After Bayley won this year's Royal Rumble, her fellow Damage CTRL members turned on their leader. With that, the stage was set for the veteran to face WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky at WrestleMania.
As things stand, neither night will be headlined by a women's match (Rhea Ripley will defend her Women's World Championship against Becky Lynch). Why? Well, Night 1 is expected to conclude with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins vs. The Rock and Roman Reigns, while Night 2 will close that out with Rhodes vs. Reigns II.
During a recent interview with Mail Online, Bayley made a case for why she and Iyo deserve to main event the Show of Shows.
"I would never say that to women shouldn't be main-eventing a WrestleMania, especially at the calibre of Rhea and Becky," she started. "Becky has had an insane career already and Rhea, her rise has been so quick. Fans love her. But she's still so young. Rhea, you got time to main event WrestleMania some other time, because this year is mine and IYO's year."
"This year has been the role model's year, starting at Royal Rumble, OK? And I've been doing this for a long time, and I've been fighting for this for a long time."
"Becky's had her main event spot, so it's time for the role model, ding dong hello Bayley, to take this main event spot. You guys can have the first night and I'll take the second night. You know, we can do that," Bayley continued. "You never had two women main event both shows at WrestleMania. Why can't it be this year? It's the biggest WrestleMania of the year. With all due respect, I would like to take that spot. Rhea, you're very young."
We don't expect that to happen, unfortunately, and none of the women involved are to blame. Rhodes' matches are simply a bigger draw, and neither of the women's title matches has generated the same level of hype among fans.
Talking of hype, former WWE Superstar Sasha Banks, now known as Mercedes Mone, recently made her AEW debut. Bayley was among a handful of WWE performers who quietly attended the show and opened up on that elsewhere in this interview.
"She deserves that. I mean, we all know everything she's done for the industry. And, to me, it's like, it doesn't matter where she is or what country she is in or what company she works for," Bayley said. "She makes wrestling special because she's so passionate about it, and she loves it so much. So just her being back in a ring I think just brought the wrestling world together. And that's something I couldn't miss."
"There's certain people in your life and in your career that you share moments with that that bond you for life. And for us that started from the moment we met to our first practice match we had the second day we knew each other. And then to Brooklyn. It's like, when you share those things together, it's like, alright, well, we're bonded for life. And I will always be there for you."
"And so no matter where she is, I will always be there for her just like she's been for me," she concluded.
As noted, Bayley will challenge Iyo Sky for WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania. The Showcase of the Immortals takes place on April 6 and April 7.