10 Things That Made Us Embarrassed To Be Wrestling Fans In 2017
4. Huggered
That Bayley hasn't been completely destroyed by a pattern of systematic creative abuse in 2017 is a testament to the strength of the bond between her and her fans - many of which refuse to give up hope that her main roster career will eventually match an incredible tenure in NXT.
Subject to two soul-destroying segments in one year, Bayley awkwardly force a hug on Corey Graves following a tepid sit-down interview about her character's comprehensive failures in a feud with Alexa Bliss.
All the usual sources suddenly began running with the story that this was in fact designed to kickstart a romantic tale between the two that may result in - gasp - Bayley having her very first kiss.
The mangled manifestation of her babyface persona was deeply troubling. Typically immune to nuance, the creative hive-mind behind Monday Night Raw couldn't translate her infinitely lovable dreamer role on Raw. On NXT, she anchored her exceptional wrestling skill with an unflinching and uncompromising child-like willingness to be nice. Post-call up, she was just a child.