WWE Clash of Champions 2019: 5 Things the company got right at the event

#2. Built Bayley’s character, if not her story

Bayley surprised everyone with the finish

One of the matches I was looking forward to at the event was the one between Bayley and Charlotte Flair. Both women are extremely talented and are arguably the best thing about the SmackDown women’s roster.

While the match was decent, it never really lived up to the occasion and seemed more like a regular television match rather than a pay-per-view level battle between these two women.

To end the match, Bayley pulled Flair into the exposed turnbuckle and scored a quick pinfall victory before running out of the ring. The commentary team found the perfect moment to put over the new attitude of the champion in the process.

Coming out of the match, WWE managed to build a lot on Bayley’s new character, even though they couldn’t do much for the match and the storyline involved. Bayley had defeated Charlotte for the title at Money in the Bank after cashing in her briefcase and pinning a lifeless Charlotte, who ran into a turnbuckle then too.

The match will now define Bayley’s new darker side and will work in favor of the delusional Champion who calls herself an inspiration to the kids in the audience. WWE should now look at the way they worked on Nakamura’s heel character and entrance theme, and apply something similar to Bayley.