Bayley Discusses Her Decision On WWE WrestleMania 40 Opponent

WWE

The 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley has discussed her decision on WrestleMania 40 opponent.

At WWE Royal Rumble 2024, Bayley won the Women’s Rumble by last eliminating Liv Morgan and setting the all-time endurance record. With her win, the former SmackDown Women’s Champion has earned a title shot of her choosing at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.

Ahead of the Royal Rumble, the Damage CTRL leader made it clear that she intended on challenging Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 40.

On the January 29 episode of WWE Raw, Nia Jax attacked Rhea Ripley and confronted Bayley, telling her that Ripley would not make it to WrestleMania.

Speaking with WWE’s The Bump, Bayley was asked how much Jax has changed her game plan. She answered:

“First of all, what would you do if Nia Jax was walking towards you? You would run for your life, okay?”

“Damage CTRL saw that I can handle myself against 29 other women at the Royal Rumble, so they weren’t worried about me.”

“I’ve dealt with Nia so many times. I’ve beaten her in the past, okay. I knew she wasn’t there for me, she was there for Rhea Ripley.”

“To me, my goal stays the same. Like I said on Monday, you’ve never seen anything like Damage CTRL before, you’ve never seen a lineage of all these champions in the ring at once, a Royal Rumble winner in the ring at once.”

“This handful of talent, it’s never been done before. That’s gonna continue.”

“When I make my decision on Friday, it’s gonna continue at WrestleMania when we’re all champions, when we’re all holding gold, and nobody can deny us because we’re on top of the world,”

When asked if there is really a decision to be made on WrestleMania, Bayley replied:

“I don’t know why everybody’s like, ‘So, what’s gonna be your decision? Can we have the scoop?’ You guys had the scoop weeks ago.”

“I said it from the beginning that I was going to win the Royal Rumble. I said it even before they won the tag yeah titles, I said I want all these things, that I can beat Rhea.”

“Look, props to Rhea, she’s younger than me, she’s stronger than me, she’s faster than me, she sells more merch than me. I haven’t had a freaking shirt in a year.”

“But she’s not Damage CTRL. Yeah, Judgment Day won faction of the year. Good for them, they have worked their butts off.”

“They are on every single show, they’re all over the place, and I would have done the same thing to R-Truth, so props to them.”

“But they’re not Damage CTRL, and Rhea Ripley is not Bayley. She doesn’t have my experience, she doesn’t have my vision, she doesn’t have my girls. But yeah, there’s no decision to be made. The vision is clear,”

Bayley announced that she will make her WrestleMania 40 decision on this Friday’s February 2 episode of SmackDown.

Transcription via Fightful

Want to stay up to date with all the most important Wrestling and WrestleTalk News? Join our newsletter mailing list by clicking here, and selecting your preferences!

• WrestleMania 40
• bayley
• Royal Rumble
• wwe

Share this article with friends