Bully Ray feels Carmelo Hayes could gain by not being on the WrestleMania 42 show.
One noticeable absentee heading into WrestleMania 42 is Hayes, who, until recently, was primed to be on the cardboard when he was america Champion. But following his title loss to Sami Zayn, his place on the cardboard was taken by Zayn, who will face Hayes’ former rival, Trick Williams. Ray, on “Busted Open,” argued that his absence from the cardboard could actually profit him.
“And if that is the case, and the fans get behind him, they’ll get behind him organically, and that is how you wish the people behind you. If I’m Carmelo Hayes, I’m almost hoping that fans get on my side because they see that creative has left me off a show, despite the incontrovertible fact that I’m going on the market each week, and I earn my right to be on a show like WrestleMania. So hopefully it really works in his favor,” said Ray.
The WWE Hall of Fame drew parallels between Carmelo Hayes’ situation and that of IYO Sky and Tiffany Stratton, each talented, former world champions, who also haven’t got a spot on the WrestleMania 42 card.
“Sometimes you end up at the highest of cards, sometimes you end up not on the cardboard in any respect, simply because of the way in which the stories line up. It’s hard to sit down out of WrestleMania, especially while you’ve been there before,” he explained. “Personally, , having some very high-profile matches at WrestleMania, after which the very next 12 months being involved within the old quintessential four-corner tag team match, which doesn’t suggest nearly as much as what you probably did the 12 months before, you only got to roll with the punches and go along with it. I comprehend it sucks, however it’s just the character of the beast.”
Ray, though, is not apprehensive about what lies ahead for them, as he feels they’ve a shiny future ahead of them, and expects them to be on future WrestleMania cards.