudge or a chance to blossom further. As of now, Bayley is the third wheel, and that is a stretch because it would seem that WWE has put all its eggs in the current title picture with Banks and Charlotte. That being said, here are five booking options for Bayley moving forward.
Pick a winner
I think there is still a movement for Bayley to meet Banks at WrestleMania 33 with the title on the line. For now, there is a bit of a pause. The issue is in a Triple Threat match, as we have seen with these three and Charlotte, Banks and Becky Lynch, something gets lost.
Like the men who compete, the action is fierce at some times and stuttered at others. I can see Bayley taking on the winner of the Banks-Charlotte match from Hell in a Cell and building on that rivalry heading toward the Royal Rumble and beyond.
Dana Brooke
If Charlotte continues on the same track toward recapturing the women’s title, she will continue to have Brooke by her side. This is a blessing and curse at the same time. When does Brooke come out from behind the curtain and challenge her mentor? When does WWE decide to make her a babyface contender?
Personally, I like her work and think she would make a solid women’s champion. But I don’t think she has to face Charlotte to get there. Bayley needs a dance partner. Brooke needs a dance partner. It’s poetry in motion. There has already been a confrontation, now WWE builds on it.
Tag team gold
If WWE decides to up its game and add on a women’s tag team title to the growing list of championships, you could see Bayley form a bond with someone on the roster or someone moving up from NXT. The ultimate success would be Bayley and Banks holding the belts together, but it is also counterproductive.
WWE must cash in on Bayley’s ultra-likeable personality much like they cashed in on the Hype Bros on the blue team. One team, that I could see as total opposites would be Bayley and Paige. It sounds odd, but it will work.
Hello Tuesday
What if WWE decides it wants to shake things up and move wrestlers from brand to brand? Could Bayley find a way to SmackDown Live? Does that make sense? If Bayley moved to Tuesdays, following her feud with Carmella, Nikki Bella made the jump back to Monday night, it may balance both divisions a bit more.
Fans could really get behind a Bayley-Lynch feud or Carmella and Bayley. There are plenty of options to work with. Since the depth of the division is better, it might work well for both brands to make this happen.
Nia Jax
Here is a scenario that might play out. Bayley and Banks meet at the Royal Rumble, where Bayley wins the belt. Nia Jax then becomes a more prominent fixture in the division and challenges Bayley for the lead spot. Bayley helps put Jax over, who ultimately becomes the top heel of the women on the roster.
There has to be a true fourth wheel in all of this. Brooke is solid, but until she moves out on her own, there is not a consistent fourth wrestler who will help split the division. Jax is certainly worthy enough and while the smaller Bayley looks like a mismatch, just like Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, the “hugger” will prove her mettle against the larger opponent.
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