WWE Superstar Sasha Banks was recently interviewed by The New York Post as she talked about representing women around the world at WWE’s Crown Jewel event, which will take place tomorrow (Thursday, October 21st) exclusively on Peacock at 12PM EST. Banks will be challenging for the SmackDown Women’s Championship as she faces champion Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat Match.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On being a part of the first women’s match in Abu Dhabi in 2017: “To see little kids’ faces and women’s faces of just … they’ve never seen anything like that before. In Abu Dhabi that was such a special moment for me. It’s one of the top-five things that I’ve ever done in my career. It’s something that I take with me for the rest of my life, just the feeling alone.”
On WWE having two women’s matches on the show: “I feel like they [WWE} always strive to be more. Now we are having two women’s matches on the card and two dominant women’s matches on the card.”
On Bianca Belair: “Bianca Belair just came on the scene just full force. She is legit the strongest, the fastest and she’s on her way to being one of the greatest of all time. She has a lot to learn and she is definitely making a name for herself. I’m super proud of her and I love watching her grow into the performer that she is today.”
