Why Bayley Believes WWE Keeps Holding Her Back

Bayley has seen the highest of highs in WWE after winning multiple Women’s Titles, but many fans feel she hasn’t been given the respect she deserves and often gets snubbed by WWE. In light of that, Bayley has now explained why she believes she is being held back in WWE.

While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Bayley talked about feeling like she’s not getting the focus she wants. She’s not featured in press conferences, posters, or talk shows, and she doesn’t know what else she can do to get noticed more. She said there’s no drama or problems backstage since she has a good relationship with Triple H, Bruce Prichard, and the talent team. She’s always been respectful and professional, even when going to other wrestling shows to support her friends.

They’ve had talks about what’s okay and what’s not, and she feels like there’s mutual respect. Triple H has even praised her in press conferences, calling her the kind of Superstar WWE wants, which she’s grateful for but it also makes her wonder what more she needs to do.

“I don’t get on the press conference. I don’t get on the posters. I don’t get to do the talk shows. I don’t know what else to do, and it’s not like there’s an issue, there’s no heat backstage or anything like that. Hunter and I have a really good relationship. Bruce and I have a really good relationship, all the TR, I have such a good relationship with them, and I’ve always been professional. Even when I’ve gone to other shows to support my friends, we’ve had those conversations of like, the do’s and the don’ts, and that was a little too much. We’ve had those conversations, so I think we’re at a real respect level. Hunter has gone on a press conference being like, Bayley’s this, Bayley’s this, she’s everything that you could possibly want out of a superstar, which I appreciate. But it’s like alright, well what do I need to do to get me there?”

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When asked her how she doesn’t take it personally, like being told she’s going to win the Royal Rumble, doing all the celebration stuff, and then feeling stuck afterwards, she admitted it’s hard. She thinks one reason she hasn’t moved up more is that she doesn’t walk in and demand things. She could say, “I’m Bayley, I’m not doing that,” but she doesn’t.

“Yeah, it’s like, oof. It’s hard, it’s hard. Sometimes I think that’s what keeps me here at a lower level, because I don’t go freaking kick the door down and be like, ‘I’m not doing that. Why would I do that? I’m f****** Bayley, why would I do it?’ But I don’t do that.”

Instead, she tries to do the best with what she’s given, something she learned from people like John Cena and Rey Mysterio. She brings her own ideas sometimes, but when they say no, she ends up feeling worse than if she had just accepted the original plan. So now, she tries to decide, should she speak up and risk feeling worse, or just take what they give her and do it so well that maybe they’ll see it and change their minds.

“I’ve learned from Cena and Rey—whatever they give you, it’s like, make it work. So that’s always what I’ve tried to do. And I’ll come up with ideas and pitches, and I’ve learned that sometimes if you get told what the creative is and you’re not happy with it, and I go and say, ‘Hey, what if we do this instead?’ and they say no, I feel worse after that than I did with the original creative. So I’m like, okay, how bad do I want to feel today? Or should I accept what they gave me and make it the best I can—and then they’re like, ‘Damn, she made it work, let’s go this way instead.”

It is to be noted that Bayley was pulled from her scheduled WrestleMania 41 tag match at the last minute after being attacked backstage, as Becky Lynch replaced her as Lyra Valkyria’s tag team partner. Triple H already told fans not to worry about Bayley and called her a pro, saying, “Don’t worry, guys, Bayley will be just fine. True pro. Cannot say enough good things about her. True pro.”

For many fans, that reassurance isn’t quite enough, especially since Bayley remains one of WWE’s most reliable and talented performers, often without getting the spotlight she deserves. Therefore, we’ll have to see if WWE has major plans for her once she returns to television.

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