Bayley Discusses Potential Sasha Banks WWE Return

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Sasha Banks left WWE at the start of the new year, not appearing on WWE television since her and Naomi walked out prior to the May 16 episode of Raw.

Sasha, now as Mercedes Mone, returned to the ring at last weekend’s NJPW Battle in the Valley show, where she defeated KAIRI to become the second ever IWGP Women’s Champion.

Mercedes debuted in NJPW a month prior at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in the Tokyo Dome, where she was accompanied by several of her friends from WWE, including Bayley.

Bayley sat down with Ariel Helwani, where she spoke about travelling to Japan to support Mercedes in her debut appearance.

She said:

“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.

“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.”

When asked about whether she believes Sasha will return to WWE in the future, Bayley said:

“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.”

Ariel then asked Bayley if Sasha was close to returning to WWE after Triple H took over creative from Vince McMahon back in July, to which she said:

“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.”

There has recently been an update on Mercedes’ contract with NJPW, which you can see here.

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