As we previously reported here on eWn, Bishop Dyer (formerly known as Baron Corbin) was not pleased when Bayley was pulled from her scheduled match at WrestleMania 41 and replaced by Becky Lynch. Bayley had originally been set to compete in the WWE Women’s Tag Team Title match, but Lynch took her place instead. The storyline had reportedly been mapped out weeks in advance.
On a recent episode of “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Dyer elaborated on why he disagreed with the decision to have Lynch step in for Bayley.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Bayley believing she’s not on the level of the other Four Horsewomen: “Not only is it because I respect her and what she does, but she’s been a main staple for so many years and has done so much in the ring and out of the ring. We all saw the interview she did with Chris [Van Vliet], which was so good, where she talks about how she doesn’t feel like she’s on the level of a Charlotte [Flair] or a [Becky] … when you look at Mercedes [Mone], Becky, Charlotte and Bayley, those were the four. They revolutionized women’s wrestling. And so for Bayley not to think that she’s on that level, that’s a testament to exactly what I felt when I saw that she got pulled from the Mania like that.”
On how Bayley was more active than the other Four Horsewomen in recent years: “It’s the most amazing thing in the world to become a parent, but Becky left to have a baby and was gone for a while. Becky’s gone to do movies. Becky’s had injuries. Charlotte has, over the last four or five years, been around about 25% of the time. Mercedes is obviously no longer with WWE.”
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