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Vince McMahon’s WWE Did the Unthinkable About Sasha Banks During SmackDown

Published 06/19/2022, 12:00 PM EDT

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Sasha Banks is one of the greatest women wrestlers of all time. Not only has she competed in matches that revolutionized women’s wrestling for the better. The WWE fans regard her as the water of any women’s division and molding herself to have an amazing match with anyone, from high-flyers to giants.

But early this year, she would be involved in the biggest controversy of the year. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of WWE Raw. This led to both being suspended. And now, it has been confirmed that WWE has released Sasha Banks.

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WWE blurring fan’s poster

On the first WWE SmackDown after her release, one fan poster read: “Sasha Krew 4 Life“. While we clearly saw the poster in the live telecast of the show, in the photos WWE released, they blurred the poster’s content to white as seen in the tweet by Fightful Wrestling below.

The match that the poster has hung up was Raquel Gonzalez vs Shayna Baszler in Money in the Bank Qualification Match. While there have been instances of fans bringing posters of ex-WWE talent. But the action to blur the poster has never been done by WWE before.

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Sasha Banks’ legacy in WWE

Sasha Banks entered the WWE under the tutelage of Triple H. Along with her, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Becky Lynch formed the four horsewomen of WWE. All of them had multiple bouts amongst each other, but one which is remembered fondly is the first-ever Iron Women match in WWE between Sasha and Bayley.

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That match solidified both women in the wrestling industry. But for Sasha, this was just a stepping stone. Firstly, her feud with Charlotte Flair on Raw resulted in both women main eventing Raw since Trish Stratus and Lita, a decade and a half ago.

Moreover, Sasha was a figure who participated in the first Last Woman Standing match, Hell in a Cell match and Elimination Chamber, among others. Being the main event of WrestleMania 36, alongside Bianca Belair, was a significant moment in making her a legend in the ring.

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Sasha has also ventured onto fresh paths, other than wrestling. In 2021, she had a role in the critically and commercially successful Mandalorian. And she has proven to be a mega-star in the making, as seen in her interviews and talk show appearances. Tell us about your favorite Sasha match in the comments below.

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Murtaza Bharmal

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Murtaza Bharmal is a WWE and AEW writer at EssentiallySports. Pursuing an English Literature degree, he is fond of storytelling in the professional wrestling sport. Music, literature and pop culture run through his veins.
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