Lots of new developments are going on with Damage Control, so we’ll see what’s new
there.
Did Bayley lie to them, is she jealous, and what else could be going on with the group
As everyone knows by now, Danage Control was a project that Bayley had in mind for very
long time
The members she had in mind for the group changed and evolved as time went on, but she
always had the general idea of herself leading a faction of a few superstars that can benefit
from sharing Bayley’s platform and spotlight
However, Vince McMahon allegedly was never fully on board with that faction idea from
Bayley so it never saw the light of day
But when Triple H came into power and Bayley was ready to return, that’s when she finally
got her wish of bringing that faction idea to life with Dakota Kai and iyo sky being
the faction members
Now the big question and fan debate over the last few months has been about if Damage Control
was a success or not
Well the group held the tag team titles multiple times, so you can’t take that away from
them
They held those titles, they shared the ring with Becky, Trish, and Lita at Wrestlemania…
so they had their fair share of great moments
But there were also some bad moments for the group, such as Bayley not being able to capture
the Raw women’s title throughout multiple matches and attempts
And then you had superstars like Becky Lynch who were trying to cause some tension between
Damage Control
It was Becky Lynch who pointed out Bayley’s past and how poorly she handled her partners
in the past like Sasha Banks
All was well, they had great success, but the second Sasha started to pull ahead of
Bayley just a little, Bayley attacked her and turned her back on Sasha
So that was Becky’s warning to the rest of Damage Control, that Bayley was selfish,
she’s only using them for her own benefit, and will dispose of them when she no longer
has any use for them or gets jealous of them
So these were all things Becky Lynch mentioned several months ago, but those same exact cracks
are now starting to pop up
The first big crack appeared after Damage Control’s loss at Wrestlemania 39
After losing to Trish Stratus, Lita, and Becky Lynch…
Dakota and iyo were present for the Raw after Wrestlemania
But who wasn’t there on the Raw after Wrestlemania was Bayley
And it was a crazy few days of rumors and reports there for Bayley
It was reported that Bayley was originally scheduled to appear with Damage Control on
the Raw after Wrestlemania, but it was a last second decision to hold her back from appearing
with the group
And that absence from Bayley generated a massive buzz about Bayley’s status and Damage Control’s
status
A lot of fans were worried about Bayley’s future and if she was just suddenly removed
from Damage Control with no story explanation
But reports now claim that Bayley’s Raw after Wrestlemania absence was solely a storyline
situation that was meant to create buzz and conversation, and that’s exactly what it
did, so their plan was a massive success there
But we get to the April 10th edition of Raw that features Bayley’s return
So the segment features Dakota Kai and iyo sky waiting outside Adam Pearce’s office
while Bayley is in there talking to him and was supposed to be trying to get a tag team
titles match for Dakota and iyo
Dakota even mentions that Bayley and Adam Pearce had been talking for a really long
time
But Bayley finally comes out and tells them the news
Bayley says that she tried talking to him about the tag team titles match, but that
Adam Pearce kept talking about the WWE Draft and how teams could get split up
Bayley says that Adam Pearce then offered her a triple threat match with Mia Yim, and
Piper Niven, with the winner going onto face Bianca Belair for the Raw women’s title
So something definitely seems fishy here about the information that Bayley provided from
that conversation
She went into that conversation with Adam Pearce with the goal of getting a tag team
titles match for Dakota and iyo, but somehow came out of that conversation with Adam Pearce
with a number contender’s match for herself?
Definitely sounds like Bayley might’ve left out some parts of the conversation that she
had with Adam Pearce
You just have to wonder if Bayley even attempted to get them that tag team titles match at
all, maybe Bayley was in there the entire time trying to negotiate with Adam Pearce
and just focusing on getting herself a Raw women’s title match and that’s it
That’s basically right in line with Bayley’s character and something that she really would
do
Dakota and iyo are out there waiting forever thinking that Bayley is fighting for them,
but in actuality maybe she was just pushing for herself to get a title match with Bianca
Belair
It’s selfish, it’s greedy, but it something that definitely fits Bayley’s persona.
Even though she’s leading a faction, she’s always gonna put herself first
But when Bayley told these plans to Damage Control, they weren’t lying down and just
quietly taking it anymore
Dakota and iyo told Bayley that she already had her opportunity with Bianca Belair and
how that triple threat spot should go to one of them
So Bayley visually seems a bit frustrated and disappointed, but she turns around and
heads back into Adam Pearce’s office to see if one of her two teammates can take her
spot
The spot ends up going to Iyo Sky
Damage Control comes out together for the triple threat, but they come out to Iyo’s
music, which is extremely rare, they always come out to either Bayley’s music or the
Damage Control theme
But since iyo was competing on her own in this match, she comes out to her own theme
You can even look at that as some symbolism about the group’s unity slowly coming apart
as well
And if you keep an eye on Bayley during iyo’s entrance, it’s extremely easy to tell that
Bayley is not too pleased at all about giving up her spot in this number on contender’s
match
Bayley is always energetic and full of life when joining Damage Control to the ring, but
not this time
Bayley was just slow clapping and having a half smile on her face during their entrance,
big signs that Bayley is starting to get bothered by the situation and what’s unfolding here
Iyo sky ends up picking up the win and booking herself a Raw women’s title match against
Bianca Belair
And similar idea here, the commentators point out how Bayley must be so proud of Iyo sky,
but Bayley’s face tells a slightly different story
Bayley seemed completely shocked that Iyo sky won the match, shocked as if Bayley never
really believed in her at all
And maybe that was why Bayley was so quick to volunteer her spot away, maybe she figured
that Dakota and iyo never had a real shot of winning, so she figured she give that spot
to them, have them lose, and then find a way back into the title picture herself
But Iyo actually won the match, which Bayley wasn’t expecting at all
So knowing Bayley’s history and her past, she definitely has to be feeling a little
jealous and upset right now
That was supposed to be her spot in that triple threat match, that could’ve been her title
match opportunity with Bianca Belair
So you know those are all things that are going on in Bayley’s head right now, which
of course goes back to everything that Becky Lynch was saying about Bayley’s jealousy
over her teammates’ success
The April 10th edition of Raw was a perfect example of exactly that, Bayley showing off
some jealously over her teammate’s success
Some fans are also wondering if Damage Control doesn’t go through a full breakup, but instead
gets split through the draft
That’s a possibility as well, Bayley mentioned it, Triple H mentioned it, and WWE had been
mentioning it as well… every single individual superstar will be available to draft
So it’s unknown if tag teams and factions will still be drafted as one selection or
literally everyone will be drafted individually
If it truly is individually, this causes problems for teams like Damage Control, The Bloodline,
and other tag teams… will teams be kept together or split apart?
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories?
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