10 Risks That Could’ve KILLED WWE Careers
8. Bayley Changes…Everything!
Fans had turned on Bayley's 'girl next door' act long before she cut her hair, popped her inflatable tube men "buddies" and started acting ice cold. WWE had gone for the sympathy vote mid-injury, but Bayley's babyface promo was a painful (and harsh) lesson to her: She needed change.
That change was nonetheless risky.
There was always a chance crowds might've barked, 'We wanted change...but not like that!' at WWE creative and turned their backs on Bayley as a character forever. Instead, something remarkable happened. Her confidence grew, and she exhibited some of the same swagger Becky Lynch had when she went from smiling baby to nWo cool renegade the prior year.
Looking back, all WWE did was turn Bayley into a more generic women's wrestler than she'd been before. However, by cutting back on the add-ons like her side ponytail, the "Bayley buddies" and sickeningly sweet, almost apologetic promos, the promotion rescued Bayley from creative no-man's land.