In a recent interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Bayley discussed her future in WWE, acknowledging the landscape of the women’s division and revealing when her deal expires.
“I have so many other things I want to make it into. I have a year and a half left on this current contract, so we’ll see what happens then,” Bayley stated, leaving her long-term plans open-ended.
When pressed about what might come next, she admitted, “Man, I don’t know. I think I’ve done everything I really want to do, not everything. There’s still a lot I want to get done, but done so much with WWE and I’ve been here for already 12 years and there’s a huge wave of women coming in that I think are ready to take over, ready to be in those spots.”
Bayley expressed her optimism about the future of the women’s division, particularly highlighting her current experience teaming with Lyra Valkyria. “Teaming with Lyra right now has been super eye-opening to what the whole division has to offer. I’ve got to work with Roxanne. I got to work with Cora,” Bayley stated. “But even like last night, hanging out with Lyra, we went out to dinner, and we hung out with Michin for her birthday. But being able to hang out with her outside of wrestling, hearing her mindset and why she does this, why she wants to make it better, what she wants to make better, how she wants to help even me. Things that we’re doing going into WrestleMania, how she wants to be better for me makes me so happy that there’s people like that and women like that that want to be better for the division.”
This positive outlook on the younger talent has seemingly influenced Bayley’s perspective on her own longevity in the company. “So when I think about okay, I might be done in a couple of years, who knows? I know that it’s going to be in good hands,” Bayley stated. “So that makes me really happy. Where before John Cena always says he couldn’t leave, because who was going to do what he does? Who’s going to take his place? Who’s going to be the one to freaking put asses in seats? Who’s going to be the one that the kids want to see, that the kids idolize to the level that he does? Cody’s doing that. I’m not saying I’m John Cena, but that’s kind of the same mindset. As long as it’s in good hands, the goal was to just leave it in a better place than you found it.”
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