36-year-old WWE Superstar sends a message to Bayley ahead of major number-one contender's match
A few weeks ago, Bayley returned to SmackDown after she lost the WWE Women’s Championship to Nia Jax at SummerSlam. The Hugger has been in pursuit of regaining her belt ever since. Now, as she heads into a number-one contender’s match to get a shot at Jax, a 36-year-old star has sent her a message. The woman in question is Naomi.
Bayley will enter a singles number-one contender’s match against Naomi next week. Both have been longtime allies, but the chance to win the top gold has left them conflicted. Notably, this Friday, the duo faced Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton in a Tornado Tag Team match.
The match had a particular condition: the woman who pinned Jax would receive a title shot against her. However, the match ended with Naomi and Bayley pinning the Women’s Champion at the same time. Thus, while their team won, the title shot opportunity vanished for both of them.
This seemed to widen the gap between the two friends. Naomi has sent a message to the previous titleholder, as they will now face off.
“Love you @itsBayleyWWE regardless 😔 #SmackDown,” she wrote.
Bayley and Naomi get into a backstage dispute
The former women's champions had happily accepted The Annihilator’s proposition of a Tornado Tag Team match last week. However, the duo wasn’t on the same page this week ahead of the match.
The babyfaces started talking about winning the title shot and how they would get it. This resulted in a backstage dispute between them ahead of their match.
These tensions also manifested in the ring, and Naomi even pulled The Role Model off of Nia Jax once when she tried to pin her. Their backstage dispute increased in intensity when neither emerged as a clear winner, prompting General Manager Nick Aldis to become the peacemaker and schedule the match next week.
It would be interesting to see which of these two friends emerges on top to challenge Queen Nia for the WWE Women’s Championship. Moreover, fans would be looking to find out if The Hugger and Naomi remain friends after this divisive development.