Bayley Teases WWE Return

Former multi-time WWE Women's Champion posts eye-catching image on social media.

by Michael Sidgwick
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WWE's Bayley - last sighted in June 2021 defeating Bianca Belair and Cesaro alongside Seth Rollins in a mixed tag team match on SmackDown - has teased her return following the torn ACL that has sidelined her for almost a full year at this point. She took to Twitter yesterday and posted the following:

This image of a close-up wrestling boot is self-explanatory - but teasing all sorts of things is ingrained in the DNA of the professional wrestler, so should not be taken as proof of an imminent return, necessarily. The timeline does however match up.

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You may remember that Bayley let slip not too long ago that she had sought the advice of FTR's Dax Harwood. When asking for a list of Bret Hart matches in which he sells the leg, Hitman mega-fan Dax replied with a sizeable list within literally seconds. This might indicate that Bayley is set to return, when indeed it happens, in the babyface role.

This new arc is probably to be expected; most heels return as babyfaces after a lengthy layoff, and Bayley in particular earned massive respect for performing as a rare bright spot during WWE's pandemic era.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!