WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 3 Reasons Bayley Should Defeat Charlotte

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1. A Bayley Victory Could Lead to a Sasha Banks Heel Turn

This is perhaps the most pressing reason for Bayley to defeat Charlotte at the Royal Rumble. Sasha Banks is unquestionably one of the most talented women on the roster. And while she can be successful as a babyface, she is much better at being a heel; something she showed throughout her tenure in NXT. Keeping her as a generic, sympathetic babyface on the main roster forever would be a waste. And what better time to turn her heel than after Bayley wins the title that Sasha so desperately covets?

So why do we need heel Sasha at this very moment? Well, aside from the obvious answer of “the sooner the better”, it’s Mania season. That means a Women’s title match at WrestleMania 33 needs to be booked. It seems like we’re probably heading for a triple threat between three of the four horsewomen: Charlotte, Bayley, and Sasha. But rather than having it be another generic match between the three of them, a Sasha heel turn would add some extra fire to it.

If Bayley wins the title at the Royal Rumble, it could begin a slow heel turn for Sasha as she realizes she’s willing to go through her best friend to become Women’s champion again. A Bayley victory at the Rumble would give WWE two months to develop this attitude change, which seems like the perfect amount of time assuming they want things to progress gradually. Bayley needs to win the Women’s title from Charlotte on January 29. All roads lead to WrestleMania, and Bayley winning could provide a much more entertaining Women’s title match at Mania than a Charlotte victory ever could.

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