40 Years Of Fascinating WWE WrestleMania Facts (Part 4)

3. WrestleMania 38 - A First (And Last?) Win For A Former Star

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Sasha Banks' WrestleMania record stands as a monument to everything she did right for WWE and everything WWE did wrong by her.

WrestleMania 32 saw her make history alongside Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair as the Divas Division was laid to rest once and for all amidst a Horsewomen-led "Revolution". Shunted into multi-women matches at 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38 though, it became quite remarkable how little creative had for her whenever the 'Show Of Shows' rolled around. 2022's WrestleMania 38 was her last (as of writing) effort on the company's grandest stage, but marked her first and only win. Scoring tag gold with Naomi represented a sliver of redemption for losing the same belt alongside Bayley three years earlier. But just a sliver, and they both knew enough to leave the belts behind when they walked out that summer in protest to yet more risible booking. 

37 was the outlier of course, and even then a spellbinding match with Bianca Belair obscured an abysmal can-they-coexist story along the way. 

 
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