10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sasha Banks
9. A Most Difficult Upbringing
Sasha Banks is one of the most respected professional wrestlers on the planet, a multi-time champion who has changed the way women are perceived in the industry while influencing an entirely new generation of would-be superstars. She is living the dream.
All of which is a long, long way from what was an immensely difficult childhood. Banks has spoken about her childhood struggles on several occasions, revealing a difficult start as her mother tried to raise Sasha and her brother without the help of their father, who Banks has referred to as a ‘deadbeat’. Snoop Dogg’s uncle wasn’t short of money or time, but he had no intention of being a father.
The family moved around frequently, and the tumult wasn’t helped by problems that Sasha frequently experienced at school. Life was miserable, to say the least, and it took a life-changing decision at the age of 13 to turn the ship around.