New Ms. Money in the Bank, Title vs. Career at Crown Jewel? 4 Directions for Bayley in WWE after losing at Bad Blood

WWE Bad Blood witnessed Queen of the Ring Nia Jax defend the WWE Women's Championship against Bayley. Ahead of the match, a lot was being made about Bayley potentially winning or Tiffany Stratton cashing in her Money in the Bank contract and walking away as champion.

However, nothing along these lines happened, and Jax ended up winning the match. While the night will be one to remember for Jax, the same can't be said about Bayley, who had her dreams of becoming champion again crushed by The Irresistible Force.

In this article, we will look at four directions for Bayley after her loss to Nia Jax at WWE Bad Blood 2024:

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#4. Bayley can feud with Tiffany Stratton on WWE SmackDown

Before Bayley could lose, she was actually in a good spot to beat Nia Jax and become champion. However, an interference from Tiffany Stratton, followed by a major distraction, caused her to lose focus, and Jax took advantage of the same to beat her.

Due to what happened, the former Damage CTRL member could very well confront Tiffany Stratton on SmackDown next week and feud with her. However, unlike any other feud, Bayley could challenge the former NXT Women's Champion for her Money in the Bank briefcase.

The feud could be one to look out for in the women's division on SmackDown as it presents the veteran against the impressive up-and-comer.

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#3. Take a sabbatical and return

When it comes to winning, the former Damage CTRL member has won everything there is to be won in WWE. However, since losing the WWE Women's Championship to Nia Jax at SummerSlam, this was Bayley's first opportunity to win back the title, and she failed in doing so. Due to this, it's unlikely she will receive another title shot anytime soon.

Hence, it would make sense for Bayley to take a sabbatical and asses her strategy going forward. This sabbatical would allow Bayley to think about what she wants to achieve and how she can get there. It will be interesting to see if she does something along these lines.

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#2. Team up with Naomi

As mentioned above, after this loss to Nia Jax, it does not look like Bayley will be competing for the WWE Women's Championship anytime soon. If that's the case and Bayley still has a desire to win gold, she could partner with someone she beat last week, Naomi.

Bayley and Naomi share a good bond, and the two superstars could team up to potentially win the Women's Tag Team Championship. While the Tag Team Title might not mean as much as a singles title for Bayley, it's still better than nothing, and she gets to wrestle with her friend Naomi.

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#1. Career vs Title match at Crown Jewel

Since it's hard for Bayley to get a title shot after her loss against Nia Jax at Bad Blood, on SmackDown, Bayley could confront Jax and put forth a special condition to get another shot. The Role Model could challenge the champion for a match at Crown Jewel.

However, unlike last time, this time around, there could be a stipulation that if Bayley loses again, she could be banished from SmackDown. A stipulation like that would make the match interesting and would also give Bayley the motivation to do her best against Jax.