WWE Women’s Champion Bayley holds the gold, but she’d love to see more storylines with women superstars that don’t involve titles.
Speaking with Cody Rhodes on “What Do You Wanna Talk About?”, Bayley expressed her hope that WWE will get to a place one day where the WWE women’s division can tell stories that don’t necessarily involve any titles. (H/t Skylar Russell of Fightful for the transcription)
“Sometimes when we talk about the Diva’s era, people think it’s like a knock on it, which it’s totally not,” Bayley said. “You still had so many talented women in that era that just honestly didn’t get the time to show what they could do, but they could do everything. We would have everybody come down to NXT and work with us and they got the time and showcased what they could do.
“It was more based off of, and this is just off being in NXT for a few years, it was like they would hire athletes with a certain look and now I think it’s more of we’re looking for talent and it’s like, we’re looking for people that are going to have longevity here and people that can add to it. Still get a little bit of like, she’s got a good look, let’s see if she can handle in the ring. So, it’s still a little bit of everything but I think we have such a good foundation and so many women that still haven’t had the opportunity to show what they can do.”
Bayley On Liv Morgan’s Storyline With Rhea Ripley
Bayley went on to praise the current storyline between Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley, which did stem from a title but has since grown into something much more personal.
“Of course, we always want a little more time to, you know, whether that’s TV time or whether that’s storyline time that’s not connected to a championship,” Bayley said. “I think the stuff they’re doing with Liv and Rhea and Dom right now is such good stuff that I wish we could do more of in the women’s division where it’s not always based on a championship, more personal stories and I show different sides of the girls.
“I think the more that we can show the women interact with each other or with the guys and show different sides of us, I think that could show the range that we have.
Bayley: Let Us Show Who We Are
Bayley continued by saying that she wanted WWE to let the women superstars show who they are. She also highlighted the depth of talent in RAW, SmackDown, and NXT.
“It doesn’t always have to be wrestling, it doesn’t always have to be match time, it doesn’t always have to be number of matches. I think the more that they can show who we are and show our characters and embrace that a bit more, it would be helpful. But, we have so many girls, so many women on Raw and SmackDown and in NXT where I don’t think it’s a talent issue right now, it’s just, let us show who we are.”
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