History Awesome / SashaBanks

* October 25, 2020. Wrestling/{{Bayley}} vs Banks. Wrestling/HellInACell. The stakes were high, and the Boss not only rose to them, but surpassed them. Sasha not only beat Bayley, ending her historic 380-day Smackdown Women's Championship reign, but in winning, captured her own [[Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion Grand Slam Championship]]. The match was 26 minutes of sheer brilliance, with the two women pulling out all the stops. Banks forced Bayley to tap to a Banks Statement on a steel chair, successfully utilizing the kicking move that had nearly gotten her the win at Takeover: Brooklyn.

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', and Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... The match finally finished when [[spoiler: Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails.]] [[spoiler:[[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]]
** And if that weren't enough, as the victor celebrated in the ring.... '''[[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound "WOOOOOOOO!"]]''' Wrestling/RicFlair himself comes down to the ring to embrace [[spoiler: Sasha]] and raise her hand, signifying a tremendous show of respect for her and the Women's Division.

* October 25, 2020. Wrestling/{{Bayley}} vs Banks for the first time in five years. Wrestling/HellInACell. The stakes were high, and the Boss not only rose to them, but surpassed them. Sasha not only beat Bayley, ending her historic 380-day Smackdown Women's Championship reign, but in winning, captured her own [[Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion Grand Slam Championship]]. The match was 26 minutes of sheer brilliance, with the two women pulling out all the stops. Banks forced Bayley to tap to a Banks Statement on a steel chair, successfully utilizing the kicking move that had nearly gotten her the win at Takeover: Brooklyn.

* After taking a four-month impromptu sabbatical, Sasha made her return to WWE on the ''Raw'' following the 2019 ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'', enacting one of the most despicable and volatile beatdowns the women's division has ever seen by assaulting an injured Natalya. When Becky Lynch runs out to make the save, Sasha quickly fights her off before ''smashing'' a chair over her back nearly a dozen times. The Boss has '''finally''' taken her place back atop the women's division.

--> '''Sasha Banks''': "You know, she came in so cute, so humbled. She came in so fake, with her fake little stories, her fake little 'I love wrestling growing up, I love Matt Hardy'. You know what? You can’t even tell the difference between Jeff and Matt. You idiot. Yeah, we call you on all your lies, sweetheart. You’re just here to be another girl. Another heel. You just want to be here for a Hollywood act. You’re on Total Divas now, you’re getting what you want and you can talk your way into everything, but you know what? You can’t run away from me. You can talk this, but you can’t walk the walk - cause you’ll never be me. I’m a three time Women’s champion for a reason, and I will be a four time Women’s champion very soon. I won that match tonight, and I demand my rematch.".

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyCyiwaf_vo First,]] Sasha challenges Charlotte to up the ante from their previous matches and fight for the RAW Women's Championship INSIDE HELL IN A CELL for the first time. Everybody goes insane.

** And if that weren't enough, as the victor celebrated in the ring.... '''[[MostWonderfulSound "WOOOOOOOO!"]]''' Wrestling/RicFlair himself comes down to the ring to embrace [[spoiler: Sasha]] and raise her hand, signifying a tremendous show of respect for her and the Women's Division.

* Her now somewhat infamous tirade on the post show for Great Balls of Fire that blurred the lines between kayfabe and reality. During it, Sasha thrashed the current Raw Women's Champion Wrestling/AlexaBliss, stating that Bliss was nothing but a generic AlphaBitch that made a mockery of women's wrestling.

* Her now somewhat infamous tirade on the post show for Great Balls of Fire that blurred the lines between kayfabe and reality. During it, Sasha thrashed Alexa Bliss, stating that Bliss was nothing but a generic AlphaBitch that was only in the WWE for fame.

* Her now somewhat infamous tirade on the post show for Great Balls of Fire. During it, Sasha thrashed Alexa Bliss, stating that Bliss was nothing but a generic AlphaBitch that was only in the WWE for fame.

--> '''Sasha Banks:''' "You know, she came in so cute, so humbled. She came in so fake, with her fake little stories, her fake little 'I love wrestling growing up, I love Matt Hardy'. You know what? You can’t even tell the difference between Jeff and Matt. You idiot. Yeah, we call you on all your lies, sweetheart. You’re just here to be another girl. Another heel. You just want to be here for a Hollywood act. You’re on Total Divas now, you’re getting what you want and you can talk your way into everything, but you know what? You can’t run away from me. You can talk this, but you can’t walk the walk - cause you’ll never be me. I’m a three time Women’s champion for a reason, and I will be a four time Women’s champion very soon. I won that match tonight, and I demand my rematch.".

--> '''Sasha Banks''' "You know, she came in so cute, so humbled. She came in so fake, with her fake little stories, her fake little 'I love wrestling growing up, I love Matt Hardy'. You know what? You can’t even tell the difference between Jeff and Matt. You idiot. Yeah, we call you on all your lies, sweetheart. You’re just here to be another girl. Another heel. You just want to be here for a Hollywood act. You’re on Total Divas now, you’re getting what you want and you can talk your way into everything, but you know what? You can’t run away from me. You can talk this, but you can’t walk the walk - cause you’ll never be me. I’m a three time Women’s champion for a reason, and I will be a four time Women’s champion very soon. I won that match tonight, and I demand my rematch.".

