Bayley Added to Fatal 5-Way Match for Women's Title at WWE No Mercy 2017
After missing out on her opportunity to challenge Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam last month, Bayley will have a shot to regain the Raw Women's Championship on Sunday at No Mercy.
WWE announced Bayley was added to what had been a Fatal 4-Way match, making it a Fatal 5-Way that features her, Bliss, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Emma. She returned from a shoulder injury Monday night on Raw:
Having earned a title opportunity against Bliss at SummerSlam, Bayley suffered a shoulder injury in a match with Jax on the July 31 edition of Raw.
A week later, Bayley confirmed she'd be out for the pay-per-view.
While Bayley's return strengthens depth in the Raw women's division, it may also exacerbate the show's inability to make the most of its talent. Mickie James and Emma are both extremely talented but largely treated as afterthoughts.
The issue's likely going to get worse. Asuka is on her way to Raw, and Paige may finally be getting closer to wrestling again. She shared a photo from the WWE Performance Center on Monday afternoon:
Before her injury, Bayley had been treading water so much that fans booed her while she was delivering the news about her shoulder—something WWE appears to have edited out of the video posted to YouTube. The idea that fans would turn on Bayley would've been unthinkable when she was arriving on the main roster from NXT.
Bayley doesn't necessarily need to win the title at No Mercy, but she needs to at least have a strong showing Sunday in order to begin rebuilding her momentum.
WWE freshened up Raw and SmackDown Live with the Superstar Shake-up in April, and few wrestlers would benefit more than Bayley from another reshuffling of the show's two rosters.
