Since Bayley destroyed her inflatables, which was a great tactic to signify her change in attitude by the way. It’s safe to say that she has officially turned heel. Bayley was sort of trying to uphold the status of babyface for a couple of months by claiming that all she was doing was maintaining her loyalty to Sasha Banks, but now she has fully embraced the dark side. It was a very smart move by WWE to make Bayley’s heel turn gradual because her character was so firmly entrenched as a face that it took a while for the WWE universe to accept her in any other portrayal.

I personally like this character change for Bayley, simply because she was becoming a little bit stale and the WWE universe could basically script what to expect from her. It is a little bit surprising, however, from the perspective that one might guess that WWE and FOX would have elected to begin the new era of SmackDown with a familiar Women’s Champion in Charlotte Flair.

In my opinion, this will now solidify the women’s division in WWE as being viewed in the same light as the guys. I’m of course referring to Becky Lynch being the no.1 pick this past week in the WWE draft.

WWE probably missed a significant opportunity on SmackDown. This would have been a great way for Seth Rollins to turn heel on Roman Reigns because:

  1. they have an extensive history together and it would have been sure to get a massive reaction from the WWE universe, and;
  2. there have been hints of a character change for Seth since WrestleMania when he won the Universal Championship from Brock Lesnar for the first time with a low blow.

The most recent example was on October 6 at Hell in a Cell in which he was heavily booed after displaying an excessive amount of aggression towards The Fiend. He already seems to be a villain on social media, so this would add to the heel persona.

The strong booking of Kofi Kingston continues, since he is the one who got the pin on AJ Styes in The New Day’s victory over The OC. WWE has made absolutely certain to book him as a strong competitor and a main event player against all competition except Brock Lesnar, who will be busy with Cain Velasquez at Crown Jewel.