So today we’ll be taking a look at Sasha Banks’ explanation for her Summerslam absence,
and Seth Rollins’ WWE mention of Bray Wyatt and Jon Moxley
Let’s start things off with Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks recently sat down for an interview with the New York post and talked about a
lot of interesting topics, so we’ll go over the highlights of what she had to say there
One of the biggest topics discussed was Sasha’s mysterious absence back around Summerslam
time
Sasha had a very unique in-character sort of response, she had this to say on that situation:
“There’s no reason.
I’m not telling you anything.
You’re not Oprah.
You’re not the WWE Network, you’re not getting me the views.
I’m not telling you my secrets.
You can read my book.
You can read my documentary when I want to speak about it.
Thank you very much.”
So the interviewer from the post tried their best to get an answer there but sasha wasn’t
budging, she says she’ll save that story for her book and documentary
The whole situation with Sasha’s absence was actually kept well under wraps
Reports were unable to name the specific reason behind her absence besides the fact that she
just wasn’t medically cleared
So it sounds like the only way that full story is coming out is when Sasha decides to tell
it
That wasn’t the only thing Sasha talked about, Sasha was also asked if her character
is heel, babyface, or pretty much just herself and she had this to say:
“I think that’s any character with WWE.
That’s up to the fans whether they want to cheer or boo me.
I’m just being me.
I know Becky Lynch is just being herself.
Bianca Belair is just being herself, Charlotte Flair.
When you’ve been this character, this thing for so long there’s no such thing as a heel
or a babyface.
You’re just in the eyes of the viewers the legit boss.
It’s so cool to get the reception that I get.”
And that’s another great point by Sasha because we’re seeing more and more of these
neutral sort of characters, especially everyone she mentioned
Becky Lynch did turn heel at Summerslam, but it’s not like she gets absolutely booed
out of the building, Becky still gets massive receptions because fans still genuinely love
her no matter what
Same goes for Sasha Banks, she turned heel earlier this year after turning on Bianca
Belair, but she’s still one of the biggest names in WWE so she gets massive receptions
no matter what as well
Even Alexa Bliss, she technically turned heel at Wrestlemania by turning on Bray Wyatt,
but morphed back into a neutral role shortly after that
So it is something that we’re seeing more and more off in both the men’s and women’s
division and it’s not a bad thing at all
Neutral characters are great because since it’s not really clear what they exactly
are, it makes them a bit more unpredictable and fun to watch
You can even argue that Roman Reigns is slowly starting to become a neutral character, he’s
a top Merchandise seller for WWE, arenas go wild for him every week, so he’s another
one that’s just being himself like Sasha said
So it is a trend we’re seeing right now in WWE, superstars aren’t being cheered
or booed based on their face or heel status, they’re receiving receptions based how popular
they are and if the fans are really behind them
Sasha also had this to say in regards to how she’s Smackdown’s only hope to bring the
Smackdown women’s title back to Smackdown at crown jewel:
“It would mean everything.
I can’t let Bianca and Becky, two Raw superstars take my hard work, my SmackDown women’s
championship to that show.
So I definitely have to make sure that I keep that SmackDown title on ‘Friday Night SmackDown.’
And with Charlotte Flair coming into the mix on SmackDown, it’s definitely going to be
a cool little rivalry that we’re gonna have.”
“I’m trying to beat Charlotte Flair and get more titles than her.
I’m trying to beat John Cena.
I’m trying to beat Ric Flair.
So that’s my goal when Charlotte Flair fully comes to ‘Friday Night SmackDown.’
It’s just going to be a race to the game of who’s going to be the greatest of all
time and that already is me.”
And this does seem like the main feud for the Smackdown women’s division going forward,
we’ll definitely see Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair
Lots of history between these two, especially back in 2016 where they were exchanging the
Raw women’s title with each other every few weeks during that feud
When it comes to overall world title wins, Charlotte currently sits at 12 and Sasha sits
at 7
If Sasha is successful at Crown Jewel, that’ll put her at 8, but will still be heavily behind
Charlotte Flair
But Sasha is putting that out there, that’s her goal, to pass Charlotte, pass Cena, and
pass Ric Flair
So we’ll have to see what’s next for Sasha Banks after crown jewel and after the brand
split officially comes back into full effect
With Becky and Bianca back on Raw, Sasha will definitely have a big role to play on Smackdown
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Edge and Seth Rollins have had such an amazing feud, some fans even calling it the feud of
the year
It all started because Edge skipped seth Rollins in line for the Universal Title, so Seth interrupted
Edge’s title match
From there it just continued to unfold and get more and more personal over time
Edge won at Summerslam, Seth Rollins won at the garden, so they’re both tied up at a
one a piece
They’ll face each other at Crown Jewel inside of the Hell In A Cell in this tiebreaker match
WWE is building this up to be the grand finale of this feud, Hell In A Cell matches usually
serve as great finales for WWE feuds, so that’s not unusual at all
What was a bit unusual and surprising was Seth Rollins mentioning Bray Wyatt and Jon
Moxley on Talking Smack, Seth had this to say about his upcoming match with Edge:
"I've actually spent more time inside the cell than Edge has.
And I'm capable of being more dangerous inside the cell than he is.
And if you don't believe me, you can just ask the guys that I've been in the cell with.
Oh, that's right... two out of three of them aren't here anymore.”
Seth Rollins was obviously talking about Bray Wyatt and Jon Moxley, he had two Hell In A
Cell matches with them and since they’re no longer with WWE, the character is using
that as proof that he’s dangerous inside the cell
So not exactly serious evidence of his Cell experience, but just poking fun at their WWE
departures for his match with Edge
No matter who wins, Seth Rollins and edge will both have to adjust their focus for after
this feud ends
Both of them were previously fighting in order to get back into the title picture and face
Roman Reigns for the
Universal Title
But both Edge and Seth Rollins have been drafted to Raw, so facing Roman Reigns is now out
of the question for the both of them
Maybe the winner of this match could go onto face Big E in the near future, that seems
like a possibility for sure
Regardless if it’s Edge or Rollins, that’ll be a great matchup with Big E
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories with Sasha Banks and Seth Rollins?
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