Top WWE Star Injured, Will Miss Several Months
Another day, another disappointing WWE injury report in 2022...
Per WWE itself, Sasha Banks is injured.
The promotion announced the following on Saturday, confirming that the former Raw and SmackDown Women's Champion is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after injuring her foot while wrestling on a house show last week:-
Sasha Banks suffered a foot injury Sunday evening at a WWE Live! event in Fayetteville, NC. After seeking emergency medical attention, it was determined nothing was broken. Sasha underwent an MRI and it was discovered she has a bruised calcaneus bone. She is at home recovering and undergoing physical therapy. She is expected to be out of action for 6-8 weeks.
News that Banks may have been hurt broke last Sunday. Working Charlotte Flair in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sasha's knee took an awkward landing off a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. While she was able to finish the match, which Flair won, Banks required help to leave the ring after the referee threw up the "X" signal - the universal sign of a legitimate wrestling injury.
Banks last wrestled on WWE television on SmackDown's 17 December episode, teaming with Toni Storm in a win over Flair and Shotzi.
In an update, Fightful Select have noted that WWE creative were already operating under the assumption that Banks was going to be missing for a while, having started planning for her to not be involved in the Royal Rumble (29 January).
At the time of writing, Banks was not expected to miss WrestleMania 38 (2 and 3 April).