Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand under the ring name Sasha Banks.
Sasha Banks returns to WWE with the new look, new attitude
Appearing on WWE programming for the first time since WrestleMania 35, Sasha Banks reemerged on the Raw after SummerSlam, but it wasn’t the warm homecoming the WWE Universe might have been expecting.
One year after the passing of her father — WWE Hall of Famer Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart — an emotional Natalya addressed the WWE Universe, and The Boss made an unexpected appearance to seemingly console The Queen of Harts. However, Banks instead sucker-punched Natalya, tearing off her purple wig to reveal her all-new blue hair and an aggressive new attitude to match, as she relentlessly pummeled the fan-favorite Superstar.
Becky Lynch, who defeated Natalya and dislocated her elbow one night prior in their Submission Match at SummerSlam, rushed to the aid of her rival to bring the fight to the bitter Boss, but Sasha fought off her fellow Horsewoman with a steel chair, repeatedly striking the Raw Women’s Champion at ringside.
Although it’s clear Banks returned to WWE to make a statement, it remains to be seen why she targeted Natalya, displaying decidedly uncharacteristic brutality. Regardless, The Boss is back, and she might be more “Legit” than ever.
Famous for
WWE Women Wrestler
Early life of Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks was born on 1 January 1992 in Fairfield, California. She holds American nationality with mixed African American and European descent ethnicity and her birth sign is Aquarius. She was raised by her mother Judith Varnado along with his brother and her birth name is Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado. There is no information about her father as he left his family when she was 2 years old. Since then, her childhood was not so easy as they later moved to various places, including Minnesota, to find schools and hospitals for her disabled brother. Her family settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where she began her professional wrestling career. Regarding her education, She went to school online and grew up watching All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling.
Body Measurements of Sasha Banks
How tall is Sasha Banks?
WWE superstar Sasha Banks has an amazing slim with athletic body physique and she stands 5ft 5in tall with a weight of 52 kg. Furthermore, her charming personality makes her more attractive.
Career of Sasha Banks
- Kaestner-Varnado began her career at Chaotic Wrestling (CW), based in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2008.
- She made her in-ring debut, under the ring name Mercedes KV, on October 1, 2010, in an intergender tag team match.
- On January 7, 2011, she earned her first victory when she and Roxx defeated Alexxis and Mistress Belmont in a tag team match.
- She continued competing in singles matches throughout the remainder of 2011 and on December 2 defeated Alexxis in an "I Quit" match to win the Chaotic Wrestling Women's Championship for the first time.
- On August 8, 2010, she made her debut in New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), teaming with Ivy to defeat the team of Ariel and Sammi Lane.
- She debuted for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on November 19, 2010, under the ring name Miss Mercedes.
- On August 9, she wrestled her last match for the NWA, defeating Arlene in a singles match.
- In June 2012, she participated in a WWE tryout camp and on August 18 she signed with WWE.
- She was assigned to NXT, WWE's developmental territory, where she adopted the ring name Sasha Banks, and made her televised debut on NXT on December 12, losing to Paige.
- Banks' first televised win on NXT was on the January 23, 2013 episode against Alicia Fox.
- On the June 19 episode of NXT, Banks competed in the NXT Women's Championship tournament but lost to Rae in the first round.
- Banks first appeared on WWE's main roster on the December 30, 2014 episode of Main Event, where she lost to Charlotte in a non-title match.
- On February 11 at NXT TakeOver: Rival, Banks won the NXT Women's Championship by pinning Charlotte in a fatal four-way match that also involved Lynch and Bayley.
- At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn on August 22, Banks dropped the NXT Women's Championship to Bayley, thus ending her reign at 192 days.
- Banks made her official debut on the July 13, 2015, episode of Raw along with Charlotte and Becky Lynch, after Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas division.
- In her WWE pay–per–view debut on July 19 at Battleground, Banks competed in a triple threat match against Charlotte and Brie Bella, which Charlotte won.
- Banks and Lynch went on to compete in two matches to determine the number one contender for Charlotte's Divas Championship at WrestleMania 32 but was interrupted by Charlotte Flair.
- Banks was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, 2016.
- Banks made her first appearance for the brand on July 25, where she defeated Charlotte to win the WWE Women's Championship for the first time.
- On September 25, Charlotte successfully retained the championship against Banks and Bayley in a triple threat match at Clash of Champions.
- On the October 3 episode of Raw, she defeated Charlotte in the main event to capture her second Raw Women's Championship.
- On January 28, 2018, at the Royal Rumble, Banks was the first entry in the first women's royal rumble match, lasting 54:46.
- Banks competed for the first time in her career in a Money in the Bank ladder match, which was ultimately won by Alexa Bliss.
- On February 17, at the Elimination Chamber, Banks and Bayley won the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship by lastly eliminating Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in a six tag team Elimination Chamber match.
- She was looking to quit the company due to her longstanding frustrations with WWE.
- But on the 2019 August, 12 episodes of Raw, Banks made a surprise return to a positive reaction from the crowd, attacking an injured Natalya.
Who is Sasha Banks married to?
Sasha Banks is married to her long term boyfriend Sarath Ton who is a WWE costume designer and retired professional wrestler on August 4, 2016. They also had a son but his name is not revealed.
Birthday of Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks celebrates her birthday on the 1st of January with her friends and family. Currently, she is 27 years old.
Net worth of Sasha Banks
WWE Superstar Sasha Banks is earning a considerable amount of money from wrestling career a she was getting a salary of $250,000 annually in 2018 and expected to grow in the coming year. As of 2019, her net worth is $3 Million.
