Bayley...The Next John Cena?

[Grievous 3D]

So...let me make a few points straight off the bat.

1). I love Charlotte...She is THE Alpha Female of the WWE.
2). I think Sasha Banks is amazing.
3). I think Bayley is awesome.

Okay...just wanted to state that before I truly begin.

Recently Queen Charlotte and The Legit Boss Sasha Banks fought in the
first ever women's Hell in a Cell match which also headlined said
Pay Per View in the main event.

Now...even I will admit that the match was far from perfect...but it
was great to see this match finally happen...and it was also great to
see the ladies get the main event spot.

Now I will admit that even though I am a Total Charlotte Fanboy I knew
deep in my very soul that it was a moment tailor made for The Boss.

She would have retained her title, ended Charlotte's pay per view winning
streak and had her hand raised in her home town of Boston. You couldn't
write a better script right?

Well...WWE (and mainly Vince from what I hear) had others plans.

To my absolute shock...Charlotte won.

Now...I am a Total Charlotte Fanboy...but even I was shocked that WWE did
this. And the reason...WWE wanted to push a Charlotte vs. Bayley feud sooner
rather than later.

Now first off...that seems really unfair to Sasha. The woman has put on
some amazing matches with Charlotte and logic dictates that it was her time
to truly be "The Boss" of the Women's division.

Secondly...while I love Charlotte...she has held the title for long enough
and scored enough 'big" wins to cement herself as one of the all time greatest female
wrestlers in WWE history. Surely someone else should have a run right?

And Thirdly...and I just want to state again that I think Bayley is awesome...but she
hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire since her move to the main roster.

I once again go back to the triple threat match at Clash of Champions. Both Sasha
and Bayley looked like teenage girls fighting a full grown woman. Charlotte simply
has too much size, skill and ring presence to look truly threatened by Bayley...
at least in my opinion. In fact the only women who could truly match Charlotte
on a purely physical level are Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, Naomi, Sasha
(Just Barely) and of course Asuka (My God I can't wait for that match)

But you can already see it on the horizon. That Wrestlemania 33 moment where Bayley
wins the Gold by breaking Charlotte's Pay Per View streak as balloons fall from the
sky as everyone cheers for their lovable hero. Ugh...I think I'm going to be sick
from the sweetness of it all.

Now why you ask?

Let's really think about this...Bayley isn't...
As powerful as Nia Jax,
As dangerous as Asuka,
As cool as Sasha Banks,
As sexy as Eva Marie,
As athletic as Naomi,
As skilled as Natalya,
As charismatic as Alexa Bliss,
Hell she's not even a good all rounder like Charlotte and Nikki Bella...
But Bayley has one advantage over every other woman on the WWE roster.

She is marketable...and she is marketable to the one demographic that has always
been a hard sell as far as professional wrestling goes.

The young girl demographic.

You see...Bayley is the kind of wrestler parents wouldn't mind their daughters
dressing up as for halloween or buying them a T-Shirts for...or buying Headbands,
wristbands, arm tassels, socks, gym wear...all bright and colorful with a WWE logo
slapped on them.

Bayley is an innocent, shy, hard working, huggable wrestler who always plays
by the rules.

She can be a role model for young girls...someone they look up to and aspire
to be like...Bayley could be on ceral boxes and Television commericals...
Bayley could be just like John Cena.

Bayley could be the Next John Cena.

Thoughts?

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

Bayley is gonna get buried. She is gonna always be looked down upon under Charlotte, Nikki, Nia Jax, and Sasha.

Her mic skills are terrible. Go watch her interview on Raw Talk afree Hell in a Cell. she seriously didn't even know how to cut a promo without a script handy

 

[Grievous 3D]

Oh God...I didn't know she was that bad...

Well...I'm guessing WWE will help her through this...
I mean they've been "helping" Eva Marie for a long
time now...surely they'll help Bayley.

 

[¡Tranquilo!]

The way she's looking now hell no. Besides, Male or female they'll probably never be another Hogan, Austin,Rock or Cena.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Well...I guess I meant it more a long the lines of merchandising
than actual in-ring success.

That's why I used the term "marketable"

Besides, Male or female they'll probably never be another Hogan, Austin,Rock or Cena.

I still hold out hope that another hugely popular
figure in the wrestling industry will emerge.

 

[edge4ever]

No way. Next cena? Nah, that will eventually be reigns.

 

[¡Tranquilo!]

Well...I guess I meant it more a long the lines of merchandising
than actual in-ring success.

That's why I used the term "marketable"


I still hold out hope that another hugely popular
figure in the wrestling industry will emerge.

Her time in NXT has proven she's marketable but you have to consider that the NXT audience are essentially hardcore wrestling fans. To be marketable in main roster WWE you need to have in-ring success...unless you're James Ellsworth in which losing is more profitable.

 

[The Phenom]

I can see where your going @Grievous. I can see her being the woman version of John Cena but she will need to step those mic skills up a bit.......another point is that she would be marketable to all girls... even grown women will buy her merchandise to match their kids.

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

I don't think so, at all.... Her and her career remind me more of a female Daniel Bryan if anything.


LOL next Cena.... people actually like Bailey.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I'm not really a fan of the term 'The Next John Cena'.

Now, don't get me wrong. Accomplishing what Cena's accomplished in his career is amazing, but... I'm more of a fan of a few people being/trading places on the top instead of just one guy/gal being in the limelight all the time.

But yeah, I love Bayley and she deserves to be in the ME scene along with Charlotte and Sasha for many years to come.

 

[Solid Snake]

I consider her the female Cena in regards to her being a child favorite and an over the top face. Other than that, nothing like each other.
Cena started as a heel who focused on the current theme of "white thug" which was a trend back then thanks to Eminem. He eventually was worked over as a face and became the face of the company pretty fast from the looks of it.

Bayley on the other hand has a lot of work to do and it is unfortunate, but the female wrestlers simply do not wrestle as long as the males because they choose to get married, start having kids/family, ect. She may end up being one of the top women but as of now, she has a ways to go with names like Trish, Gail Kim, and Lita up at the top (IMO).

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Love Bayley's butt and all but I agree with the view that she will find herself buried.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Love Bayley's butt and all

I thought you'd be more into Carmella's "back end" if you know what I mean?

but I agree with the view that she will find herself buried.

Really? You guys really think they'd bury someone as unique as Bayley?