Bianca Belair just commented on Bayley’s return, so we’ll see what’s going on there.
We’ll see what’s the latest on The Rock versus Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, Apollo Crews, and more
2022 has seen some big returns for WWE such as Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey, and so much more
One of the big 2022 returns that is still on the way is Bayley
Bayley was right in the middle of a great title feud with Bianca Belair
last summer before going down with a freakish knee injury
There’s a lot of fan theories and fantasy bookings for Bayley’s return, but one of
the most popular ideas since Wrestlemania was the idea of Bayley returning to attack Bianca Belair
Remember that Bayley was locked in for a title match against Bianca Belair
at last year’s Money In The Bank event before going down with that injury
So you just know that Bayley’s character has to feel entitled to that title match
that her injury robbed her of
So how insane and poetic it would be for Bayley to return at Money In The Bank,
the same event she was supposed to compete at last year,
to attack Bianca Belair, the same individual who she was supposed to face last year
That would be another one of those insane full circle moments if we had
the chance to see Bianca Belair and Bayley interact at Money In The Bank this year
So that is a very popular return theory for Bayley,
just pick up exactly from where you last left off at with Bianca Belair
And it looks like Bianca is well aware of the idea and possibility as well
Bianca Belair was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated and had this to say, quote:
“We have a whole roster full of talented women who want this title, whether that’s Rhea Ripley,
Liv Morgan, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Tamina, Nikki, Do-drop. I know that I have to keep
my eye out for Bayley. I love to do this, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.” End quote
Rhea Ripley will be next for Bianca Belair, but like she said herself there, you have to keep an
eye on Bayley because she’s a WWE free agent, so WWE can bring her back on either main roster brand
It’s something that both women’s champions should be on high alert for
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Speaking of Bianca Belair challengers, that brings us to Rhea Ripley
As soon as Rhea Ripley turned heel in May, it was instantly reported that
Rhea would be used down the line as a big heel challenger for Bianca Belair
And just a month later, we see that it was true
Rhea Ripley just became the number one contender for the Raw women’s
title by winning the fatal four way match on Raw
So it happened a little bit sooner than expected, but
either way we’re getting Rhea Ripley versus Bianca Belair
A lot of fans believe that Rhea Ripley is heading into this match looking really strong
Rhea has been on a roll since her heel turn… she just finished taking out a legend like Edge,
and now she’s getting a title match
Rhea Ripley is coming into this match looking like the biggest threat ever to Bianca Belair
So it’s gonna be tricky because if Bianca Belair retains her title,
that means Rhea Ripley is getting pinned or submitted
So if that does happen, what will that do to Rhea’s momentum
and the overall look of The Judgment Day?
Rhea looked great taking out Edge and winning the fatal four way later on in that same night,
but will she be defeated at Money In The Bank?
You have to assume that Bianca Belair is the favorite to win this matchup because
we’re still very early into her title reign, but if Rhea Ripley was to pull
off the upset and win that title to bring it back to The Judgment Day…
that would not only be a great look for Rhea, but it’ll be a great look for the entire Judgment Day
Seeing Rhea hold a title may inspire Finn
and Damian to start hunting down some titles of their own
But that’s the latest on Rhea Ripley, she’ll get her title match at Money In The Bank
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NXT saw another massive return this week for their brand with Apollo Crews
Apollo spent the last year and a half with a huge character change of embracing his heritage,
carrying himself as royalty, bringing on an accent to his character,
and even having a military commander by his side
It started off strong at first, he captured the intercontinental title
and had a great run, but he wasn’t being used at all in recent months
So that family heritage persona appears to
be fully gone and he’s going back to his previous character
The end of that persona also means bad news for Apollo’s commander because
he would now need a new character as well since that act is now finished
Apollo’s appearance in NXT was not presented as being a brief return,
it was presented as more of a permanent brand change for him
He will be a regular appearing superstar for NXT and appear only for NXT
And in no way is that a demotion at all, just look at Mandy Rose as a perfect example
She was a main roster star that went back to NXT
and ended up finding the best success of her career in NXT
So she’s a great example for all of the main roster talent that’s returning to NXT
you get a fresh start and opportunity to reinvent
yourself and see some of the best success of your WWE career so far
So this now applies to Apollo Crews, they’ve dropped the entire royalty persona and now
he’ll get to be more of a serious act in NXT
He can be that veteran presence in the locker-room to guide the young talent,
while also elevating himself in the process as well
Some fans joked about the great long term booking because it was Apollo Crews who went
and talked with Roman Reigns backstage on how to better his career during the Thunderdome days,
and now Apollo was out there in NXT teaming with Roman’s cousin Solo Sikoa
But it’ll be great to keep an eye on Apollo Crews and where this could go for him in NXT
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WWE recently posted a graphic questioning fans for their opinions on who will dethrone Roman Reigns
Roman himself was seen in the comments of the post and he said, quote: “Keep Dreaming.” End quote
We previously talked about how the next few upcoming challengers for Roman Reigns may be
Riddle, Randy Orton, and Drew McIntyre
But how about even deeper into the future with the highly rumored and
highly anticipated meeting between Roman Reigns and The Rock at Wrestlemania 39
There’s been a lot of teases for a Roman Reigns and Rock match over the last few years,
however, there’s been no confirmation of the match actually taking place
Wrestlemania 37 was one of the first talked about locations for the match, but it never happened
Then Roman Reigns and The Rock were rumored to interact
at Survivor Series 2021, but that was unable to happen as well
Then some fans thought The Rock would make a surprise
appearance after Wrestlemania 38 to challenge Roman Reigns to a match
the following year at Wrestlemania, but that didn’t happen as well
But no matter how many times that big interaction doesn’t happen, fans still aren’t losing hope
A sports betting outlet is even running very early
odds on the Wrestlemania 39 match between The Rock and Roman Reigns
The match is not confirmed at all, but
Roman Reigns was the big favorite to over The Rock in those odds
And that’s not really a surprise, if The Rock versus Roman Reigns actually happens,
Roman will definitely pick up the win over The Rock
The Rock defeating Roman doesn’t really do anything for the story, especially if The Rock
is gonna head back out after the match, but Roman getting that pin-fall win would be massive and
give him something more to brag about and use as evidence of him being the new head of his family
Like everyone has said by now, the title doesn’t even have to be on the line for this match,
it’ll be just as important and interesting with or without the title,
so that doesn’t really matter either
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