9 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2024 (Results & Review)

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3. A Match That Summed Up Bayley’s Reign

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Nia Jax Bayley
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Bayley's title win at WrestleMania 40 was f'n awesome, but her actual run with the gold hasn't been much to write home about since. The bulk of her match vs. Nia Jax acted like a summary of everything wrong with it. The bout was far too slow and plodding until an admittedly banging finish came along to save the day.

Some folks reading might not like this, but Bayley would probably be better off going heel again. She's much more effective in that role nowadays. That's been one of the biggest issues with her title reign: Bayley has never felt all that sympathetic, and her return to high-fiving fans has been a little...sudden.

Oh well, it's onto the next anyway.

Of course, this is just one person's opinion on matters. Others may feel differently, and that's fine, but yeah - your writer was a bit disappointed by the lack of oomph during the first 9-10 minutes of what he'd called a potential sleeper hit going in. It wasn't that.

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