Sasha Banks was away from WWE in 2019 for a long time. It was after losing the WWE Women’s Tag Team championships to The IIconics at WrestleMania 35 last year that the former Women’s Champion took a hiatus from the WWE for four months.
During that time, major rumors broke out speculating whether her WWE career was over or not. It was reported that she was not happy how Wrestlemania ended for her.
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Even after almost one year passed by to the reported walk-out from the company, the actual truth has not come out. Now for the first time, the concerned name herself opened up, on the issue revealing what she was actually up to, during this break.
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Sasha Banks mentioned in this week’s episode of WWE’s The Bump that she spent time traveling to Japan, as well as other countries to evolve her in-ring style during her four-month break.
Speaking of that time-off, The Legit Boss mentioned that she often needs a break from the WWE programming to recharge batteries. She obviously missed wrestling those days while being away from the company. But she was actually trying to better herself by training hard under Meiko Satamura in Japan.
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“I really, really, really love what I do. I took that break knowing that I needed to recharge,” Sasha Banks stated. “I was legit so done. My mind was just so gone. During that time [being away], I missed wrestling.
“I always had a dream to go to Japan to train. That’s where I wanted to go before I got signed to WWE, but they called me first. I just knew in my heart that I had to go accomplish something. I bought a ticket, I DM’ed Meiko Satomura and asked her if I could come train. She said ‘Yes, we’re training next week.’ I still think about that trip to this day. I think that was the best trip I’ve ever taken. It’s also the craziest thing I’ve ever done. I learned so much. I just love wrestling, and I love learning.”
Sasha Banks also revealed that while being around the United States, she enjoys training with Amazing Red. It has helped her progress in the ring starting from her indie days to date. She also went on to reveal that benchmark NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn match against Bayley from five years ago, had a lot do with her trainer. A lot of training was the main reason that she was able to create magic with her best in-ring buddy,
“We were here for NXT Brooklyn and I had so many ideas about my match that I thought I was going to go insane. Since I was on the main roster, I couldn’t just go to the PC. So, I knew he had a school in Brooklyn and I hit him up, and it was magic ever since… Anytime when we’re in Brooklyn, I always go to House of Glory to train with him.”
It was earlier reported that Sasha Banks was being considered to feature in the Smackdown women’s title match at Wrestlemania 36. But the plans could have changed in recent times. At present, banks returned to TV to give company to Bayley. These two will team up against Naomi and Lacey Evans in a match on this week’s Smackdown.
