10 WWE TLC 2017 Impulse Reactions
8. Kicked Off
Sasha Banks is f***ing great.
In a post-match interview, 'The Boss' spoke on the motivation beyond Breast Cancer Awareness month as to why she was decked out in brand new pink attire for her hastily arranged pre-show battle with Alicia Fox. Giving a richly-deserved nod to her costume designer husband Sarath Ton, Banks noted that her ensemble was in tribute to Owen Hart.
Hart famously wore a hot pink variation of his traditional black attire for one of the best contests of his career and arguably the finest under-five minute match in company against the 1-2-3 Kid at the 1994 King Of The Ring.
Such is WWE's super-service in the modern age that their kickoff battle went over double that, but it was at least an opportunity for Fox to make the best of her latest brush with fame, having dialled back up her 'crazy' persona enough to finally get a t-shirt after only ten years of waiting.
Perhaps fuelled by their placement underneath both a title match and a debutant's bow, the two threw everything into a match you can expect to see on Raw again tonight with a different outcome. Alicia isn't ready for Asuka, but she's at least fit for purpose. Sasha herself looked as motivated as she has in months to finally get back in the title hunt.