One of the biggest shocks of the 2016 WWE Draft was that Bayley was not one of the 7 NXT stars selected. Many fans (like myself) felt like she was probably one of if not the most ready star for the main roster. Instead, we saw Carmella and Nia Jax selected instead of her from the NXT women. Thinking positively, I think it was because the WWE has bigger plans for her. Bayley expressed her thoughts on not getting drafted both on Twitter and in a recent video put out by the WWE.
Initially after the draft, Bayley tweeted that she was proud of her good friend Carmella (who was selected by Smackdown):
You win some, you lose some. I’m so proud of @CarmellaWWE. Love you sister. Now go moonwalk to #SmackdownLive ? pic.twitter.com/4mfPzySTwA
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) July 20, 2016
The next day, Bayley tweeted that not getting selected has motivated her:
Thank you #WWEDraft for motivating me to end my workout doing 12 sled pushes w/ 45lb plate on it. #CantStopWontStop https://t.co/slX5PcxGVh
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) July 20, 2016
In a recent video uploaded by the WWE, Bayley was asked how she feels about not getting selected. Even though she wanted to be on the main roster, she remains positive:
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to go to RAW or SmackDown. Like I’ve always done with this, I always have to look at the positive side and right now my main goal is to go after the NXT Womens Championship and become the first-ever two time NXT Womens Champion” (Source; WWE Youtube).
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Let us know your thoughts on her not getting drafted! Will she be Sasha’s mystery partner at WWE Battleground?
Honestly it would not surprise me if Bayley turns out not to be the mystery partner because WWE recently put out a video on there YT channel when there was that segment in NXT with Summer Rae and Sasha that led to Sasha becoming “The Boss” character so that makes me think there is a small chance that Summer Rae ends up being the mystery partner