Six NXT Superstars were called up to the main roster during the WWE Draft, but Bayley was the biggest snub of the night.
The WWE rang in the brand extension on Tuesday night's edition of "SmackDown Live," and while Finn Balor (No. 5 overall, RAW), American Alpha (No. 22, SmackDown), Nia Jax (No. 25, RAW), Alexa Bliss (No. 47, SmackDown), Mojo Rawley (No. 57, SmackDown) and Carmella (No. 59 SmackDown) have been called up, Bayley remains in NXT.
Jax, Bliss and Carmella will help shakeup the women's divisions in their respective brands, but the lack of a Bayley call-up was very confusing. The NXT star took to Twitter to share her happiness for Carmella and address going undrafted:
You win some, you lose some. I'm so proud of @CarmellaWWE. Love you sister. Now go moonwalk to #SmackdownLive pic.twitter.com/4mfPzySTwA
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) July 20, 2016
As for Charlotte, the WWE Women's Champion made waves by being the No. 3 overall pick by "RAW" commissioner Stephanie McMahon and her general manager Mick Foley.
Charlotte addressed being selected in the first round as a high draft pick.
"First of all, being drafted in the first round just goes to show that the women can hang with the men," Charlotte said in a post-Draft interview, "and the women are here to take over. I'm not surprised that I got drafted top three to be honest."
The brand extension could possibly open up the door for the WWE to finally ring in the women's revolution in earnest now that there will be a bigger emphasis on individual storylines with thinner rosters.
While Bayley won't be a part of the "RAW" roster -- or any roster other than NXT -- Charlotte has plenty of contenders, which includes the newcomer in Jax. Sasha Banks, Paige, Summer Rae, Alicia Fox and Dana Brooke, who were all drafted to the flagship show to contend for Charlotte's gold.
Bayley could potentially be a surprise call-up to serve as Bank's mystery partner against Brooke and Charlotte at Battleground this Sunday night.
"SmackDown Live" also has plenty of women, so it will be interesting to see what the WWE does to address the lack of title on the Blue Brand.
Charlotte is the face of the women for "RAW" -- at least until she likely loses her belt to Banks at SummerSlam -- and she has some new foes to do battle with thanks to the split.
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