Bayley: 10 things you didn't know about the top WWE star

Bayley is one of WWE‘s biggest stars and a leader of the Women’s Revolution that has changed the company in recent years.

Since her arrival in NXT in 2012, Bayley has won numerous Championships, including the NXT, Raw and Smackdown Women’s titles. She also was the first ever Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside close friend Sasha Banks.

Following her return from a long-term injury at Summerslam this year, Bayley has been a fixture on Raw alongside Damage CTRL partners Dakota Kai and IYO SKY. She is set to face Bianca Belair in a ladder match for the Raw Women’s Championship this Saturday at Extreme Rules.

With this in mind, there is probably a few things about her that fans still don’t know, so GiveMeSport runs you through 10 things you didn’t know about Bayley…

The real-life Pamela Rose Martinez wrestled for four years on the independent scene before signing with WWE in 2012. Here, she worked for Big Time Wrestling and Shine Wrestling amongst others under the name “Davina Rose.”

As somewhat evident by her ring attire as a face character, her biggest influence is none other than “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Bayley followed the Macho Man by introducing great colour and invention to her presentation.

Growing up, Bayley had a great passion for basketball, with LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant being her hero and inspiration, which she mentioned after his tragic death in 2020. She captained the basketball team at Independence High School in San Jose, California.

Prior to entering WWE, Bayley worked with Serena Deeb on the independents, and credits her with teaching her so much about the industry. Deeb is best remembered in WWE as a member of CM Punk’s Straight Edge Society and now wrestles in AEW.

When she joined WWE and NXT, she