We have not seen Sasha Banks in action since early January as she was taken out by Lacey Evans. It was a storyline way to write her off the TV before Evans’ match against Bayley for the Smackdown Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble.
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Her last match took place on SmackDown on January 3rd after which he was sidelined without any reason. Injury scare started to spread as she also missed the women’s Royal Rumble match.
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Sasha Banks recently appeared on the latest episode of Corey Graves’ WWE After the Bell podcast to confirm the injury news. The former Women’s Champion revealed that she has been dealing with an ankle injury. But since WWE has shown a TV angle for it, she is also staying in on-screen character. Here are her comments regarding the absence from TV,
“If you guys watched Friday night Smackdown a couple of weeks ago, the evil un-role model, terrible mother Lacey Evans tripped me backstage, and she hurt my ankle.
“I can barely walk ok. It’s terrible. I’m a person that always wants to be 125 percent, and right now, I’m just at 100 percent. You guys just have to wait,” Banks said. “It’s unacceptable. I’m at 100 percent. I need to be at 120 percent. I’m taking my time so that I can be bigger and better than ever.”
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We have earlier reported that Sasha Banks was scheduled to appear at women’s Royal Rumble match but the spot later went to Kelly Kelly. Banks addressed the issue staying in character, by saying that she hopes to make an appearance at WrestleMania 36. Surprisingly, The Legit Boss wanted a spot on the pre-show so that the big day could be wrapped up, quickly.
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— Mercedes Varnado (@SashaBanksWWE) February 6, 2020
She also wished to wear a “bomb outfit” next to her friend Bayley as she defends her title against “some loser”. Speaking of Royal Rumble absence, Sasha Banks mentioned herself to be an amazing person as she allowed someone else to take her spot at the prestigious matchup,
“Honestly, I wasn’t supposed to be in it anyway because I’m a leader. I want to give girls other opportunities. I didn’t want to win that match because I didn’t want to choose my best friend nor did I want to choose Becky Lynch because I don’t want to go to RAW,” Banks said. “So I wasn’t going to be in the Royal Rumble regardless, and Bayley asked me to not come out for the match because she wanted to show people that she didn’t need my help. So I respect her.
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“We are role models and leaders for a reason, and another girl had an opportunity because I wasn’t in it. So it’s so great to see. I’m so blessed. I’m so awesome. I’m amazing.”
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— Mercedes Varnado (@SashaBanksWWE) February 4, 2020
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It is highly speculated at this point that Sasha Banks is all set to get a SmackDown women’s championship match at WrestleMania 36 against Bayley. But if the ankle injury continues to bother her then she might have to sit out of the big occasion. Millions of her fans would be unhappy in that case.
