10 WWE Wrestlers Who Were As Frustrated As The Fans

4. Sasha Banks

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It was during her tremendous interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin that Sasha Banks rather succinctly referred her desire to walk away from WWE in 2019 as her suffering from depression.

Noting how she'd lost sight of her real self, her real name and even her real hair colour, 'The Boss' was honest and eloquent about all that had built up on her in the four difficult years she'd spent on WWE's schizophrenic main roster.

The stories that did the rounds about Sasha Banks and Bayley throwing tantrums after losing their Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania were mythologised to an absurd degree, but few stopped to question why wouldn't they after such sh*tty booking?

The IIconics were a tremendous and fondly-remembered act, but their comedy at the time didn't remotely jive with the competitive vibe and serious aura WWE had tried to establish around the new belts and those belts' first owners. It wasn't the first needless strike against Banks (and Bayley), but the future Grand Slam winner had to make it their last - at least for a while.

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