--> "You know, she came in so cute, so humbled. She came in so fake, with her fake little stories, her fake little 'I love wrestling growing up, I love Matt Hardy'. You know what? You can’t even tell the difference between Jeff and Matt. You idiot. Yeah, we call you on all your lies, sweetheart. You’re just here to be another girl. Another heel. You just want to be here for a Hollywood act. You’re on Total Divas now, you’re getting what you want and you can talk your way into everything, but you know what? You can’t run away from me. You can talk this, but you can’t walk the walk - cause you’ll never be me. I’m a three time Women’s champion for a reason, and I will be a four time Women’s champion very soon. I won that match tonight, and I demand my rematch.".

--> "You know, she came in so cute, so humbled. She came in so fake, with her fake little stories, her fake little “I love wrestling growing up, I love Matt Hardy”. You know what? You can’t even tell the difference between Jeff and Matt. You idiot. Yeah, we call you on all your lies, sweetheart. You’re just here to be another girl. Another heel. You just want to be here for a Hollywood act. You’re on Total Divas now, you’re getting what you want and you can talk your way into everything, but you know what? You can’t run away from me. You can talk this, but you can’t walk the walk - cause you’ll never be me. I’m a three time Women’s champion for a reason, and I will be a four time Women’s champion very soon. I won that match tonight, and I demand my rematch.".

** And if that weren't enough, as the victor celebrated in the ring.... '''[[MostWonderfulSound "WOOOOOOOO!"]]''' Wrestling/RicFlair himself comes down to the ring to embrace [[spoiler: Sasha]] and raise her hand, signifying a tremendous show of respect for her and the Women's Division.

** Despite the match being in Charlotte's hometown, she was roundly booed as a heel should be, while Sasha received a pop - and both reactions were pretty big. In an era where WWE crowds don't always stick to {{Kayfabe}}, this spoke to how over each woman was in her respective role.

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', and Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... The match finally finished when [[spoiler: Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails.]] [[spoiler:[[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]]]]

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... [[Spoiler: The match finally finished when Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails.]] [[Spoiler]][[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]][[/spoiler]]

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... [[Spoiler]]The match finally finished when Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails.[[/spoiler]] [[Spoiler]][[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]][[/spoiler]]

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... [[Spoiler: The match finally finished when Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails.]] [[Spoiler:[[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]]]]

** The actual match itself was amazing and equaled, if not slightly beat, their HIAC match in sheer brutality. Kendo sticks got involved, mostly over Charlotte's torso, Charlotte hit an apron Big Boot on Sasha, inducing a bump where it literally looked like Sasha had ''broken her damn neck'', Charlotte hit a moonsault off the announcer's table to the pit below the stage, which is legitimately about a 10-ft. drop. They brawled in the ring, around the ring, through the crowd... [[Spoiler: The match finally finished when Sasha trapped Charlotte between some stair railings, kneed her in the stomach about ten times, and then switched back into a '''''horrifying-looking''''' Bank Statement variant where Charlotte's back was bent double ''the wrong way'' around the arena rails. [[WrestlingPsychology Given that Sasha had subtly been targeting Charlotte's back and ribs the whole match,]] Charlotte only lasted a few seconds before tapping, giving Sasha the victory and her third RAW Women's Title win.]]

** And then Sasha and Charlotte found themselves teaming with Reigns and Rusev, respectively, in a mixed tag team match. The match ends with Sasha locking the Bank Statement on Charlotte again when out of nowhere, Reigns leaps over both women as they're on the ground and spears Rusev in half just as Charlotte begins tapping out. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdL8JBo0Vk It has to be seen to be believed.]]

** And then Sasha and Charlotte found themselves teaming with Reigns and Rusev, respectively, in a mixed tag team match. The match ends with Sasha locking the Bank Statement on Charlotte again when out of nowhere, Reigns leaps over both women as they're on the ground and spears Rusev in half just as Charlotte begins tapping out. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdL8JBo0Vk It has to be seen to be believed.]]
* Speaking of the Hell in a Cell match, on the morning of October 18, 2016, Mick Foley took to Facebook and announced that he and Stephanie [=McMahon=] had decided that Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte, already a title match and the first ever women's Hell in a Cell match, [[UpToEleven was going to main event the pay-per-view.]] Can you hear the crowd already chanting, "WOMEN'S WRESTLING!"

** To sum up, Sasha and Charlotte stood up to the Bulgarian Brute, one of the most dangerous fighters in the WWE, who has made numerous other men pass out or tap (including John Cena and Roman Reigns, two of WWE's top stars), and fearlessly made him look stupid. And they instantly put their personal problems aside to do it, showing that they may fight on their own, but they will defend the revolution they helped build together.

--> '''Sasha:''' If it wasn't for a [[ReallyGetsAround one night stand]], you probably wouldn't be [[{{Pun}} standing]] here. [[BorrowedCatchphrase WOOOOOO!]]

--> '''Sasha:''' If it wasn't for a [[ReallyGetsAround one night stand]], you probably wouldn't be [[{Pun}} standing]] here. [[BorrowedCatchphrase WOOOOOO!]]

--> '''Sasha:''' If it wasn't for a [[ReallyGetsAround one night stand]], you probably wouldn't be standing here. [[BorrowedCatchphrase WOOOOOO!]]

** And the next week, she gives Charlotte an epic putdown.
---> '''Charlotte:''' You're just a [[OneHitWonder one night]] [[DoubleEntendre stand]].\\
'''Sasha:''' You're the daughter of Wrestling/RicFlair. If it wasn't for a [[ReallyGetsAround one night stand]], you probably wouldn't be standing here. [[BorrowedCatchphrase WOOOOOO!]]
** Sasha's big grin as she says this and Charlotte's look of horror as she realizes that she'd thrown such an easy fastball makes it even better. What's more, both expressions came with the "daughter of Ric Flair" part. Sasha following up on that was just icing on the cake.