Bayley on the Need to Evolve Herself

Hey we want some…..thing better than this. Bayley has been on the main WWE roster for just shy of a year now and it’s been rocky to put it mildly. While she won the Raw Women’s Title back in February, it’s been downhill since. I’m not sure what the main problem is but something needs to be done, which Bayley seems to know as well.

Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax: Raw, July 3, 2017

Bayley recently appeared on the “Steve Austin Show” and discussed the current status of her character. She understands that she has to evolve but at the same time she wants to stick with what’s been so successful for her so far in her career. Here are her comments, with transcription courtesy of Cagesideseats.com:

“It’s hard to explain. I think I just… I guess it’s just time to evolve. Because I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing for the past four years but you always need to evolve, and I plan on doing this for a really long time. So I know it needs to go in just, like, different directions, maybe a different attitude. I guess I’m coming off my Extreme Rules match with Alexa Bliss where I didn’t use the kendo stick on her, and it’s time for me to evolve and kind of see where else, different avenues I can go as my character, and just try to reach different points and take that next step as Bayley. I don’t know, I kind of feel like I’m in between that right now. I’m still trying to stay who I was and what got me to the dance, that’s what I was always told.”

“I don’t even know if it’s just a change of look. Like how we were saying Undertaker just came out as The American Badass, completely different from what he was doing. It’s not necessarily turning from a good guy to a bad guy or anything. Even if it was as simple as taking my ponytail out and just having hair down, or cutting my hair, or having different gear; just something a little different I think I need. That’s just to change my look just to evolve a little bit. And maybe change a little bit of things in the ring.

“Okay, so this is gonna sound like I’m a loser too. One time I was talking to Seth about… it was from when he… cause he was a heel for a long time then he turned baby, and I was watching his matches — I think it was when I just got on the road — and he was just so good at being a babyface already, and he had just been a heel. I asked him ‘how did you, I know you’ve been doing it for a while already, but how did you just make it seem so easy, the switch and the transition? Because it’s so different.’

“And he was like ‘oh, I just try to be like Stone Cold. Just, I don’t know, just be a badass. Just kick ass.’ I think I need a little bit of that in the ring. And we’ve talked about that too, about being aggressive, so I don’t know, maybe a combination of more aggression and changing my look a little bit could be cool. That’s just kind of how I’m feeling.”

You can listen to the full show here.

Opinion: I really hope this isn’t something harsh. Bayley found a formula that worked to near perfection but now it’s not working? This really sounds more like WWE screwing something up rather than Bayley being the right fit. I’m not saying a tweak or two wouldn’t hurt but changing the whole thing could waste some serious potential.

What changes do you think Bayley needs to make? How far can she go? Let us know in the comments below.