“Never Thought I Was Pretty”: WWE’s Beauty Standards Once Made Sasha Banks Insecured Before Joining Vince McMahon’s Billion Dollar Company

Sasha Banks has always been one of the top stars in the company and has earned a great deal of name for herself. Throughout her career, she has remained one of the biggest names, and a constant upper-card performer. A multi-time world Champion, Banks was a part of the reputable four horsewomen of WWE.

However, earlier last year, Banks had a major fallout with WWE. It resulted in her walking out of the company alongside her tag-team partner, Naomi. After Vince McMahon retired, WWE tried getting Banks back into the roster, however, they were unable to meet her financial demands.

This unfortunately led to Banks eventually moving out the company. Recently, she made her way to Japan and appeared on NJPW, challenging Kairi for her Championship. She would interrupt Kairi, and have a stare-down with her, before attacking her with her finisher. However, the finisher ended in a botch. Banks aka Mercedes More, as she went by in Japan, challenged Kairi to a match.

Seeing her in Japan, made all the wrestling and WWE fans go in shock. However, as her true fans would know, it was always one of Banks’ dreams to work in Japan or Mexico. Speaking to Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions, she revealed her initial dream of working in Japan.

Banks said, “Before WWE my biggest dream was to be in Japan. But WWE Called me first. I never actually thought I was going to make it to the WWE because I never thought I was pretty enough or that I look like the mold that I was seeing on Tv for women.”

Unintentionally, Banks revealed the hiring biasness and the typical beauty standard that WWE followed, and how it led to the major absence of good talents from the company. She further stated how while training, she had second thoughts of moving to Japan or Mexico for her career.

When Sasha Banks made her way into WWE, the Divas era was still on, and it was Vince McMahon at the top. McMahon’s preferences and biased beauty standards made Banks feel insecure.

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Fortunately, she never did so, and WWE fans got to witness The Legit Boss.

Sasha Banks’ NJPW debut ends up in a major botch

Former WWE Superstar made her way to Japan after fallout with WWE earlier last year. Her impending arrival in Japan was rumored for a longtime, and fans were expecting to see her in the land of the rising sun.

She proved the rumors right, and appeared in Japan, while challenging Kairi for her title. However, her challenge would fall short as the finisher she would hit on Kairi came with no impact. And it made her and Kairi look silly.

While, this was just the beginning, fans are clearly expecting bigger things from the 30-year-old.

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