Bayley shares unrecognizable throwback ahead of major WWE debut

Bayley shared a throwback photo today on social media ahead of WWE NXT's debut on the CW Network. Tonight's edition of the white-and-gold brand will air live from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

CM Punk will be serving as the Special Guest Referee for the NXT Championship match between Ethan Page and Trick Williams tonight. Roxanne Perez is also scheduled to put her NXT Women's Title on the line against Giulia.

Ahead of this week's edition of NXT, Bayley took to social media to share a throwback photo of herself. She noted that the picture was taken in 2012 while she was filming a promo for the CW Network at a flea market.

"Here’s me doing the robot in 2012, when asked to do a promo at a flea market for @TheCW," she wrote.

Bayley captured the WWE Women's Championship by defeating IYO SKY at WrestleMania XL. She lost the title to Nia Jax at SummerSlam but will be facing The Irresistible Force for the title this Saturday at Bad Blood.

Former WWE writer blames creative for fans not being interested in Bayley's title match at Bad Blood

Wrestling veteran Vince Russo recently took the promotion's creative team to task for not getting fans invested in the WWE Women's Championship at Bad Blood.

Speaking on Sportskeeda's BroDown on Backstage Pass, the legend discussed the veteran's victory over Naomi last Friday on SmackDown to earn the title shot at the premium live event this weekend. Russo noted that both stars gave it their all, but fans were not invested in either star getting a title shot.

"The girls worked really, really hard. But let's be honest, why did we care if either one of these girls won or lost? Why do I want Bayley to win, why do I want Naomi to win? I don't care who wins this match and that's a problem. You gotta get me invested in your show, you gotta get me invested in your match, you gotta get me invested in your performers. I'm sitting here not caring who wins this match. So I am not invested." [From 9:00 onwards]

Bayley was formerly the leader of Damage CTRL, but the faction betrayed her earlier this year. It will be interesting to see if the 35-year-old can capture the WWE Women's Championship once again this Saturday at Bad Blood.