10 Times WWE Went Wrong With Bayley On The Main Roster
2. Failing To Go To The Extreme (Extreme Rules 2017)
Putting aside every instance where WWE did wrong by Bayley, she might have been better off for losing the Raw Women's Championship when she did to Alexa Bliss at Payback. Now that she was once again in chase mode, she could return to being the ultimate underdog that got her over with the audience in the first place.
The entire build to their bout at Extreme Rules, where they were set to face off in a Kendo Stick on a Pole match, focused on Bayley being forced to go to the "extreme" in order to beat Bliss. That was the story, and ultimately, they failed to follow through at the event.
Once Bayley gained possession of the weapon, she couldn't bring herself to use it on her opponent, allowing Little Miss Bliss to brutally beat her with it instead and lead her to victory. Bayley was made out to look like a loser; not only because she lost, but because she proved she wasn't in fact strong enough to hang with her competition.
All in all, the matchup was a total travesty that did far more harm to Bayley than good. A candidate for Worst Match of the Year indeed.