Bayley Teases Potential John Cena Classic Match With Tatum Paxley

John Cena announced the fan-voted John Cena Classic and a new championship at Backlash to help launch WWE’s next big star, and a fan suggestion on X has already sparked a potential matchup. Bayley tagged NXT standout Tatum Paxley in the thread, asking if she was ready, and Paxley replied that she was, putting the Bayley vs. Paxley pairing squarely into the conversation.

Paxley, who signed with WWE in 2021, is currently carrying the NXT Women’s North American Championship and had a brief 24-day run with the NXT Women’s Title after defeating Jacy Jayne last year. Bayley has continued to position herself as a mentor to rising talent through Lodestone Wrestling seminars and recent tag pursuits — including a WrestleMania 42 fatal four-way for the Women’s Tag Titles — and even made a recent appearance in AAA assisting Lola Vice and La Catalina.
Originally reported by Wrestling Observer: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/bayley-teases-match-with-wwe-nxt-name-for-the-john-cena-classic/.