Potential WrestleMania 38 Spoilers? Missing WWE Stars Spotted In Dallas...

Whether or not these long-absent WWE stars will appear at WrestleMania isn't confirmed, BUT...

by Andy H Murray
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Missing WWE stars Bayley and Asuka have both been spotted in Dallas, Texas ahead of WrestleMania 38 this weekend.

This is according to PWInsider's Mike Johnson, who added that as of yet, there hasn't been any sign of their fellow absentee, Alexa Bliss.

While the above doesn't necessarily mean that Asuka and/or Bayley will return to WWE at WrestleMania (taking place on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 April), both wrestlers' comebacks have been in the pipeline for a while now. Both were injured in July 2021, forcing them off television, and while various reports on their status have emerged in recent months, spring was always pinpointed as a realistic return period for both.

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Bayley has been out of action since suffering a torn ACL while training at the Performance Center ahead of WWE's return to full-attended live events last summer. She was originally given a nine-month recovery timeline, which would fit an imminent comeback.

Asuka, meanwhile, hasn't wrestled since competing at Money in the Bank 2021. The Japanese star required surgery for an undisclosed shoulder issue after the July pay-per-view, using the opportunity to undergo an overdue dental procedure as well, having lost at least one tooth while wrestling Shayna Baszler earlier in the year.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.