Sasha Banks & Naomi Raw walkout: Corey Graves calls out duo on live TV
meanwhile, read: “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.”As well as WWE commenting on the drama, fans have as well, with a lot of them criticising Graves’ comment regarding the situation.
Backstage Update On Sasha Banks And Naomi’s Raw Walkout
More information has come to light in a new report that details the creative frustrations that led to Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of Raw.
Earlier tonight, it was reported by that the main event of Monday Night Raw had to be changed when Sasha Banks and Naomi ahead of the show due to Banks’ frustration over creative plans. The match in question was meant to be a six-pack challenge to determine the next contender for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Championship and was set to feature Sasha Banks, Naomi, Becky Lynch, Nikki ASH, Doudrop, and th According to the report, Banks met with Vince McMahon to express her creative concerns, but the WWE Chairman refused to change plans and she made the decision to walk out instead of participating in the match. Her tag team partner Naomi went with her, leading to a segment on the show where Becky Lynch confronted Adam Pearce and the main event was changed to Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, which
Fightful Select went on to note that the two women referenced in WWE’s statement were Becky Lynch and Asuka, but that backstage sources said Banks and Naomi didn’t claim not to want to work with them and there was no indication that anyone in the match was considered “unsafe” even though the statement implied that. Instead, the WWE statement seems to stem from the fact that the Women’s Tag Team Champions wanted to work with Doudrop and Nikki ASH at Hell in a Cell instead of having Naomi face Bianca Belair.The report states that a pitch for the Women’s Tag Team Champions to face Doudrop and Nikki ASH at Hell in a Cell was turned down. The company also turned down an alternate pitch for Nikki ASH and Doudrop to interfere in the Bianca Belair vs. Naomi match at the Premium Live event.According to Fightful Select, the creative frustrations on the part of the champions stem mostly from their concerns about their direction as a tag team and also the state of the women’s tag team division as a whole
Later in the broadcast, Corey Graves said that the pair had “summarily and unprofessionally left the building,” and WWE that also highlighted unprofessionalism on the part of Banks and Naomi. The statement read as follo“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 Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi have apparently walked out of the company.During last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Norfolk, Virginia, a Six-Pack Challenge was announced to find the number one contenders to the titles.The plans were swiftly changed, with rumours that Sasha Banks and Naomi had creative issues with the match and had taken their concerns to Vince McMahon
It was claimed by that when the WWE boss refused to change the direction of the booking, Sasha Banks walked out and Naomi followed her.Plans quickly changed on the night, with a new main event being booked between Becky Lynch and Asuka, and after the show, the WWE released a bewildering statement about the situation.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,It continued: “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 consequenc
The duo are said to have rejected the suggestion in WWE’s statement that they did not want to work with Becky Lynch or Asuka, but that they did want to work with Nikki ASH and Doudrop at pay-per-view.This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Sasha Banks and Naomi are said to have had concerns, shared by many fans, about the direction of their tag team and the women’s tag team division.We’re told that Sasha Banks and Naomi’s issues were largely concerns about the direction of their tag team and the division as a whole.Banks has been exploring career avenues outside of the WWE in recent years, playing Koska Reeves in Disney+ series The Mandalorian.Naomi is married to Jonathan Fatu – aka Jimmy Uso – who is currently SmackDown Tag Team Champion and part of Roman Reigns’s ascendant Bloodline stable
Wrestlers Reacts To Sasha Banks And Naomi Walking Out Of WWE RAW
Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of WWE RAW last night has left Wrestling Twitter abuzz.
Although current WWE Superstars have stayed quiet on the controversy, wrestlers from other promotions have chimed-in with their thoughts.
The reactions have come from the likes of IMPACT Wrestling star Mia Yim, Matthew Rehwoldt (Aiden English), Big Swole, Big Damo (Killian Dain), Joey Janela, and even actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. Some of them reacted to on the controversy.Fans and wrestlers have also been discussing how WWE mentioned in its statement that Naomi and Banks claimed they “were uncomfortable in the ring” with two of their opponents in the planned main event. The two opponents were presumably Nikki A.S.H. and Doudrop, even though notes that Becky Lynch and Asuka were the two women referenced in WWE’s statement. The six-pack challenge was eventually changed to a singles bout between Asuka and Lynch, which Asuka won to earn a RAW Women’s Title match WWE’s statement also noted that Naomi and Banks 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.”For those who missed it, you for a backstage update on what led to Banks and Naomi’s issues with WWE creative, and for the original report on Sasha Banks voicing her displeasure in a meeting with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Later on Monday night,reported that the WWE statement regarding the Banks -Naomi walkout “is just the baseline of the details.” It was noted that the tension leading up to the walkout was palpable all day, with both Superstars upset at something that transpired.
WWE responds after Sasha Banks and Naomi ‘walk out’ of Raw
WWE has responded after Sasha Banks and Naomi “walked out” of ‘Monday Night Raw’.The company has issued a statement following some behind the scenes controversy on Monday (16.05.22) which saw the Women’s Tag Team Champions legitimately leave the building during filming for the show, which reports suggesting the pair had issues with the creative direction for the storylineThe Mandalorian’ star Sasha and her tag partner Naomi had been announced to be part of a planned ‘Six Pack Challenge’ headlining the show, but WWE was forced to change plans and went with a singles match between Becky Lynch and Asuka.In a statement, WWE said: “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.T”hey 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.”Reports from various outlets claim Banks and Naomi’s issues were with the storyline plans rather than their opponents as suggested.According to Fightful Select and PWInsider, Banks met with boss Vince McMahon to discuss issues she had with creative plans, but neither side backed down.Banks and Naomi are yet to publicly address the situation, but it’s said they left the building together.The real life issue was referenced on air both on commentary and backstage.Originally published on
