8 Reasons WWE Will Regret Releasing Sasha Banks

So will WWE live to regret releasing Sasha? You can Banks on it!

Sasha Banks
WWE

The title of this article might be a bit off. Your writer doesn’t mean to suggest WWE should hold on to Sasha Banks at any cost. Nobody wants an unhappy talent to spend their prime years stuck on the shelf as their contract runs down or, even worse, have that contract frozen.

Only the most twisted and desperate WWE stans would want to see “The Blueprint” tied to the company against her will. If she wants to leave, of course she should be given her release. It’s just that, “8 Reasons WWE will regret seemingly mishandling Sasha Banks over a long period of time, to the point that she is now apparently desperate to leave,” isn’t very pithy.

All this is assuming the release has actually happened, which is still up in the air. Sasha has still yet to be officially future endeavoured. Pedantry aside, you could argue convincingly that the company is clearly bigger than any one talent. TV rights fees and Saudi blood money have ensured that WWE barely even need to keep the fans happy at this point.

Nonetheless, and despite countless other shocking releases over the last few years, losing “The Boss” could prove to be a massive blow for the world’s biggest wrestling promotion.

8. Fan Backlash

Sasha Banks
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It has seemed for a while now that the days of The Yes Movement and similar groundswells of fan support or dissent are behind us. While discerning fans seek out AEW or other alternatives, WWE have done a good job of cultivating a core audience who will meekly accept what they’re given.

Almost too good a job in fact. When fans were asked recently to cheer for Lacey Evans, in what was meant to register as a heat seeking, heelish demand, the faithful in the arena simply did as they were told.

All that said, Sasha Banks has one of the most devoted followings in all of pro-wrestling. Do not, if your value your sanity or your mentions, criticise “The Boss” on Twitter. Just be grateful she’s so good you don’t really want to criticise her anyway.

Expect fans to keep pouring into arenas wearing “The Blueprint’s” merch in the coming weeks and months and don’t be surprised if a Sasha Banks chant becomes the new CM Punk chant next time fans are forced to endure an interminable promo. The recent Sasha Krew 4 Life sign that WWE tried to erase from history last week could be just the tip of a very big iceberg.

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