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Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of WWE Raw last week, and were indefinitely suspended by the company.
To clarify a rumor that emerged today, it was reiterated to us by numerous talent and staff that Sasha Banks and Naomi left during WWE Raw, at the start of the show. Many people we spoke to theorized that once the show started, they wouldn't discuss the issue further with Vince McMahon because he'd be busy.
As of 7:15 PM EST, the originally planned six-way match was still listed internally, but with no producer or ref listed. Becky Lynch backstage segments were listed, but none for any of the other participants were at that point.
Many of our readers have noted that Sasha Banks and Naomi have been removed from WWE Shop and their WWE Facebook accounts were removed. WWE controls official facebook accounts and they're generally created for the specific character for promotional reasons. Twitter accounts are created, owned and managed (usually) by the performer themselves, and WWE does not have control over them. In regards to Shop, we're told this was a part of the "indefinite suspension," and WWE reiterated to us it does not indicate a release of any sort.
In regards to Sasha Banks being upset regarding Ronda Rousey, we're told WWE had started angling towards bringing Rousey back as far as last November.
We're told that there hasn't been any indication there's an end in the horizon for this situation as of Monday, and neither woman were scheduled for WWE Raw. As evidenced by him winning the tag team titles on Friday, Jimmy Uso is not expected to be affected professionally by this. Other than that, we've not heard of any particular stance he's taken.
To clarify a rumor that emerged today, it was reiterated to us by numerous talent and staff that Sasha Banks and Naomi left during WWE Raw, at the start of the show. Many people we spoke to theorized that once the show started, they wouldn't discuss the issue further with Vince McMahon because he'd be busy.
As of 7:15 PM EST, the originally planned six-way match was still listed internally, but with no producer or ref listed. Becky Lynch backstage segments were listed, but none for any of the other participants were at that point.
Many of our readers have noted that Sasha Banks and Naomi have been removed from WWE Shop and their WWE Facebook accounts were removed. WWE controls official facebook accounts and they're generally created for the specific character for promotional reasons. Twitter accounts are created, owned and managed (usually) by the performer themselves, and WWE does not have control over them. In regards to Shop, we're told this was a part of the "indefinite suspension," and WWE reiterated to us it does not indicate a release of any sort.
In regards to Sasha Banks being upset regarding Ronda Rousey, we're told WWE had started angling towards bringing Rousey back as far as last November.
We're told that there hasn't been any indication there's an end in the horizon for this situation as of Monday, and neither woman were scheduled for WWE Raw. As evidenced by him winning the tag team titles on Friday, Jimmy Uso is not expected to be affected professionally by this. Other than that, we've not heard of any particular stance he's taken.
