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Bayley, CM Punk, Matt Cardona & More React to Sasha Banks & Naomi Raw Walk Out
UPDATE 2: We can add Bayley to the list of WWE talent who have reacted to Sasha Banks and Naomi’s walk out from last night’s Raw taping. Bayley, who was of course Banks’ tag team partner and co-WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion with her, posted to her Twitter account to share a quote from The Sandlot. She wrote:
“Remember…follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong”
“Remember…follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong”
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) May 17, 2022
UPDATE: More wrestlers and former WWE talents are chiming in on the Sasha Banks and Naomi situation via Twitter, including former WWE Superstars Matt Cardona (aka Zack Ryder), CM Punk, and FTR’s Dax Harwood.
Cardona initially tweeted earlier today, “If I could go back in time…the night I was pushed off the stage in a wheelchair on Raw, I should have walked into Johnny Ace’s office…placed my neck brace on the table and walked out because I wasn’t being respected enough as Internet Champion.”
That prompted a response from CM Punk later on. Punk, who opted to quit WWE in early 2014 and had his own issues with the company at the time, wrote, “If you’d go back in time to stand up for yourself, you should stand up the workers now.”
Meanwhile, Dax Harwood tweeted out a photo of himself and Cash Wheeler with Sasha Banks. Harwood tweeted, “Always, always, ALWAYS stand up for what you believe in. F***ing ALWAYS!!!” You can view those tweets below:
If I could go back in time…the night I was pushed off the stage in a wheelchair on Raw, I should have walked into Johnny Ace’s office…placed my neck brace on the table and walked out because I wasn’t being respected enough as Internet Champion. pic.twitter.com/2mQiw4I61D
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) May 17, 2022
If you’d go back in time to stand up for yourself, you should stand up the workers now. https://t.co/Hh0zA7nsid
— player/coach (@CMPunk) May 17, 2022
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) May 17, 2022
Always, always, ALWAYS stand up for what you believe in. Fucking ALWAYS!!! pic.twitter.com/rPIuOm6XlT
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) May 17, 2022
ORIGINAL: As previously reported, the professional wrestling world has been rocked with the reveal that WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi took their balls and went home, leaving last night’s edition of WWE Raw following a rumored creative dispute with WWE higher-ups. WWE even issued an official statement on the incident, stating, “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.”
Since the news broke, several wrestlers, including former WWE talents, have commented on the news via social media, including former WWE wrestlers Mia Yim and Killian Dain (aka Big Damo).
Other wrestlers who weighed in include former AEW talents Joey Janela and Big Swole, who is also married to WWE Superstar Cedric Alexander.
At the top of last night’s Raw, Sasha Banks and Naomi were originally scheduled to compete in a Six-Pack Challenge to determine a new contender for WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. The match was ultimately changed to Asuka vs. Becky Lynch.
You can see some of the reactions from across wrestling Twitter below:
Naomi 💚
Sasha 💙— Michin 미친 (@MiaYim) May 17, 2022
It’s a work.
— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) May 17, 2022
Bloody hell https://t.co/PzZPhaoREt
— Big Damo (@DamoMackle) May 17, 2022
Take it elsewhere boys. There's no one on God's green earth who thinks Nikki and Kim are unsafe.
— Big Damo (@DamoMackle) May 17, 2022
— Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (@RealBrittBaker) May 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/SwoleWorld/status/1526420646598692865
“Scripted live tv show”
Fuck yeah Kayfabe in the MUD! https://t.co/XZOKGHhZ5g
— “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) May 17, 2022
How come no one acted like this when I walked out on CZW in 2018?
— “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) May 17, 2022
Best female wrestler in the world is @SashaBanksWWE and they better start respecting her. Shit. ACKNOWLEDGE HER
— O’Shea Jackson Jr (@OsheaJacksonJr) May 17, 2022
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