Few stars in WWE shine brighter than 'The Legit Boss' Sasha Banks. The current SmackDown Women's Champion has been a big star in WWE since her main roster debut in 2015 and has amassed one of the biggest fanbases in the WWE Universe. Her feud with Bayley has been a highlight of WWE's year and her victories at Hell in a Cell and Survivor Series had fans everywhere celebrating.
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Now Sasha seems set to take on a whole new challenge in being the standard-bearer for the Blue Brand. But how much do you really know about SmackDown's newest champion?
10 Question: Does Sasha Sing Her Own Theme Song?
Answer: No. But her cousin Snoop Dogg helped produce her new remixed version! Fans would be forgiven if they thought The Boss was responsible for the vocals in her entrance theme. A Periscope video featuring Banks, Bayley, and Carmella made the internet rounds a few years ago, where the trio were joking about Sasha having to rehearse the lyrics to her song.
"Sky's the Limit" is actually CFO$ produced track. CFO$ was a production duo consisting of John Paul Alicastro and Michael Conrad Lauri, and they were responsible for many of the best WWE themes of the past decade. The duo disbanded this past summer after being released from their recording contract.
9 Question: How Old Was She When She Started Wrestling?
Answer: 18. Sasha Banks signed up for her first wrestling school almost immediately after turning 18, but she would have got started a lot sooner if she had her way. Mercedes Varnado had been a WWE mega-fan since she was just a young girl. She actually applied to her first wrestling school when she was 12, but was denied for obvious reasons.
As soon as she was able to set off on her pro wrestling journey, Varnado hit the independent scene. She mainly wrestled for Chaotic Wrestling from 2010 until 2012, when she was signed by WWE.
8 Question: Who Did Sasha Banks Face In Her First WWE Match?
Answer: Paige. Sasha Banks' first televised match came against Paige on December 12th, 2012. She lost in a relatively competitive match, but ultimately stood no chance against the inaugural NXT Women's Champion.
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Sasha wouldn't make another appearance on NXT TV until January of 2013. This bubbly and excited version of Banks was a far cry from the character she would develop into, but her passion was evident right from the very start. Sasha would use her time in NXT to evolve into one of the best personas WWE has to offer.
7 Question: How Many Times Has She Been Champion?
Answer: 9 times. Sasha Banks has done just about everything there is to do in WWE, and The Boss is showing no signs of slowing down. Her first championship title came in NXT, when she defeated Charlotte Flair, Bayley, and Becky Lynch in an exciting fatal-four way match.
Since then, Banks has won the RAW Women's Championship a record 5-times, as well as the Women's Tag Team Championships on two separate occasions. Her most recent championship victory came against her former tag-team partner Bayley at Hell in a Cell, where she defeated the role model to capture her very first SmackDown Women's Championship.
6 Question: Has Sasha Ever Successfully Defended A Singles Title?
Answer: Not on the main roster. Although Sasha Banks is one of the most decorated performers of WWE's 'women's evolution,' she has had plenty of struggles to go along with her successes. Banks successfully defended her NXT title on a number of occasions, but she has never been able to do the same on the main roster.
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Over the course of four years, Banks has won the RAW Women's Championship a total of 5 times, with zero successful defenses. Most of this is due to Banks' rivalry with Charlotte that took place in the latter half of 2016, when she traded the title back and forth with The Queen on three separate occasions. her most recent loss came at SummerSlam this past year, when she lost her championship to Asuka.
5 Question: Who Is Sasha Banks Married To?
Answer: Kid Mikaze. Sarath Tong, better known as Kid Mikaze by UpUpDownDown fans, married Sasha Banks on August 4th, 2016. Banks and her husband have the unique experience of working together as a couple. Mikaze is one of the most talented costume designers in WWE, and he is responsible for the many ring-attires Banks has dawned over the course of her main roster career.
Mikaze also makes regular appearances on Xavier Woods' YouTube channel UpUpDownDown. He also used to have a wrestling career of his own, before retiring and eventually finding a great career with WWE.
4 Question: Who Was Her Favorite Wrestler?
Answer: Eddie Guerrero. Latino Heat was the unquestionable favorite of a young Sasha Banks as she first discovered pro wrestling. Guerrero's Latino background made it easy for Banks to identify with the former WWE Champion. Banks revealed that she actually attended Guerrero's memorial that took place on RAW just hours after he passed away. Banks has since revealed that she had no knowledge of her hero's death until she arrived for the show.
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Sasha has also made it known how much of a fan of Trish Stratus she once was, and has regularly cited Stratus as her dream opponent. Fans got a brief glimpse of what this clash would have looked like at the inaugural Women's Royal Rumble.
3 Question: What Kind Of Music Does The Boss Listen To?
Answer: K-Pop. Despite her well-documented roots in rap, the genre of choice for The Boss is K-Pop. The regional phenomenon has since spread across the globe, with K-Pop fever taking over a new audience in the West this past decade.
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Fans will see Sasha's love for K-Pop by taking one look at her social feeds or listening to any interview that features The Boss. In an interview with GameRevolution, Banks got a chance to discuss her favorite group. "Big Bang. Oh my god, so cool. I wish WWE would go to Korea, because I would probably never leave."
2 Question: What Else Does She Do In Her Free Time?
Answer: Being a WWE Superstar, Banks doesn't get too much free time. Aside from gaming and her UpUpDownDown appearances, Banks is also a very big fan of anime. Her favorites include Death Note and School Rumble, though she's admitted her tough travel schedule makes it hard to catch up on new shows.
Banks has also taken to makeup tutorials on her Instagram page. She will usually pick a fellow WWE star to model her makeup after and offer her own take on their signature look. Sometimes she'll bring storylines into the videos as well, like when she gave Lacy Evans' style an attempt.
1 Question: Who Came Up With 'The Boss" Nickname?
Answer: Snoop Dogg & Sasha Banks. Sasha Banks' cousin and WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg is one of the most influential entertainment figures of his generation, influencing everything from rap to pro wrestling to cooking shows, and everything in between. Banks has said her 'Boss' nickname owes its origins to Snoop, as he was constantly referred to as 'Boss' while on tour.
"When I was around him, his bodyguards would always call him 'boss', and I was like, 'That's kind of catchy. That's a good little nickname.' So I was like, 'Sasha Banks the Boss,' and then it turned to 'The Legit Boss."
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