Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado is currently a part of NJPW. She is famous among her fans by the name of Mercedes Moné. However, many know the 31-year-old superstar for her time at WWE. She was previously a part of the Stamford-based promotion and was known by the name Sasha Banks.
Sasha Banks, aka Mercedes Moné, walked into WWE in 2012. Following that she went on to make a huge name for herself in the promotion. She, with her exceptional talent, bagged several championships and gained the love and respect of her fans. However, Banks left the Stamford-based promotion in 2022. Her departure from the promotion reportedly came due to creative issues.
Meanwhile, recently, Banks appeared for a signing. During that, the former WWE Superstar gave a cryptic answer about her exit from WWE. One fan brought up the topic of her departure from her previous promotion and said “I know that you had left WWE because of the creative issues”.
Fan: “I know that you had left WWE due to the creative issues…”
Mercedes Moné: “Is that the reason? Oh that’s what you read but you weren’t there.”pic.twitter.com/HxOOqcx7Wi
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) October 17, 2023
With that, Banks seemed furious as she said, “Is that the reason? Oh, that’s what you read but you weren’t there”. However, she didn’t spill out the actual reason for her departure. With that, she began signing.
Thus, it seems Sasha didn’t leave the Triple H-led promotion due to creative issues that were previously reported. However, the former WWE Superstar also refused to let the world know about the real reason for her exit.
Sasha Banks aka Mercedes Moné commented on her WWE exit
Sasha Banks left WWE behind and walked on a different path. She then ventured into the world of NJPW in January 2023. However, after joining her new promotion, she once commented on her exit from the Stamford-based promotion.
During a conversation, Banks talked about her exit and said, “You don’t know the story. You’re reading whatever you want to read and believing whatever you want to believe…Nobody knows the story because I haven’t said anything, and I’m not going to say anything because that’s just the classy boss that I am, the CEO”.
Mercedes Mone says nobody knows the story about her WWE exit – loves Mickie James so much, she wants to wrestle her this year and “send her back to that rodeo” pic.twitter.com/MvAYJ9Nkf0
— Female Locker Room (@femalelroom) March 19, 2023
However, Sasha Banks then went on to talk about her career in the Stamford-based promotion. Sasha also mentioned how she was a part of the company for “almost ten years“. Banks added that she wanted a change to feel something different in her heart and soul.
Whatever the case, it seems the former WWE Superstar didn’t give away the real reason for her leaving the Triple H-led promotion. However, it now remains to be seen if the NJPW star will ever reveal details of her departure from the Stamford-based promotion. Also, her fans would wait with high anticipation to see if the former star ever decides to go back into the largest wrestling promotion in the world.