1 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:10,546 [tense music] 2 00:00:10,593 --> 00:00:12,893 - [crowd chanting] Sasha's ratchet! 3 00:00:12,929 --> 00:00:16,019 Sasha's ratchet! 4 00:00:16,057 --> 00:00:18,227 Sasha's ratchet! 5 00:00:18,268 --> 00:00:19,888 - Sasha Banks! 6 00:00:19,936 --> 00:00:22,306 * * 7 00:00:22,355 --> 00:00:25,725 - I've always liked when the bad guys won in the movies. 8 00:00:25,775 --> 00:00:27,105 * * 9 00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:28,612 - The Bank Statement locked in. 10 00:00:28,653 --> 00:00:30,493 - Look at the smile on her face. 11 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:33,830 - Look at the sick smile on the face of Sasha Banks! 12 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,117 * * 13 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:38,911 - I think there's something just more intriguing 14 00:00:38,955 --> 00:00:40,865 about being a bad guy. 15 00:00:40,915 --> 00:00:42,245 Maybe that's just me. 16 00:00:42,292 --> 00:00:44,132 Maybe I just like the bad guys. 17 00:00:44,169 --> 00:00:46,419 Maybe it's my personality. I don't know. 18 00:00:46,463 --> 00:00:49,133 - It's boss time. 19 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:53,094 Sasha Banks is here. 20 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:56,256 Her ego knows no bounds. 21 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:58,516 - She has that look in her eyes where you're just like, 22 00:00:58,558 --> 00:01:02,098 "All right, this chick is dangerous." 23 00:01:02,145 --> 00:01:05,475 - Sasha on a reckless attack. 24 00:01:05,523 --> 00:01:07,033 - Anytime you see Sasha, 25 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:10,197 you're just waiting to see what's gonna happen. 26 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:12,566 What's she gonna say this time? 27 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:15,374 - You're the daughter of Ric Flair. 28 00:01:15,408 --> 00:01:18,448 If it wasn't for a one-night stand, 29 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:20,955 you probably wouldn't be standing here. 30 00:01:20,997 --> 00:01:23,497 Whoo! 31 00:01:23,541 --> 00:01:26,041 - What makes Sasha such an evil character? 32 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:30,716 That she goes to any extreme and all extremes to win. 33 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:34,137 - And it's celebration time for Belair and Sasha Banks. 34 00:01:34,177 --> 00:01:35,887 Wait a minute! 35 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:38,139 Backstabber by Banks to the champion! 36 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:40,641 * * 37 00:01:40,684 --> 00:01:44,814 - There is a little villain within all of us, 38 00:01:44,854 --> 00:01:47,904 but some choose to cultivate their villainous side 39 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,321 to get what they want. 40 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:52,819 In WWE, that's Sasha Banks. 41 00:01:52,862 --> 00:01:56,992 * * 42 00:01:57,033 --> 00:01:59,993 [dramatic music] 43 00:02:00,036 --> 00:02:05,916 * * 44 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:22,140 [tense music] 45 00:02:22,183 --> 00:02:26,023 * * 46 00:02:26,062 --> 00:02:30,362 - I grew up on a farm in Iowa. 47 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,240 * * 48 00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:37,449 [sighs] It was so rough. I didn't have a dad. 49 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:40,870 My mom didn't have a steady job. 50 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:45,000 I was the only colored person in that town. 51 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,590 I used to have a huge chip on my shoulder. 52 00:02:49,627 --> 00:02:53,127 I went to online school at the age of 12, 53 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:55,723 had no friends, no social life. 54 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:57,179 * * 55 00:02:57,218 --> 00:03:02,058 For a very long time, I felt like I had no hope. 56 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:09,018 * * 57 00:03:09,064 --> 00:03:12,404 I was just sitting in my room one day in Iowa, 58 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:13,572 scrolling through the channels. 59 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:15,490 - You'll be stepping out in comfort in-- 60 00:03:15,528 --> 00:03:18,238 [upbeat music plays] 61 00:03:18,281 --> 00:03:20,081 - The more you live, the-- 62 00:03:20,116 --> 00:03:21,326 [cheers and applause] 63 00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:23,868 - Listen to the Edgeheads! 