Sasha Banks Responds To Injury Rumor, Update On Former TNA Knockout At WWE Performance Center
- WWE NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks responded to a report published Thursday-attributed to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter from Dave Meltzer?claiming that she missed last week's WWE NXT events due to an injury to either her arm or shoulder.
She quoted the report on her account on Tumblr and wrote, "No I didn't stupid news."
After successfully defending the WWE NXT Women's Championship against Becky Lynch at WWE NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Banks didn't appear at the following night's WWE NXT tapings, nor did she work that weekend's non-televised events. Meltzer says he was told she suffered either an arm or shoulder injury, but is not sure whether she suffered the injury during her match against Lynch or if she entered the contest hurt. Banks was scheduled to wrestle during the fourth WWE NXT episode taping but left Full Sail University to go to the hospital when her fiancé, Sarath Ton, was legitimately knocked unconscious during a tag match teaming with Jason Jordan against The Vaudevillians. Ton was recently hired by WWE to go on the road with the main roster and work as a seamster.
- It was reported in April that Sarah Stock, formerly known as Sarita in TNA Wrestling, served as a guest trainer at the WWE Performance Center for one week that month. She has been in Orlando, Florida since last week showing the ropes to some of WWE's female talent. Sara Del Rey, WWE NXT Assistant Head Coach, put over the internationally acclaimed grappler on Twitter on Thursday.
Great having @SSDarkAngel in with the divas this week experience/knowledge like no other @WWEPerformCtr @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/bUL2LuyOvf
? Sara Del Rey (@TheSaraDelRey) May 28, 2015
It was reported in this week's edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Stock, who primarily competes for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Dark Angel, was brought in to teach the women the Mexican style of wrestling. The same publication reported earlier this month that Stock has not wrestled for CMLL since her initial training stint at the WWE Performance Center. She will, however, be making her return to CMLL ring this Saturday in a six-women tag team match. (see poster).
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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