Naomi's Latest Instagram Story Seems To Take A Shot At WWE

Has the two-time SmackDown Women's Champion taking a cryptic shot at WWE?

by Andrew Pollard
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Having stayed largely quiet on social media since walking out on WWE two months ago, Naomi's latest Instagram story is being taken by some as a shot at Vince McMahon's sports entertainment giant.

In said Insta story, the two-time SmackDown Women's Champion posted:

"The moment you put a stop to people taking advantage of you and disrespecting you, is when they define you as difficult, selfish or crazy. Manipulators hate boundaries."
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Naomi and tag team partner Sasha Banks have been entirely absent from WWE programming since walking out of the company prior to the 16 May episode of Raw.

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Unhappy with creative plans, the pair - who were at that point the Women's Tag Team Champions - left their titles on the desk of John Laurinaitis before exiting the building. Immediately after that, WWE suspended Naomi and Banks, stripped them off those belts, and removed all of their merchandise from WWE Shop.

In the weeks and months since that walkout, there have been major rumblings that Sasha and/or Naomi have been released by WWE, but the company nor the talents have made any official announcement on that front as of this writing. Added to that, PWInsider reported earlier this week that the duo are now no longer listed on WWE's internal roster.

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