WWE to Hollywood: Sasha Banks Details How She Got Into the Star Wars Franchise With Disney’s The Mandalorian

Sasha Banks is one of the greats when it comes to WWE. The Boss is a grand slam champion in WWE, having won the Women’s Championship six different times, NXT Women’s Championship once and Tag Team titles twice. The Boss has also headlined WrestleMania alongside Bianca Belair in a stellar match. She already has a career worthy of the Hall of Fame with no signs of stopping anytime soon.

But The Boss is setting her sights beyond WWE. She has already made her debut under the bright lights of the Hollywood with her role in Star Wars franchise show ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+. Sasha stars in season 2 of the incredibly popular show.

Banks recently appeared on Mark Andrew’s “My Love Letter To Wrestling” podcast where she shared how she felt getting cast on ‘The Mandalorian.’

When asked if it was a dream come true, Sasha said, “Yeah, because that dream was just like, only when you watch the movie. I’m just like, imagining being in Star Wars not ever dreaming that I would ever actually be. In real life at this time. And Star Wars. It’s crazy. Not just Star Wars the Mandalorian the number one show in the world?” Sasha added. “And it was just such an honor to get the call that I got.”

As soon as Sasha shared the message from Disney with her lawyer that they were interested in casting her, he called her up as Jon Favreau wanted to talk to Sasha. Banks admits she had no clue what Disney wanted with her, but she got pleasantly surprised when she got on a Facetime call with Jon Favreau.

“Okay, because I had no idea what it was. He just said a Disney show. So he called me and he FaceTime me. So it’s like eye contact, not just the call. He FaceTime me and he’s like, I saw you on the hot ones. I loved your personality. You are great. I would love to write a role for you in the Star Wars Mandalorian.”

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Sasha Banks and ‘The Mandalorian’

Sasha Banks played the role of ‘Koska Reeves’ in season two of the show. Fans of the Boss were incredibly excited to see their favorite WWE Superstar in the Star Wars franchise. The Boss herself found it to be unbelievable.

“I’m just like, is this frickin real? But yeah, that’s just the call I got. And he’s like, any role I would love to get you on. Let’s talk to WB and figure out the schedule. And here I am as Koska Reeves.”– Banks said.

Sasha said that a lot of her dreams have come true, especially in WWE. Still, she pinched herself to make sure this was real. Banks is an extremely talented person and her fans cannot wait to see what The Boss does next.

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