WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley had an interview with CBS Sports where she talked about the first WWE Evolution show and what caused her to throw a huge fit, along with the potential for a second Evolution show.
How surreal it felt being at the first WWE Evolution show?:
“It did seem like [Evolution] was a long time coming,” Bayley said. “I remember the morning of just feeling so, so crazy because of the fact that it was actually happening. It was kind of like a goal a lot of us had when we first came to NXT. I know it was a goal for a lot of girls there like Natalya and the Bella Twins as well. I was actually pretty upset because there was also a live event the same day. WWE had a live event somewhere in New York and we were doing the pay-per-view. I was like, ‘Why are they doing a live event when we’re doing a the first-ever women’s pay-per-view? It should be all eyes on us. There should be no fans at other shows. They should be at home watching us.”.
Why she threw a big fit before the show?:
“I had thrown a big fit, and then realized that was what we do all the time. There’s always a live show when there’s a pay-per-view, so I had to calm down a little bit, but I had a lot of pride in the show and everybody in it. It was just such a great day. And to see how many people were so happy for us and how much the company made it a big deal, I was surprised that we didn’t have it the next year.”.
The potential for an Evolution 2 event:
“We’re not really impatient,” Bayley said. “We all work pretty consistently, so it’s not like we’re missing out on a night of work or anything like that. It was just more that we didn’t know why and it was never brought up in conversation or brought up to us, so we didn’t know why we didn’t have it. But I don’t think any of us asked either. Our schedule moves so fast and this lifestyle is so fast-paced, so it’s not like we sat down and said, ‘Why are we not doing this?’ Since we’re not too far along from October now, I think maybe I should put that question out there. Anytime is a good time to do it. Pandemic or not. We did WrestleMania during the pandemic. Why not have Evolution, too?”.
