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Top Superstar Lands in Japan After Being Offered Less Payment Than Charlotte Flair

Published 12/22/2022, 4:30 PM EST

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Earlier this year, WWE underwent a crisis of its own when its former CEO Vince McMahon was accused of hush money payments, and their Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out before a show.

Soon after the allegations, Vince McMahon retired from WWE, and Stephanie McMahon, Nick Khan, and Triple H took over. Unfortunately, for Sasha Banks and Naomi, things seemed to go sour. While the upper management system handled itself, Sasha Banks and Naomi failed to make their return.

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The wrestling world and WWE fans were shocked to their core when the news of Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of the company became viral. Soon, the titles were vacated and, and the team was suspended as a punishment for their action.

However, since their walkout, the duo has made only a few public appearances. While Naomi was hardly mentioned during the WWE programming anymore, the name of Sasha Banks came up quite a few times, sparking the rumor of her return.

However, the rumors of Banks returning to WWE were ruptured, when another rumor arose: that she was going to Japan.

Reports started doing rounds of Sasha Banks wrestling at the Wrestle Kingdom of NJPW in Japan in 2023. This squashed all of her fan’s hope of seeing The Legit Boss returning to action. Banks was recently spotted in Japan.

Dave Meltzer reported that Sasha Banks had demanded a salary which the WWE denied. This prompted her to rebuke her wishes of returning to WWE and setting sail toward Japan. Meltzer reported she demanded a salary at par with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch but was denied.

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AEW Star opens up about the things Sasha Banks is feeling currently

WWE Superstar Sasha Banks is currently heavily rumored to be a part of the Wrestle Kingdom in Japan this January. As per reports, she has arrived in the country. Dax Harwood, a close friend of Banks, recently revealed her situation with the company.

via Imago

He revealed that she is often misunderstood because of the passion she has for the sport. He said, “She knows what she deserves, and she knows what she’s earned, and she works her ass off to get it, and if she doesn’t get it, she feels slighted and she has a reason to feel that way.” Harwood stated that her actions were justified, and she is incredible at what she does.

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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