Bayley to face Dakota Kai on WWE SmackDown next week
On the road to WrestleMania, Bayley is set to face off against Dakota Kai in a singles match.
WWE has announced that Bayley vs. Kai will take place on SmackDown next Friday (March 15). The match is happening two weeks after Kai betrayed Bayley and sided with Damage CTRL.
Kai initially pretended like she was going to help Bayley in her feud against Damage CTRL. They were tag team partners against Asuka & Kairi Sane on SmackDown last week. But Kai dropped off the apron when Bayley went to make a tag. She then slapped Bayley before IYO SKY laid Bayley out.
Bayley is facing SKY for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 40. After winning the women’s Royal Rumble, Bayley left Damage CTRL and announced that she would be challenging SKY at WrestleMania.
A sit-down interview with Bayley aired on SmackDown tonight. Bayley promised to do everything in her soul to break Damage CTRL.
Later in the night, Damage CTRL responded to Bayley. Kai claimed that she was always the brains behind Damage CTRL, not Bayley. Kai challenged Bayley to face her on SmackDown next week.
This will be Kai’s first singles match in nearly a year. She was out of action for 10 months due to a torn ACL.
WWE has also announced that Rey Mysterio will appear on next week’s SmackDown. Last Friday, Mysterio returned to WWE programming for the first time since undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus last November.
Mysterio and the LWO are feuding with Santos Escobar and Legado del Fantasma. Dragon Lee defeated Angel on SmackDown tonight, but Legado del Fantasma beat down Lee after the match. It was said on commentary that the LWO weren’t in the building and couldn’t help Lee.
FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee is hosting next week’s SmackDown.
WWE SmackDown (Friday, March 15) —
- The Rock appears
- Bayley vs. Dakota Kai
- Rey Mysterio appears
