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Why Sasha Banks vs. Bayley was delayed by WWE

After weeks of waiting, the WWE Universe finally saw Bayley turn on Sasha Banks and attack her best friend following their match on SmackDown last week. She is now set to address her actions on tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown.

One question that has been on everyone's mind is why the feud was delayed so much. Tom Colohue has the answer to that, and he claims that WWE wanted a big match for Hell in a Cell and thus decided that now was the right time for the feud to begin. He said on the latest edition of the Dropkick DiSKussion podcast:

"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? We don't really have an intense feud on RAW in the women's division, and until this, we didn't really have one on the SmackDown side either. So it's good that it finally happened. Outside of that, both women have done pretty much everything they possibly could as a tag team. So it was more than time. They have been teasing this for years and constantly pulling back. I'm just glad it's finally happening."

Before Hell in a Cell next month, WWE do have Clash of Champions happening this month and it would be interesting to see if Bayley faces someone at the PPV.