Bayley was by no means meant to turn out to be WWE Ladies’s Champion after forming Harm CTRL.
The previous NXT Ladies’s Champion fashioned the group at Summerslam 2022. She recruited IYO SKY and Dakota Kai into the group with the purpose of elevating them into top-tier WWE Superstars.
Whereas IYO SKY did turn out to be WWE Ladies’s Champion, Bayley beat her for the title at WrestleMania 40. Nevertheless, this was by no means the unique plan for the group, as Bayley had little interest in being World Champion once more.
Bayley spoke with Joey Karni of The Angle Podcast within the lead-up to Summerslam 2024. She revealed that the purpose for Harm CTRL was to make IYO SKY and Dakota Kai champions, not her.
Nevertheless, she famous that the group turning on her modified that trajectory. Whereas she had no plans to turn out to be champion when the group was created, Bayley wouldn’t have crushed SKY at WrestleMania if the Harm CTRL had attacked her and kicked her out of the group.
“This was by no means the purpose. IYO SKY changing into champion was the purpose. Dakota Kai changing into champion was the purpose. And it was bizarre, I used to be speaking to folks once I was pitching for this. There have been movies that I did and promos that I wrote that had been like, ‘I’m not right here to be a champion. I’ve accomplished all these issues. I couldn’t care much less about these issues.’”
“What I’m right here to do is for them to really feel that, for them to have their Mania moments, their Summerslam moments, to turn out to be champion. And by chance, we had been in a position to do this. This was sort of similar to a bit aspect piece, a bit half that I wasn’t anticipating. And that’s their fault. In the event that they wouldn’t have turned on me, IYO may have nonetheless been champion. However right here we’re.”
