WWE Removes Sasha Banks And Naomi From Opening Signature

Just the latest in WWE's efforts to eliminate former tag champs' presence.

by Scott Carlson
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If you're keeping track of all things Sasha Banks & Naomi, it's worth noting a couple of recent developments involving WWE's efforts to reduce the former Women's Tag Team Champions' footprints online and on company programming.

Since Sasha & Naomi walked out during Monday Night Raw last week, the duo have been stripped of their tag titles and suspended indefinitely. Their merchandise was pulled from WWEShop.com and their official Facebook pages were taken down.

Now, you can add "removed from the WWE signature" at the start of each show to the list. Some eagle-eyed fans noticed on SmackDown Friday night that Sasha had been replaced by Cody Rhodes, and Naomi was subbed out for Ronda Rousey.

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It's not uncommon for WWE to make tweaks to its signature when superstars join and leave the company. One of the more notable deletions came last year when Ric Flair was dropped from the company and they removed his trademark "Woooo!" a few seconds into the video.

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Regardless, this is just the next chapter in WWE removing Naomi & Sasha from its promotional efforts as this walkout/suspension drags into its second week. We'll see what comes next.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.