One of the more surprising moments at WWE SummerSlam came when Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks to reclaim the Women’s Championship. The impact of Sasha’s 27-day title reign ending was compounded when news broke that The Boss has been pulled from upcoming WWE live events.
While there was a lot of speculation on social media regarding Sasha’s situation, we can confirm Sasha Banks has been dealing with a lower back injury. The call was made last week that she’d drop the title at SummerSlam and take time off to recover.
WWE has acknowledged the injury, but they’re incorporating it into the storyline by stating it occured at SummerSlam. The WWE.com preview for tonight’s RAW includes:
“Sustaining a lower back injury during last night’s match, The Boss refused to give up despite excruciating pain, and Sasha will undoubtedly display that same tenacity in her quest to reclaim the crown jewel of Raw’s Women’s division. How will she retaliate against Charlotte tonight?”
WWE also posted this video on Twitter of “the moment that changed everything” for Sasha Banks:
The moment that CHANGED EVERYTHING for @SashaBanksWWE at @SummerSlam! #SummerSlam https://t.co/NovWQ5ZIDK
— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2016
The next WWE live event that Sasha Banks is advertised for is the September 23rd live event from Moline, IL. The one-month timeframe of her time off is what fueled the initial buzz on social media that she might have been dealing with similar ‘issues’ as Paige, Del Rio and Eva Marie.
On Monday, Sasha Banks tweeted the following inspirational message:
There are days that must happen to you!
— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) August 22, 2016
