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Figure Four Weekly: Bayley turns heel, WWE continues to focus on Horsewomen

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Bayley going through a long-anticipated character change was the latest step in WWE refocusing on the Four Horsewomen.

Bayley & Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross main evented last Monday’s episode of Raw. Sasha Banks ran in and caused a disqualification by attacking Lynch. Banks struck Lynch with a steel chair until Bayley took it away from her. But instead of playing peacemaker between her friends, Bayley smiled and pummeled Lynch with the chair herself.

After beginning her heel turn and reuniting with Banks, Bayley cut a promo explaining her actions the next night on SmackDown. The crowd alternated between cheering and booing her. Bayley told the fans that their reaction was confusing. Instead of going full bore with the heel turn, Bayley spoke about her friendship with Banks and called Banks the one person who has always had her back. Bayley disingenuously talked about being a hero and a role model.

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Figure Four Weekly: WWE’s women’s division since WrestleMania 35

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More than two months removed from the first women’s WrestleMania main event, the WWE women’s division is struggling to regain the momentum it had earlier this year.

In a rematch from Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Lacey Evans at Stomping Grounds. Bayley and Alexa Bliss will look to improve upon their underwhelming feud from 2017 as they face off for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the pay-per-view.

With Ronda Rousey on hiatus, there was likely always going to be an adjustment period for the women’s division. Rousey’s first year in professional wrestling brought the type of intrigue that can’t really be replicated. Because she was so new to the ring, pretty much any matchup Rousey was in felt like more of an attraction than anything else on the card. There was interest in seeing how much Rousey had improved from match to match and how she would work with each opponent.

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