7 Times WWE Missed Opportunities With Sasha Banks

It looks like Sasha Banks could be done with WWE after all.

The Boss has made little secret of her frustration with creative. Since dropping the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships to The IIconics at WrestleMania 35, Banks has been absent from WWE TV, retreating to Twitter to post cryptic digs at Vince McMahon's empire. Having recently liked another Tweet criticizing the company, Banks could very well be going down the Jon Moxley route and jumping ship to AEW – providing she solves her contractual issues first.

A multiple-time champion and Women's Evolution figurehead, Sasha Banks' WWE tenure has been short but explosive. Yet it’s easy to see why Banks is still frustrated. The Boss is a wrestling fan first and foremost. If she can't be the best at what she does then there's little reason to keep doing it. She has done well in WWE but never quite managed to reach the heights of Charlotte Flair and now Becky Lynch, remaining in the periphery rather than the spotlight.

The Boss has delivered exceptional matches that have forever changed the game in women's wrestling, but if WWE keep missing opportunities such as these, then the legacy she fought to build may well be forever tarnished...

Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch at NXT: Unstoppable is a forgotten gem of a wrestling match.

Easy to overlook in a sea of spectacular matches to hail from WWE’s developmental, The Boss and The Man put on a brilliant showcase of wrestling during their 2015 match for Banks’ NXT Women’s Championship. It was Lynch’s breakout match that pulled her from the shadow of Banks, Bayley and Charlotte, and pushed her to the same level as her fellow NXT Four Horsewomen. A spectacular showcase of in-ring psychology and solid mat work, Banks was at her best here as the vicious heel targeting the arm of her opponent as a scrappy Lynch fought to prove herself.

Now that The Man has risen to the top of the WWE mountain, main-eventing the biggest PPV of the year, it would be a treat to see her and The Boss rekindle their rivalry on the main roster. Both women are excellent on the mic and the potential promos between a braggadocious Lynch and a vicious heel Banks could elevate Raw back to its former glory. If WWE can resolve their issues with The Boss then a feud with the Raw Women’s Champion could be what finally revitalises the WWE brand.