WWE Releases Statement On Sasha Banks And Naomi's Walkout
The Women's Tag Team champions walked out Monday
As reported earlier, Women's Tag Team champions Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out before tonight's WWE Raw, resulting in changes to the broadcast's main event.
WWE has since released a statement concerning the situation, offering their side of what happened.
The statement reads:
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. The main event to tonight’s Raw was reportedly changed after Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of tonight’s show.
(Credit to F4WOnline for transcript)
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
