Vince Russo claims Bayley & 3 other WWE stars have "run their course" (Exclusive)

WWE has several stars signed to its main roster currently, with many more already in the pipeline in NXT. Several of them have been with the promotion for over a decade now, including Randy Orton, Sheamus, and R-Truth, all of whom have been with the company since the 2000s.

Veteran writer Vince Russo recently criticized four of the company's current stars, including former Women's Champion Bayley. He claimed that the former NXT Women's Champion has run her course in the promotion, despite winning the Women's Championship as recently as WrestleMania XL.

On the latest episode of BroDown on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Russo slammed three other superstars, all of whom are former champions in the promotion. The stars in question are former World Tag Team Champions, The New Day, and former WWE Champion, The Miz.

"There are, I would say, at least a dozen WWE talents that have just run their course, bro. There’s nothing more you can do with them. After a while, there’s just nothing, you know? I mean, bro—New Day, Miz, Bayley—they’ve run their course. That’s the problem, bro. They’ve run their course,” Russo said.

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All of these wrestlers are involved in prominent storylines on television despite Russo's comments. Bayley is portraying a split personality character, combining her 'Hugger' and 'Role model' gimmicks. She is currently teaming up with Lyra Valkyria against Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez.

The New Day turned heel after kicking Big E out of the group last year and have since won the tag team championship once. They were involved in a feud with Penta till September. Meanwhile, The Miz is set for a program against Carmelo Hayes after recently turning on him.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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Edited by Faiz Ahmed