Ding Dong! Hello! Oh, how we've missed Bayley.
The former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion has been gone from WWE since July 2021 and fans are eager to see her return.
While rumours of her imminent return to WWE have been swirling for months, over the weekend, Bayley herself gave fans some hope with a cryptic tweet.
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On Sunday Bayley tweeted: "I'm like…. excited for myself. Ready to see what 2022 is like."
And we're excited too.
Bayley was injured ahead of Money In The Bank 2021 when she suffered a torn ACL during a training session at the WWE Performance Center.
At the time of her injury, WWE said Bayley would be out "approximately nine months" while she recovers.
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But back in March, ahead of WrestleMania 38, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer reported that Bayley was ready to return to the ring.
Since being out injured, Bayley has had plenty of fun teasing fans on social media about her return.
Ahead of the Royal Rumble in January, Bayley replied to a tweet from WWE's The Bump about whether the show's host Kayla Braxton should enter.
Bayley tweeted: "If she does, then I am without a doubt making my return just to throw her out so far she lands on Michael Coles dumb face."
But Bayley had more fun earlier this month when fans started clamouring for her return after WrestleMania Backlash.
She tweeted: "Woke up from a nap to see that you idiots still don’t know understand injuries work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's called ReCoVeRy!!!!!!!! ReHaB!!!!!! Re-MoDeL!!!!!!!!!!! Have some ReSpEcT!"
It's now been 10 months since Bayley was last seen on WWE TV and a lot has changed in her absence.
Ronda Rousey is now the SmackDown Women’s Champion and Charlotte Flair is gone indefinitely.
But with Ronda looking for challengers for her SmackDown Women’s Championship, it can't be long before we hear: "Ding Dong! Hello!" again.
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