Sasha Banks suffered an injury a few days ago while competing against her bitter rival, Charlotte Flair during a house show. As per the updates provided by herself on Twitter, she was doing okay but the injury would ultimately force her to miss out on the big Royal Rumble event scheduled for later this month.
WWE recently issues an update on Sasha Banks confirming the earlier reports that she is dealing with a foot injury. It was noted that the former Women’s Champion will be out of action for 6-8 weeks and hence she will have to miss the 2022 edition of Royal Rumble. The full statement issued by the WWE goes as follows,
“Sasha Banks suffered a foot injury Sunday evening at a WWE Live! event in Fayetteville, NC. After seeking emergency medical attention, it was determined nothing was broken. Sasha underwent an MRI and it was discovered she has a bruised calcaneus bone. She is at home recovering and undergoing physical therapy. She is expected to be out of action for 6-8 weeks. Stay locked in to WWE Digital for the latest updates.”
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As you can see through the given update, the estimated return time for the multi-time champion goes up to early February. Hence, she is expected to miss the upcoming premium live event, WWE Royal Rumble 2022 scheduled on Saturday, January 29. The absence is likely to be a big blow for the WWE who is already dealing with a lack of names for the 30-woman Rumble match.
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Sasha Banks wrestled SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at the January 2 WWE live event in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She appeared to hurt her leg or knee while digesting an over-the-knee backbreaker by the champion. She kicked out of a pinfall attempt but got pinned via a Natural Selection, a few minutes later.
Once the match was over, Sasha Banks was helped to the back which circulated the injury news of the top superstar. WWE could have been building towards Banks vs. Flair at Royal Rumble, as the two have been wrestling on TV in tag matches and in singles or Triple Threat at live events. In her absence, Flair will now be entering the Rumble, trying to win it so that she can pick her own challenger at Wrestlemania 38.
