8 Wrestlers Who Quit After Major PPVs

Bank's statement isn't the first.

Sasha Banks exit
WWE

If various reports online are to believed (including our own), Sasha Banks, furious with dropping the oh-so prestigious Women's Tag Team Titles to Australian irritants The IIconics at WrestleMania 35, petitioned to quit the WWE in the immediate aftermath.

Perhaps the tipping point was seeing two of her Four Horsewomen buddies close out the show whilst she remained mired in the popcorn spot, forced to tough out the card's worst match in spite of her back catalogue of historic firsts within the division.

At present, Sasha's situation remains unclear. Recent social media activity - namely, dissing WWE in favour of upstarts AEW - certainly seems to suggest her eye is on the exit door. But with viable employment opportunities with 'The Dream' now available outside the 'dream', this could just be savvy bit of negotiating.

Or it could be an even savvier Reality 2.0 infused work. Considering how new champ champ Becky Lynch publicly challenged Banks in the wake of her wantaway woes, it's difficult to rule it out. Smart stuff.

Sasha would certainly be making a statement quitting the company so soon after the biggest show of the year, but she wouldn't be the first. These men didn't just threaten it - they all did it. Well, nearly.

8. Rick Rude (Survivor Series '97)

Sasha Banks exit
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At the close of Survivor Series '97, a minor incident which would become known in wrestling concordance as the Perfidy of Quebec transpired, inspiring an ocean's worth of ink to be expended on the subject over the course of the next two decades.

Beyond outright lies, it's literally impossible to excavate fresh artifacts from the metaphorical digsite - as an upcoming Dark Side of the Ring documentary will confirm - but there are some pieces of lesser known trivia worth repeating.

Rick Rude turning up on Nitro clean shaven the same night he appeared like a grizzly bear on the rival Raw is one of the most famous incidents of the Monday Night Wars. The circumstances of Rude's migration were directly tied to Bret Hart's treachery. Disgusted with the events, the D-Generation X spokesman got on the blower to friend Eric Bischoff, and in exchange for all the juicy details, bagged himself a job.

On his first night back in WCW, Rude launched into a tirade at his ex-employers, subtly noting that the 'Titanic' - Titan Sports, in other words - was 'a sinking ship'. Ironically, Montreal proved the catalyst for WWE's recovery.

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