WWE Raw: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (Oct 16)

3. Need A Hug?

Bayley Mickie James
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Bayley may have aided Mickie James in their tag team match on this week's show, but she couldn't have felt more of an after she performed a hasty hug-and-run backstage.

Bruised from the match and looking more than a little sad behind the eyes, the former Women's Champion and NXT icon couldn't have looked more like a spare part on the main roster.

It's fair warning to Asuka ahead of her own debut this Sunday, but incredibly deflating for those that have followed 'The Hugger's trajectory from Full Sail onwards.

The prospect of a match with a heel-turned Sasha Banks is always the ultimate safety chord to pull for the Bayley persona, but a year of horrific booking has created this new low for the forgotten star of the division.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett