Bayley is back, and she's having fun alongside her new faction.
The former WWE SmackDown returned at SummerSlam after she missed more than a year with a torn ACL. Moments after she arrived, she was joined by Dakota Kai and IYO SKY. In the subsequent weeks, the three women have been a dominant force on WWE Raw.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani and Rob Armstrong for BT Sport, Bayley discussed her return and sated that every day has been a dream. She pointed out that she missed WrestleMania, so Clash at the Castle will be a fitting substitute for her personally.
“It’s been insane. It’s been so much fun and everything’s been going so well that I’m just like, it can’t get any better. Is this where it stops? Tomorrow night, is that where it stops? Every day has been a dream of mine, something that I’ve been wanting to happen for years, and for me to be here and a part of this big show, once I heard about it, I was like I need to be on that one. I’ve missed so much, I’ve missed being around fans, missed WrestleMania, so this is like my WrestleMania this year, so I’m very excited for tomorrow night," Bayley said.
When asked to describe how difficult her year on the sidelines was, Bayley noted that she was fortunate to have the support of her friends and family. She also explained that her time away gave her the chance to look at WWE and examine how she could contribute to the company in different ways. Now that she's back, she's excited about this new chapter.
“I was a little nervous because everybody came up to me and said, I’ve been through many injuries. You’re gonna have a lot of downs. You’re gonna have some ups, but just try to focus on coming back,' and all this, so I was a little worried that I was gonna go down a really dark hole. But luckily I didn’t. I kinda was just super fortunate to be around family and friends, and this being my real first serious injury, first surgery, I kind of tried to make the most of it, you know, and had the time to sit back and finally see WWE from afar and okay, how can I contribute to this and this and this? I became more of a student of the game again, which is why we have such a motive coming back because I saw everything that was missing. I saw what we needed ,and I went out and I got reinforcements. Now I feel like it’s gonna be better than ever and I’m just so excited for change," she said.
Bayley noted that her return at SummerSlam was somewhat a last-minute decision. When asked whether she would have preferred to have more notice, she explained that she's glad the situation worked out the way it did.
“It’s so funny because I was gone a whole year and you would think, a whole year, you’d be ready like alright, any day now, any day now. But it still didn’t seem like enough time. I’ve been trying to be ready for this whole year and still 24 hours notice wasn’t enough time. There’s a lot of mental that goes behind it, but I think it was kind of good that it worked out like that. It’s just been nonstop full energy this whole time," she said.
Bayley will team up with Kai and SKY to face Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss at WWE Clash at the Castle. You can check out the card here.
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