Bayley is not giving up hope on a Sasha Banks WWE return.
Banks has not appeared for WWE since May of 2022 when she and Naomi left the company. Now, Banks is going by Mercedes Mone and has just won the IWGP Women’s Championship at an NJPW event against KAIRI.
Since debuting for NJPW in Japan, Bayley and Naomi have been by the side of Mercedes in support. Bayley talks on that..
“I went there on my own. There were a few of us that flew out there just because she’s been there for all my big moments, you know, even as she hasn’t been a part of the company. I’ve made my return. I’ve had my big matches; she’s there for me. So, of course, I want to be there for her, and we’ve done so much together and WWE. She means so much to me and so much to the wrestling world. I have to be there for this moment,” said Bayley. (Fightful)
“I literally flew out right after Raw, got to Japan two hours before the show started, and raced over there and met everybody there and sat in the crowd, kind of incognito. It was so magical to be there for her. I just knew how important it was to her, and she just loves this. Everybody knows how much she loves this and how much wrestling means to her, and how much WWE means to her, and she wouldn’t be there without WWE. So I think it meant a lot to her that I was able to go.”
Bayley of course misses Mercedes by her side in WWE. But with that being said, she still thinks that there is a return to WWE eventually for Sasha Banks.
“I’ll say yes. Because I mean, this is her home. This is her dream, and I love to see what she’s doing and what she’s going to be doing over the next few months. She’s going to literally take over the world, take the world by storm, but I know this is her home and where her heart is. By her heart, I mean me, so she needs to come back to me, you know? I need her, I need my travel partner, but I’m gonna say yes like I’ll never give up hope that she’ll come back,” said Bayley.
Triple H took over creative for WWE after Banks and Naomi left the company. With a new regime, Bayley was asked if she knew the offer was on the table for a return for Banks.
“Honestly, I don’t know. She’s a little private about that stuff. We talk about a lot, but she’s very private when it comes to that situation,” she said.
What are your thoughts on what the future holds for Mercedes? Discuss below.
