Bayley's Latest Title Challenger Revealed On WWE SmackDown

It might not be who you think...

Bayley Carmella

WWE will find out if 'Mella is indeed money when the SmackDown star challenges Bayley for her SmackDown Women's Title soon.

Carmella won a four-way match also involving Alexa Bliss, Naomi and Dana Brooke in the main event of Friday's show, and she'll now move on to face the reigning champ. Although nothing is set in stone quite yet, it looks like Bayley vs. Carmella could take place at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia.

If the match does go ahead on 27 February in Saudi, then it'll be only the second women's match to take place in the country. The first was Natalya vs. Lacey Evans at Crown Jewel last October.

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It's slightly surprising that Naomi, who recently returned and looked great at Royal Rumble (and sent out a challenge to Bayley on last week's SmackDown) was overlooked in favour of 'Mella. WWE obviously fancied springing a minor upset by having Carmella pin Naomi, but it might hurt the latter's credibility as a contender in the future.

Keep that in mind, because WWE have another pay-per-view to go before WrestleMania. Elimination Chamber goes down on 8 March.

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