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#1 Reason why WWE decided to split Bayley and Sasha Banks on SmackDown

The expected finally happened last week on SmackDown as Bayley turned on her long-time best friend Sasha Banks. The SmackDown Women's Champion gave The Boss a brutal beating after the two lost their match against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax.

As per Tom Colohue, the reason for SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley turning on Sasha Banks on SmackDown was because WWE feared that it would be too late if they didn't pull the trigger now.

''I think there was a fear that it was just too late or it was very much becoming too late, so they just want to get it done. I am not aware that this was the original plan as it were, I don't know what the original plan was, I do know that they need a big match, particularly a women's match for Hell in a Cell. Last I heard, they wanted one big men's match and one big women's match, so this would certainly fill that spot, wouldn't it? ''