WWE Issues Statement On Sasha Banks/Naomi Walkout

It has been previously reported that Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of the Raw taping this evening due to their unhappiness with the creative direction of the show’s main event. As a result, the original 6-pack challenge match had to be changed.

WWE has released a statement about the incident, which reads as follows:

When Sasha Banks and Naomi arrived at the arena this afternoon, they were informed of their participation in the main event of tonight’s Monday Night Raw.

During the broadcast, they walked into WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis’ office with their suitcases in hand, placed their tag team championship belts on his desk, and walked out.

They claimed they weren’t respected enough as tag team champions. And even though they had eight hours to rehearse and construct their match, they claimed they were uncomfortable in the ring with two of their opponents – even though they’d had matches with those individuals in the past with no consequence.

Monday Night Raw is a scripted live TV show, whose characters are expected to perform the requirements of their contract. We regret we were unable to deliver, as advertised, tonight’s main event.

WWE's statement on Sasha Banks and Naomi pic.twitter.com/DrNS84QfxX

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) May 17, 2022

We will continue to monitor this story and provide any updates as they become available to us.

 

Editor’s Opinion:

I definitely have a lot of thoughts about this, but will withhold all of my comments on this matter until I get all of the facts and more information comes out. I don’t want to make any reactionary statements, as that’s not good for anybody.

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