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Bayley has been the reigning SmackDown Women's Championship for a record 319 days and counting. This past weekend, The Role Model managed to defeat Asuka at SummerSlam in yet another successful title defense, albeit with a little help from her tag team partner Sasha Banks.
Fans have seen Bayley become more and more villainous during her record-breaking reign, be it attacking Kairi Sane backstage, doing whatever it takes to win and even abandoning her best friend and tag team partner when she was calling out of her help at SummerSlam.
Bayley has had both the longest single reign and combined reigns as SmackDown Women's Champion. At the moment, the SmackDown roster is filled with talented women, so it will be interesting to see who will be the next star to challenge Bayley Dos Straps for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
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#5 Carmella returns to challenge Bayley for SmackDown Women's Championship
Former 24/7 Champion and inaugural Ms. Money in the Bank Carmella has been absent from WWE TV lately, but will The Staten Island Princess be the next star to challenge Bayley?
The last time that Carmella was seen on television, she was one of six women competing in the Money in the Bank ladder match, which was eventually won by Asuka. Carmella is no stranger to the title picture, and she has also been a holder of the SmackDown Women's Championship after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract on Charlotte Flair. Carmella enjoyed 131 days as SmackDown Women's Champion before losing the title at SummerSlam 2018 during a triple threat match against Flair and Becky Lynch.
An imminent return has been hinted at for Carmella. The Total Divas star has recently been posting throwback pictures and videos to her time as a champion of The Blue Brand, and clips of her training routine in the gym.
Carmella is a talented member of the roster - could she be returning to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship soon?
#4 Alexa Bliss challenges Bayley for SmackDown Women's Championship
Alexa Bliss has just been involved in an intense storyline between 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, and she seems to have split from her tag team partner Nikki Cross. If WWE want Bliss to compete as a singles Superstar, challenging Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship could be the way forward.
Little Miss Bliss is no stranger to the title picture. The star has enjoyed two reigns as SmackDown Women's Champion, as well as becoming the first female WWE superstar to win the SmackDown Women's Championship and the RAW Women's Championship.
Alexa Bliss has excellent promo skills and is possibly one of the most gifted WWE women on the microphone. Her in-ring abilities have significantly improved in recent months, to become a formidable talent between the ropes.
Bliss and Bayley have faced each other on plenty of occasions. The pair have been consistent in the matches that they have been in together, demonstrating great competitive chemistry. Alexa Bliss seems to be continuing with her current run as a sympathetic babyface character, and the star could be the perfect foil for the villainous Bayley.
Alexa Bliss is a true fan favorite of the WWE roster, and it could be very interesting to see a feud over the SmackDown Women's Championship between her and Bayley.
#3 Mandy Rose sets her sights on Bayley's SmackDown Women's Champion
It's hard to believe that Mandy Rose has never won a title in WWE. Perhaps a shot at Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship is the next step in the blossoming career of the Golden Goddess?
Mandy Rose has impressed WWE fans massively during her bitter feud against her former best friend, Sonya Deville. The pair have been butting heads throughout the year after it was revealed that Deville attempted to sabotage Rose's budding relationship with Otis. The former friends battled on and off for months, and The Pride Fighter even cut Rose's hair in a backstage attack.
At SummerSlam, Mandy Rose managed to overpower Sonya Deville in a Loser Leaves WWE match, effectively ending their rivalry.
The character of Mandy Rose has changed since she became involved with Otis. She has gone from being a mean girl to someone loveable and fun, the sort of person who could work well against Bayley. Mandy Rose is going from strength to strength in WWE and seeing her contend for Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship could be a brilliant next chapter for the star.
#2 Naomi challenges Bayley for SmackDown Women's Championship
Naomi has been a long time rival of Bayley, and the pair have had their fair share of clashes. Naomi and Bayley had even faced off over the SmackDown Women's Championship at Super ShowDown, where The Role Model cheated by trapping Naomi's legs in her shirt.
The pair have even come head-to-head very recently. On the SmackDown before SummerSlam, Naomi appeared to issue a Beat the Clock challenge to decide who out of Bayley and Sasha would face Asuka first at the PPV.
The WWE Universe has been vocal in support of Naomi, and wanting better opportunities for the Superstar - the hashtag #NaomiDeservesBetter made waves on Twitter when fans called for the star to receive better treatment.
Having the two battle it out over the SmackDown Women's Championship would allow Naomi to shine. She is talented and hasn't had a championship reign since 2017, over three years ago.
Naomi has a brilliant set of in-ring skills, and we have seen in her past matches with Bayley that the pair are well-matched, and would be able to deliver an engaging feud over the title.
#1 Sasha Banks finally turns on Bayley and goes after the SmackDown Women's Championship
WWE has been hinting towards a fallout between Sasha Banks and Bayley for some time now. Are we going to get a dispute over the SmackDown Women's Championship sooner rather than later?
Currently, the duo is still WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. However, the brief reign of Banks as the RAW Women's Champion ended at SummerSlam, where Bayley refused to help her supposed friend despite her screaming out for it.
There have been subtle nods to the pair imploding for some time now. The WWE Universe got their biggest pointers towards this over the past week. The pair bickered over who would face Asuka first at SummerSlam, Sasha Banks paid homage to her and Bayley's NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn classic with her SummerSlam ring gear while The Role Model didn't. The same weekend, Bayley didn't return the favor when Banks helped her defeat Asuka at the PPV.
During their previous rivalries, Banks and Bayley have worked together to put on some incredible matches. The prospect of seeing the pair square off for the SmackDown Women's Championship is definitely something for fans to look forward to.
