5 Reasons why Sonya Deville returned to WWE SmackDown as an authority figure 

#4 Allows Bayley or some other WWE SmackDown heel to get physically involved with Sonya Deville

Couple of #1’s gettin their swig on pic.twitter.com/gKVV00Zrpa

— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) January 11, 2021

Sonya Deville can certainly go, and hence, could mix it up with the WWE SmackDown heels in the roster, who get in trouble for assaulting an authority figure. Even though we've seen exceptions to the rule, WWE SmackDown and RAW do not usually portray inter-gender violence, which is why having a female authority figure makes sense.

This Sunday on ⁦@WWENetwork⁩ ⁦@steveaustinBSR⁩ pic.twitter.com/EuilTnY4ri

— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) January 8, 2021

Bayley is clearly out of the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship picture at this point in time. She is also one of the biggest stars on the roster, and she needs a feud that she can sink her teeth into, which could come in the form of a slugfest with the WWE SmackDown authority figure.

Others like Carmella or even Natalya could benefit from such a storyline, but Bayley just seems like the clearest candidate at this point in time, when it comes to getting into it with Sonya Deville.

Raising your hands on a WWE SmackDown official has its consequences, and Bayley could bear the brunt of getting physical with Sonya Deville.