Bayley To Play In NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
WWE's Bayley will play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on February 14th.
The NBA announced the news on social media. Bayley will play on Team Rice, which also includes Matt Barnes, Chris Brickley, AP Dhillon, Druski, Walker Hayes, Shelby McEwen, Terrell Owens, Shaboozey, Oliver Stark, and Kayla Thornton.
Kai Cenat, who attended WWE Royal Rumble and appeared on the go-home edition of WWE RAW, will be on the opposing team, which will be coached by Barry Bonds and 2 Chainz.
The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will come the day before NXT Vengeance Day. There, Bayley will challenge for the NXT Women's Championship.
The former WWE Women's Champion recently shared her thoughts on WWE's partnership with TNA while speaking with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely at the WWE 2K25's Hands-On Event.
'Dude, not even two years ago—this is nuts,' Bayley said. 'We're in this relationship with TNA. We have all these talented women in NXT. People are coming from all around the world to be a part of this because it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.' Bayley said.
'The crazy thing about the Royal Rumble this year is that we have a good problem. We have too many women. Compared to the first year, when we needed to bring in Legends and NXT talent to fill out the match. Now we're in a place where we have too many talented women. And it's just beautiful to see.
'When they announced the TNA partnership, I texted Hunter immediately and said, 'Sign me up, dude.' He was like, 'Oh, okay, hold your horses.' You know, they've got a system, they've got to go through the process. But being in NXT and working with a lot of these newer girls, I'm excited to just keep learning from different people.'
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