Sasha Banks is a former WWE female superstar who has recently joined New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), know the reason behind her WWE release
Learn about her contract, salary, and net worth in 2023.
WWE is gearing up for its most thrilling and entertaining event ever, The Royal Rumble 2023, which will take place on January 28. Shasha Banks was last seen in the WWE in May 2022, and her fans were hoping to see her at the Royal Rumble. Sasha Banks caught the WWE universe off guard in the middle of the rumours, and expectations.
Reason behind Sasha Banks WWE release and will she return as she makes NJPW debut
IT’S MERCEDES MONÉ!@mercedesvarnado is in the Tokyo Dome!!!#wk17 #njpw pic.twitter.com/PD54lqLr1L
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) January 4, 2023
She is now a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling and has also changed her Twitter handle to Mercedes Varnado. She made her debut on Wednesday going by the moniker Mercedes Mone. Her new deal with NYJP is rumoured to be lucrative, with her earning more than some well-known WWE wrestlers. In this article, we’ll look at her new contract with the NYJP as well as her salary.
Sasha Banks aka Mercedes Mone NJPW deal
Mercedes Mone, formerly Sasha Banks, has not been in the WWE ring since May 2022. At the time, Banks and Naomi were the reigning WWE women’s tag team champions, and they were set to compete in a six-pack challenge to determine Bianca Bellair’s opponent for the Raw Women’s championship at Hell in a Cell.
However, everything turned out differently when Banks and Naomi walked out before the show began, becoming one of WWE’s most controversial wrestlers in 2022. Sasha Banks has signed a new contract with New Japan Pro Wrestlings, where she would earn $100,000 for every appearance.
What led Shasha Banks to leave WWE?
During Wrestlemania in April 2022, Banks and Naomi triumphed as the women’s tag team champions and were later scheduled to fight in a six-pack challenge in May 2022. The winner of the fight was supposed to be the next opponent of Raw Women’s champion Bianca Bellair for the championship bout at Hell in a Cell. The plan of WWE creators was for Naomi to win the six-pack challenge before losing to Bianca Bellair at the Hell in a Cell.
Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out on tonight’s Raw after Banks had issues with “creative ideas pitched,” per @PWInsidercom
WWE issued a statement afterwards pic.twitter.com/c7PZc3K4KL
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) May 17, 2022
The six-pack challenge, however, was turned into a singles match between Becky Lynch and Anuska after Banks and Naomi stormed out before the programme even began. Both Banks and Naomi, according to rumours, were concerned about their future as tag team champions. Following the event, RAW issued a statement alleging that Banks and Naomi had placed their championships on the desk. Later on SmackDown, it was revealed that both superstars had been suspended and their titles had been withdrawn.
She looks unlikely to make a comeback to the WWE after her NJPW contract.
Net worth
The net worth of Sasha Banks in 2023 is $4 million.