Bayley Talks Fans Booing Eva Marie, NXT’s Growth And More

NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to The Independent to promote NXT’s upcoming UK tour and more. You can check out a few quotes below and read the full interview by clicking here.

There was also the case with Eva Marie where the fans were very rude to her on NXT, beyond the point of treating a heel character with disdain. Do you think the fans respect all talent?

I think fans are like that all over the world. We’re in the public eye and people are going to criticise no matter what and say what they want to say about us. If they want to boo Eva then that’s great, she can have more to feed off. I don’t know if it’s a personal thing where they don’t really respect her, but she’s doing her job.

How big do you think NXT can grow to?

I’ve been saying this a lot recently, I always think we can’t get any better, I mean we’re going to be at Wembley Arena for NXT:Takeover in London and I’m going to think it can’t get bigger, but something next year is going to happen that is even bigger and then something else will as well!

It’s just going to keep growing and I don’t know if there are any limits to NXT. We keep getting more and more fans and everyone is so driven here. We’re not going to stop.

Finally, you’re known as a hugely approachable star and always have a lot of time for your fans. What is your main advice for anybody who wants to succeed in life like you have?

It always sounds so cheesy when I say it, but whatever it is you want to do, just go for it. I don’t care what it is, find a reputable school or if you need to go to college or get the right training, just go do it and take little steps.

Don’t feel like you have to get to it right away or give yourself deadlines like ‘I need to be this by the time I’m 25’. It’s going to get stressful and there will be times when you doubt yourself, but keep going, keep moving forward and it’ll happen for you if you keep fighting for it.