Sasha Banks has made her debut in Japan and she’s not coming back to WWE in the near future. The conflicts between the two parties continued costing a bright WWE career to be ended but now she’s found an alternative path to showcase her wrestling skills.
At the biggest Japan-based wrestling show of the year, namely NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 pay-per-view, former WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks made her debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling as Mercedes Mone. This happened after another former WWE Superstar Kairi Sane defeated Tam Nakano to retain the IWGP Women’s Championship.
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The two had a confrontation before the champion was put down on the mat with a unique maneuver. Afterward, it was announced that Sasha Banks, now going by the name of ‘Mercedes Mone’, will face KAIRI for the IWGP Women’s Title at Battle in the Valley on February 18.
While Sasha Banks has recently released a bunch of ‘Thank You’s on Twitter to officially end things with the WWE, the company stayed silent on this matter for the longest time. Now, they’ve silently solidified the status of the top female talent by moving her to the alumni section of their website and thereby proving that her departure from the promotion was real and that she’s done with the promotion. Interestingly, her tag team partner Naomi still remains on the active superstar list.
Sasha Banks leaves WWE with a ton of accolades
Being one of the most successful female pro wrestlers in the world, Sasha Banks leaves WWE as a six-time Women’s Champion, a three-time Women’s Tag Team Champion, and a former WWE NXT Women’s Champion. Being one of the cornerstone figures of WWE’s Women’s Evolution, she has some remarkable matches with the three other Four Horsewomen — Charlotte Flair, Bayley, and Becky Lynch to become a trailblazer.
Over the years, Sasha Banks has been a part of the first-ever women’s Hell in a Cell match, falls count anywhere match, and also main-evented night one of WrestleMania 37 against Bianca Belair, which was the first one-on-one marquee bout to cap off the Show of Shows.
After her Wrestle Kingdom 17 debut, Sasha Banks is being heavily rumored to appear in AEW Saraya’s mystery tag team partner on the January 11 episode of AEW Dynamite. However, she’s not confirmed to be on that show.
