So today we’ll be taking a look at the recent events and updates to the Sasha Banks and
Bayley storyline
By now, it’s beyond obvious that something is definitely boiling up between Sasha Banks
and Bayley
We’ve been following this story for weeks now and it’s been really moving slow as
of late
WWE isn’t showing the massing cracks between Sasha and Bayley’s friendship, but they
are throwing a lot of subtle little hints that you might miss here and there
The latest development between Sasha Banks and Bayley that is quite concerning is the
fact that Bayley is no longer allowing Sasha Banks to speak for herself
This situation first started off at Money in the bank. Bayley and Sasha we’re stopped
for a quick interview before going out to the ring and Sasha was asked a question, but
right as Sasha goes to speak, Bayley cuts her off and wraps up the interview
That was the first red flag for Bayley putting Sasha on mute. We pointed out a lot of things
that Sasha and Bayley do to each other that the usual pair of “best friends” would
never do
One of the earlier examples of this was the moment we talked about a few weeks ago where
Bayley was taken out by Lacey Evans and all Sasha did in response was laugh at Bayley
So yeah, best friends definitely don’t laugh at each other when they’re getting taken
out like that from someone else.
You would expect the average best friend to be enraged and come to the defense of their
friend, but the fact that Sasha’s response was to laugh does seem a bit concerning
The next subtle hint was Bayley keeping Sasha from any sort of wins and success
During that very personal match with Lacey Evans that meant a lot to Sasha, Bayley distracted
the referee, but not in a good way.
Bayley distracted the referee while Sasha had Lacey Evans laid out in the middle of
the ring for a long 3 count. Then we saw Sasha the tell Bayley to stay out of it, but since
Sasha was distracted by Bayley, Lacey was able to take advantage and attack Sasha for
the win
That right there seemed to be exactly what Bayley wanted. Bayley didn’t wanna see Sasha
win that match for whatever reason, so once again that’s another red flag
It seems Bayley just wants to keep Sasha banks beneath her at all times. Bayley doesn’t
want Sasha to pick up any wins or gain any momentum because it does look like Bayley
is fearful that Sasha will eventually come for the title
So Bayley is trying her best to prevent that nightmare from happening as much as she can
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That brings us to Bayley’s new tactic that she’s using on Sasha Banks and that’s
the fact that she no longer lets Sasha speak at all
So like we mentioned before, this started at money in the bank and continued for several
weeks of Smackdown episodes
It even happened again during a recent segment with Charlotte flair
Bayley always seems to take charge in all of the interactions. Bayley will let Sasha
say a few lines or a joke here and there during their promos, but as soon as someone personally
asks Sasha a question, Bayley will interrupt nonstop and will not not allow Sasha to answer
the question
Charlotte did a great job of pointing this fact out on Smackdown and Charlotte really
tried her best to tap into Sasha’s head and make her realize what’s going on and
that’s the fact that Bayley is only using her to protect her title reign
It’s no longer about friendship to Bayley, she just wants to keep Sasha happy and by
her side in order to protect her title reign
We saw it at wrestlemania and now at money in the bank
Bayley was completely done at wrestlemania and was seconds away from losing the title
to Lacey Evans, but Sasha came into the match and single handedly won the match for Bayley
Then at money in the bank, we saw the same situation happen again. Bayley was completely
out of it and it really looked like we were going to see a new champion, but Sasha came
in once again and helped Bayley retain
So that’s two pay per views in a row that Bayley should’ve lost the title, but it’s
Sasha that’s basically defending and retaining the title for Bayley
Bayley is absolutely loving it, every time she’s in trouble, Sasha saves the day and
saves her title reign. It seems that more and more superstars are trying to open Sasha’s
eyes towards that fact
Sasha is helping Bayley out so much and Bayley isn’t doing anything at all in return
A good defending champion would say, “hey, you helped in the past two title matches,
so the least I can do is give you a title match, you’ve earned it,” but Bayley isn’t
like that at all
Bayley is holding Sasha Banks back in every single way she can. Bayley doesn’t even
want Sasha to win a singles match on Smackdown, so do you think Bayley actually wants to give
