Sasha Banks (Mercedes Varnado) and Naomi haven’t been seen on WWE television since they walked out on the May 16 episode of RAW due to creative disputes. Since then, a lot has happened, with Vince McMahon stepping down and Triple H taking over talent relations and creative.
According to reports, a deal was made for Banks and Naomi to return to WWE in August 2022. However, it has been more than a month and neither have returned to the company.
As PWMania.com previously reported, wrestling promoters that attempted to book Sasha Banks were informed that she would only be participating at non-wrestling events until January 1st, 2023.
While gone from WWE, Banks and Naomi have been involved in non-WWE pursuits such as modeling.
On Saturday night, Banks, now using her real name Mercedes Varnado as her social media handle, has teased a singles match against KAIRI (Kairi Sane in WWE) for the IWGP Women’s Championship in her latest Instagram story. She posted a fan-made graphic for a battle between her KAIRI.
Banks captioned the shot with the words ‘it’s so very interesting’ from South Park. KAIRI, who recently competed for Japan’s STARDOM promotion, tweeted a screenshot of Banks’ story.
KAIRI is competing in the tournament to determine the inaugural IWGP Women’s Champion and will face Jazzy Gabbert in the semi-finals.
Banks recently revealed her new look, which you can see by clicking here.
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— KAIRI /カイリ?☠️ (@KAIRI_official) October 16, 2022
