Bayley Talks Being A Role Model, What’s Next For Her In NXT, Who Would She Like To Face On The Main Roster?

NXT star Bayley recently spoke with Nashville Scene while promoting tomorrow night’s NXT live event in Nashville. 

Bayley talks about NXT’s popularity, her Ironwoman Match against Sasha Banks, being a role model to younger fans, and more. You can read a few highlights below: 

Bayley talks about being a role model, if she feels there’s a responsibility to the younger fans: 

It’s cool because that is what I wanted to do. I wanted kids to feel like I felt when I attended wrestling shows. I wanted them to be involved and be excited and look forward to not just John Cena. It’s the big kid in me. I am just acting like myself when I was 10 years old. It’s so cute how passionate kids can be. And there is also a responsibility to the parents, who thank me for being a role model. I have to make sure I keep my head on.

Bayley talks about why NXT is so popular: 

Everybody is so unique and it is a whole different kind roster (from WWE). There is nobody like Finn Balor or Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE. The women’s division keeps getting stronger. Everybody is so hungry to get to that WrestleMania stage at some point. We are a huge family and we motivate each other and compete to have the best match on the card. The tag teams, like The Revival and American Alpha, going 110 percent every night. … Triple H has given us this huge opportunity and the best coaching staff at the Performance Center.

Bayley comments on the timing of the Women’s Division rebranding, if she thinks it was a quick decision: 

No, I think it’s been a long time coming. … All the momentum with women’s wrestling was going on and there is no better way to rename a title than at WrestleMania. It was perfect timing to bring the women’s title back.

What’s next for Bayley? 

Well, I am excited to come to Nashville. It’s one of my favorite towns and the crowd was so amazing last time. And I want to join the WWE (main roster). I really wanna have a match with Nattie. She’s been there and she’s been a women’s champion. And Nikki Bella after she comes back.