Earlier this year Bayley got a huge push when she won the Raw Women’s Championship, and she successfully defended the belt at WrestleMania. Bayley’s push didn’t work out quite as well as WWE officials had hoped, and after she dropped the belt she drifted throughout the card.
However, Bayley’s luck recently turned around when she earned the right to challenge Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. But then Bayley was hit with some bad luck, as she suffered a shoulder injury this week on Raw.
WWE officials have not made any official announcements regarding Bayley’s status for SummerSlam, but it appears that the title match will be taking place, and Bayley won’t be involved.
Sportskeeda is reporting that current plans call for Sasha Banks to replace Bayley and face Alexa Bliss in the Raw Women’s Championship match at SummerSlam.
Sasha Banks is set to face off against Nia Jax on Raw in a number 1 contenders match, and Banks will reportedly win the match and earn a title shot.
It’s possible that WWE officials will make an announcement on Bayley’s status sometime soon, but if they don’t it’s likely that they’re holding off on making the announcement until Raw in order to try to improve ratings.
On this week’s episode of Still Real Radio we’re talking about the Road to SummerSlam, and the fallout from Monday Night Raw and this week’s WWE SmackDown Live. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated John Cena to earn the right to challenge Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam in a few weeks, and we dive into his chances of winning the WWE Championship at the big event. You can subscribe to Still Real Radio on iTunes, and you can also check out the latest episode below.
