Sasha Banks Returns To WWE SmackDown, Attacks Bianca Belair
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Sasha Banks hasn’t been inside of a WWE ring since her WrestleMania 37 loss to Bianca Belair, but during tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, she surprised the WWE Universe by returning to seemingly help Bianca, only to shock us all again by the end of the night.
.@SashaBanksWWE comes to the aid of @BiancaBelairWWE! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/gsox7DZ3YL
— WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2021
Things began when Bianca Belair came out to the ring to be interviewed regarding her first 100 days as WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion. Instead, she was interrupted by both Carmella and Zelina Vega, who both laid claim to a title shot before ambushing Belair in the ring. Instead, Banks came running down to the ring, clearing it out before shocking everyone – Belair included – by hugging Belair in celebration.
#TheBoss and The #ESTofWWE are on 🔥!#SmackDown @SashaBanksWWE @BiancaBelairWWE pic.twitter.com/GZVGF3jCNb
— WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2021
Later in the night, Banks and Belair teamed up to take down Carmella and Vega in a tag team match, with Banks winning the match for their team by forcing Carmella to tap out after locking in the Bank Statement. Following the match, Belair and Banks once again celebrated, seemingly ending their longtime feud as they danced to Banks’ theme music.
.@SashaBanksWWE had other plans… @BiancaBelairWWE #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/AhwKfNDgtT
— WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2021
However, the happiness was short-lived, as Banks quickly stunned Belair and the crowd by hitting Bianca with a nasty backbreaker before laying into her with a flurry of punches. Banks then dragged both Belair and the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship into the middle of the ring, where she promptly locked Belair into a Bank Statement that nearly knocked out Belair. Banks then yelled that she was the boss, before standing and posing with the belt once again and ending the night with another Bank Statement on Belair.