Okay, so I got curious the other day about what actually went down with Sasha Banks leaving WWE. You see her one minute, a top star, Women’s Tag Team Champion, and then poof, gone. It felt kinda sudden, right? So, I decided to do a little digging myself, just to get a clearer picture.
First thing I did was just hit up the usual places online where wrestling fans hang out and news gets dropped. Lots of chatter, tons of speculation, naturally. You get the crazy theories, but then you start seeing the same kind of stories bubbling up.
What I Started Picking Up
The main thing everyone seemed to circle back to was that incident back in May 2022. You know, the one where she and Naomi, who were the tag champs at the time, walked out before a Monday Night Raw show. That seemed to be the big flashpoint.
So, I looked into that specific event more. Reports I kept finding mentioned things like:
- They weren’t happy with the creative plans for them and the tag titles.
- Feeling like the Women’s Tag Team division wasn’t being taken seriously.
- Supposedly, they left the belts on someone’s desk and just walked out. WWE even put out a statement about it, which felt pretty unusual and harsh.
Digging a Bit Deeper
It wasn’t just about that one night, though. That seemed more like the breaking point. As I read more discussions and opinions from people who follow this stuff closely, the narrative started forming. It sounded like there was a build-up of frustration. Creative differences is the term everyone uses, but it felt more personal, like she wasn’t feeling respected or valued for what she brought to the table, especially concerning the direction of her character and the women’s division overall.
I remember seeing bits about contract talks stalling too. When someone’s unhappy with creative, and their contract is coming up… well, it doesn’t take a genius to see where that might lead. It seemed like the walkout just solidified things. After that, WWE suspended them, stripped them of the titles, and then it was just radio silence for months.
Then you start hearing the whispers about her contract maybe being frozen, or negotiations for a release happening behind the scenes. It got really murky for a while. Nobody seemed to have the exact details, just lots of “sources say” stuff. But the common thread was always the creative disputes and the walkout being the point of no return.
Eventually, time passed, and it became pretty clear she wasn’t coming back. The official release or contract expiry confirmation was kinda quiet, if I remember right. Then, bam, she shows up elsewhere, looking totally different, new name and everything. That pretty much confirmed the WWE chapter was closed for good.
So yeah, piecing it all together from the news snippets, the fan talk, and the official statements (and lack thereof), it really looks like it boiled down to long-term creative frustration hitting a wall during that specific Raw incident. She felt she had to make a stand, and that stand led to her exit. That’s the story I managed to put together from my digging.
