The Role Model knows how to ball, and she’s about to educate us in her workhorse ways. From the squared circle to the hardwood,WWESuperstarBayleyis stepping out of the ring and onto the court for an unexpected appearance in the 2025 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Yep, that’s right, she is swapping suplexes for slam dunks as she joins a stacked roster of stars from across the entertainment and sports world. The game will take place onFriday, February 14, at7 p.m. ETat Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, and will air exclusively on ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN+, and Disney+.
While Bayley has proven herself as one ofWWE’s most decorated Superstars, this will be a chance to show off her athletic prowess in a completely different arena.One of WWE’s most popular wrestlers, who has successfully reinvented herself from the lovable hugger to the deplorable role model and then back again, she’s going to hopefully put some of the influencers on the roster through the basket and show them who’s boss. Although, given her obsession with Bayley’s behind lately, we reckon her rivalNia Jaxis also looking forward to seeing Bayley in a pair of basketball shorts, which may “break the internet”, as the common parlance goes.
It’s also going to be one heck of a weekend for Bayley, as the next night she’s scheduled to main eventNXT Vengeance Dayin a triple threat match against Royal Rumble iron womanRoxanne PerezandNXT Women’s Champion Giulia,as she looks to regain the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time in nearly a decade.
Who Else is Competing in the NBA All-Star Game?
Bayley won’t be the only big name suiting up. The roster is, depending on your age, star-studded or full of people you’ve never heard of, includingcomedianDruski, two-time Grammy nominated artistNoah Kahan, and six-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriterShaboozey. Also hitting the court are NFL legendTerrell Owens, basketball trainerChris Brickley, Olympic gold medalistMasai Russell, and Marvel’sDanny Ramirez, fresh off his role inCaptain America: New World Order. Other stars includeRome Flynn(How to Get Away with Murder),Oliver Stark(9-1-1),Pablo Schreiber(Halo), and Indian starAP Dhillon. Also included are popular streamerKai Cenat, Chinese actorDylan Wang, and singer-songwriterWalker Hayes.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on WWE as we head towards WrestleMania 41.
