Bayley Makes Case For Women Headlining Both Nights Of WWE WrestleMania 40
Bayley, currently on the road to her own WrestleMania match against IYO SKY for the WWE Women's Championship, proposed a solution: "You guys can have the first night and I'll take the second night. You know, we can do that."
"You guys can have the first night and I'll take the second night. You know, we can do that. You never had two women main event both shows at WrestleMania. Why can't it be this year?"
This ambitious goal comes despite the expected main events for WrestleMania. The Rock's highly anticipated return is likely to headline night one alongside Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Night two is projected to feature the much-awaited clash between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns.
Historically, women haven't been strangers to main eventing major WWE shows. WrestleMania itself has seen such moments twice: Becky Lynch's historic victory over Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey in 2019, and Bianca Belair's SmackDown Women's Championship win on WrestleMania 37's first night.
However, Bayley's vision extends beyond singular main events. NXT TakeOver: Respect in 2015 became the first major event to feature a women's main event with Bayley retaining the NXT Women's Championship against Sasha Banks in an Iron Man match. This trend continued on the main roster with Sasha Banks losing the Raw Women's Championship to Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell 2016.
Beyond Wrestlemania, WWE has presented several other all-female main events, including the 2017 Mae Young Classic, the 2018 Evolution pay-per-view, and even the 2018 Royal Rumble featuring the debut of Ronda Rousey. Additionally, women have closed out TLC events in 2018 and 2019, as well as Elimination Chamber in 2020 (the last pre-pandemic PLE with a live crowd) and most recently, Rhea Ripley's victory over Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber 2024.
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