Bayley’s Raw return means she re-signed with WWE, unless it doesn’t

Bayley looks on during Monday Night RAW at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on September 7, 2026 in Birmingham, Alabama. | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images Reports that WWE was working on creative plans for Bayley quickly led to talk that she signed a new contract ahead of her current deal expiring at the end of this year. After Bayley returned on Raw last night (Sept. 7) and resumed her story with Lyra Valkyria, we honestly assumed the talk of her re-signing was accurate. And that’s what Dave Meltzer said on the post-Raw Wrestling Observer Radio before discussing Bayley’s involvement in Valkyria’s Money in the Bank qualifier on this Monday’s show, ultimately won by Sol Ruca: “Yep, signed a new deal.“ Referring to “the belief” that Bayley had re-upped with WWE, Sean Ross Sapp said this on Fightful’s post-Raw show: “I spoke to a wrestler two weeks ago that believes she re-signed with WWE, but none of that was confirmed yet.” PWInsider’s Mike Johnson, who was the first to report on