Sasha Banks has been on a roll as of late, she is the current SmackDown Women’s Champion after all, but there was once a time when fans were worried about her WWE status.
In 2019 The Boss took a four month break from WWE, and during an episode of Broken Skull Sessions Banks told Steve Austin that she had to step away because she felt like she was losing herself.
“Depression was taking over. My mind was taking over. My thoughts were taking over. This place was being bigger than me. And I really, really lost myself because for a good seven years, I didn’t even hear my real name. I didn’t hear Mercedes anymore. All I heard was Sasha Banks, and traveling on the road, we only get one to two days off.”
“So, I’m home, not even seeing what my real hair looks like. All I see if purple hair every single day. There were just so many things that were just — I let it control me. I let it take it and be like, ‘This is too much’ instead of being like, ‘You know what? Everything’s good. Breathe. Everything’s fine.’ [Laughs]”
According to Sasha Banks she asked to leave WWE, but her request was denied by Vince McMahon.
“I asked to leave and Vince was like, ‘no.’ He said no. He said I’m gonna give you 30 days to think about it. And I took more than 30 days.”
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