Former Raw, SmackDown and NXT Women's Champion Bayley will reportedly return to WWE very soon.

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One member of the Four Horsewomen group from WWE NXT, Bayley may not have the sheer star power of the other three but is a supremely talented performer. With numerous accomplishments inside WWE, fans around the world respect Bayley.

Birthname
Pamela Rose Martinez
Birthdate
June 14, 1989
Birthplace
San Jose, California, USA
Height
5 feet 6 inches

Bayley has been out of action since July of last year, when she unfortunately suffered an ACL tear while training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. After undergoing surgery, WWE announced that the 2019 women's Money in the Bank ladder match winner would miss roughly nine months of action.

In an update, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com reports that Bayley "is scheduled to be in Nashville for" the SummerSlam 2022 weekend. It wasn't noted if she will actually wrestle at the show, but at least she'll presumably be at The Biggest Party of the Summer that will run inside Nissan Stadium on July 30.

Earlier this month, Johnson also reported that Bayley was at the Performance Center. That's obviously a strong indicator that she's getting very close to an in-ring return. It shouldn't surprise anyone if WWE decides against announcing Bayley's return ahead of time. Recent history suggests it'll be come as a "surprise", after all.

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At SummerSlam 2021 last year, both Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar made surprise returns after both spending more than a year away from WWE. Lynch defeated Bianca Belair to become the Raw Women's Champion, and Lesnar confronted Roman Reigns following the latter's successful title defense over John Cena.

Bayley may not be the only other notable star who will return soon. WWE reportedly has plans for Edge to return for the go-home SummerSlam edition of Raw next week. The Rated-R Superstar has been off of television since being betrayed by his Judgment Day allies on the June 6 show.

SummerSlam Would Be The Perfect Time For Bayley's WWE Return

Belair will defend her Raw Women's Championship against Lynch, and Liv Morgan will try to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship against Ronda Rousey. SummerSlam would be the perfect time and place for Bayley to make her WWE return, as she could confront and/or challenge the winner of the Belair-Lynch or Morgan-Rousey match. Bayley has spent ample time in the main event scene, so don't be surprised if WWE decides to push her immediately following her return to television.

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