Sasha a match for the title? There’s no chance at all that Bayley wants to do that
Bayley’s plan is working so far, we talked about Sasha’s massive losing streak over
the last few weeks and at the time of this recording, Sasha’s losing streak is still
in tact
Sasha hasn’t won a match since long before Wrestleamania, so with this huge losing streak
still going for her, Sasha has no momentum at all in her singles career and her main
priority is just to help Bayley retain her title
That’s exactly what Bayley wants Sasha to be doing, so everything is going according
to Bayley’s plan so far. Hold Sasha banks back from gaining any momentum and just use
Sasha to help retain your title, that’s her plan
That seems to be what’s going through Bayley’s head. It’s simple, but it’s definitely
working and it looks like Bayley is just really playing Sasha at the moment
Maybe Sasha is helping Bayley out so much because of their long history and deep friendship,
but it’s clear that Bayley puts her Smackdown title first instead of her friendship with
Sasha
All that is connected to why Bayley isn’t letting Sasha speak to anyone. Bayley doesn’t
want anyone to ask Sasha Banks a question that will really make Sasha think about what’s
going on and make her decide to leave Bayley’s side
That’s why Bayley is putting Sasha on mute, Bayley doesn’t want anyone to compromise
the plans that she perfectly has going on right now where Sasha will just always be
there like a puppet to help Bayley keep the title
We saw Charlotte Flair kick a lot of facts at Sasha that may start to open Sasha’s
eyes on the situation with Bayley
Charlotte told Sasha that they were the ones who first main evented Raws and pay per views
together. She pointed out that Sasha is a 6 time champion, a future hall of famer, so
why does she just wanna just stay in Bayley’s corner and become an afterthought
Once Bayley realized what Charlotte was saying and saw that she probably was getting through
to Sasha, Bayley interrupted and cut Charlotte off
Charlotte then asked why Sasha couldn’t talk and Sasha picks up the mic only to be
stopped once again by Bayley
You can see that little frustration on Sasha’s face when Bayley cuts her off again and really
isn’t allowing her to speak at all
Bayley and Charlotte go back and forth for a few more moment and we can see Sasha just
looking at the ground in the background, it really looks like Sasha was thinking about
some of the things Charlotte said and taking them into consideration
There is just so much potential and set up here for their breakup. Just so many ways
you can take it for Sasha and Bayley
Maybe Sasha will just snap one day and get tired of Bayley never letting her speak or
maybe Sasha will be more lowkey with the breakup and wait for a critical moment in one of Bayley’s
title defenses to show Bayley that she isn’t helping her win the match this time around
Maybe Sasha can even cost Bayley the title, but I’m not a big fan of that idea. Having
Sasha cost Bayley the title means that someone else will be champion and we’ll have Sasha
vs Bayley without the title in the picture. So I think Bayley should definitely hold onto
the title and let Sasha Banks do the honor of taking that title from her
It will be much better revenge for Sasha if she’s the one to take the title off of Bayley
versus someone else doing the job
If Sasha takes the title off of Bayley then it tells the perfect story and really shows
how Bayley was only the champion because of Sasha’s help
Like we mention after wrestlemania, Sasha banks has a lot of great material to throw
in Bayley’s face during a confrontational promo. Sasha is definitely going to mention
how she’s the reason why Bayley won at Wrestlemania and at Money in the bank
For Bayley’s reaction to Sasha, it all depends on how Bayley’s character is handling the
situation. Is she trying to calm Sasha down or is she gonna try and throw all of Sasha’s
failures in her face as well?
If Bayley is gonna go full aggressive with Sasha then Bayley will likely mention how
Sasha failed to capture the raw women’s title when she returned in 2019, so she came
over to Smackdown to be Bayley’s sidekick. Could definitely see Bayley saying something
along those lines to make Sasha feel like she’s nothing without her
But that’s where the story is for the moment. We’ll have to see how much longer this “muted”
Sasha Banks will last and if Bayley will ever allow Sasha to speak for herself
We’ll have to keep our eyes out for more little hints about what direction WWE is taking
their breakup in
What are your thoughts on Sasha Banks and Bayley’s breakup story so far?
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