Starting off, I want to say that I really like Bayley. Both as a character and wrestler. So this is not an "attack" on her or her ability to wrestle.
Now that I got that out of the way. Let's start with where the character was getting stale.
Did they give her the belt too soon? Personally, I don't think so...Did she do much with the belt when she had it? Not really, and that's were the problem started...in my opinion. She didn't present as a confident champion. She didn't hold the belt long enough to increase that confidence and make her the person to beat.
Then there was the feud with Alexa Bliss, who just tore into Bayley on the mic and backed it up in the ring. Again making Bayley look weak both on the mic and in the ring. And of course their match at Extreme Rules made both women look bad, but especially Bayley. She didn't get extreme because she's too nice? She wouldn't do whatever it took to win? She just looked so weak and incompetent.
Bayley has gone from a strong women's champion in NXT to a little insecure girl who can win, but does so because of luck and not skill.
Do you see the problem? Her character hasn't evolved. And now her momentum has been halted due to injury.
So, how to fix this? It's pretty simple, toughen up Bayley and make her more confident. She doesn't have to tell us she was a fan when she was a kid. That's not necessary; the people are behind her the connection already exists. She doesn't have to turn her heel, please don't!!
When she comes back from injury. Have her feud with Alexa again. Let Alexa cut a promo on Bayley. And Bayley doesn't have to say anything...She just has to punch Alexa in the face. Then in a backstage segment. Have Bayley say she is sick of being treated like a child, having her kindness mistaken for weakness by Alexa and then challenge Alexa to a No Holds Barred match. Make
the match long enough and make Bayley aggressive through that match, and have her WIN IT!
That's all WWE has to do. How hard is that?
