During Friday’s SmackDown tapings in Minneapolis, Minnesota, several WWE talents were reportedly “speaking openly backstage” believing that Sasha Banks had been released from the company.
According to Fightful Select, the talents have still not been informed in any official capacity if the reports of Banks’ release are legitimate. However, the talents referenced “would be in the position to know” if Banks had been released, Fightful’s report added, indicating that said talents are good friends with The Boss.
Following report of Banks’ release last Friday, WrestleVotes also reported that Banks had been released from her WWE contract. While Fightful Select and Mat Men Podcast didn’t confirm reports of the release, they noted that Banks’ attorneys were working with WWE to finalize the same. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer echoed these reports later.
On Sunday, Reddit user Kermit, who has been credited for breaking several stories including Cody Rhodes being WWE-bound, claimed that Banks was released “weeks ago” from her contract.
WWE has yet to comment on the reports, which includes not issuing any denial.
As noted earlier, WWE digitally removed a fan sign that read “Sasha Krew 4 Life” following “SmackDown” last Friday. You can see the before-and-after photos of the fan sign below.