64 00:03:25,121 --> 00:03:26,621 - Well--oh, no! 65 00:03:26,664 --> 00:03:29,884 Look who's here, Sheriff Austin! 66 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:32,298 - And WWE just popped up on the screen. 67 00:03:32,337 --> 00:03:35,087 I was like, "What is this?" 68 00:03:35,131 --> 00:03:36,511 * * 69 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,259 - Look at the power! 70 00:03:38,301 --> 00:03:40,391 - Here he comes! 71 00:03:40,428 --> 00:03:42,388 The FU! 72 00:03:42,430 --> 00:03:45,640 Wait, wait, wait, wait-- - Oh, look out! 73 00:03:45,684 --> 00:03:49,064 - It's like being a superhero, being a bad guy. 74 00:03:49,104 --> 00:03:52,234 - Oh, never touch a rattlesnake! 75 00:03:52,273 --> 00:03:55,823 - I was obsessed with wrestling. 76 00:03:55,860 --> 00:03:57,530 It was my escape. 77 00:03:57,570 --> 00:04:00,740 [crowd roaring] 78 00:04:00,782 --> 00:04:03,032 [static buzzing] 79 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,696 [upbeat music] 80 00:04:04,744 --> 00:04:07,254 - Place is going crazy for Eddie Guerrero. 81 00:04:07,288 --> 00:04:10,288 * * 82 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:11,843 - When I first saw Eddie Guerrero, 83 00:04:11,876 --> 00:04:15,296 there was just this instant connection. 84 00:04:15,338 --> 00:04:17,088 He was one of the few Latinos. 85 00:04:17,132 --> 00:04:20,592 You know, he was one of the few of colored people in the WWE. 86 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:22,385 - What a counter! 87 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:25,849 The Superplex from the top rope! 88 00:04:25,890 --> 00:04:28,980 - Eddie Guerrero used to come out in a lowrider. 89 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:33,309 - A classic lowrider for the WWE champion! 90 00:04:33,356 --> 00:04:36,606 Eddie Guerrero, riding in style! 91 00:04:36,651 --> 00:04:39,031 - Like, come on, you don't get flashier than that. 92 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:40,820 * * 93 00:04:40,864 --> 00:04:44,664 - He was great being the villain. 94 00:04:44,701 --> 00:04:47,451 - When I said I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you... 95 00:04:47,495 --> 00:04:48,745 - Yeah? 96 00:04:48,788 --> 00:04:50,668 - I lied! 97 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:53,497 I cheat, I steal! 98 00:04:53,543 --> 00:04:55,713 - Cheat to win! 99 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,800 - And I loved the Frog Splash. 100 00:05:00,842 --> 00:05:02,972 - Oh, my God. Eddie, don't do this. 101 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:05,761 Eddie, that's 15 feet high, that cage! 102 00:05:05,805 --> 00:05:07,885 - No way, Eddie, don't! - Don't do it, Eddie! 103 00:05:07,932 --> 00:05:10,852 Oh, my God! Frog Splash, Frog Splash! 104 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:14,564 - He's feeling froggy! - Frog Splash connects! 105 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:17,026 * * 106 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:19,777 - Eddie knew how to get you to like him or to hate him. 107 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:21,529 - Can you believe this? 108 00:05:21,571 --> 00:05:23,321 Now cool it with the smoking gun! 109 00:05:23,365 --> 00:05:25,695 Eddie Guerrero pulled one over there on Matt Hardy. 110 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:27,832 all: Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! 111 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:30,079 - He knew how to tap into that inner soul 112 00:05:30,121 --> 00:05:33,081 of each fan sitting in the arena. 113 00:05:33,124 --> 00:05:37,754 - Orale, mi raza! [cheers and applause] 114 00:05:37,796 --> 00:05:39,376 - When I watched Eddie Guerrero, 115 00:05:39,422 --> 00:05:41,972 I felt so alive. 116 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:44,178 * * 117 00:05:44,219 --> 00:05:46,049 I saw myself in him. 118 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:49,516 * * 119 00:05:49,557 --> 00:05:51,387 I knew that was my only dream. 120 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:54,484 [soft music] 121 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:59,731 * * 122 00:05:59,776 --> 00:06:04,066 I always pictured myself walking down that WWE ramp, 123 00:06:04,114 --> 00:06:06,834 in the ring on the top turnbuckle, 124 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:09,656 having a pose, and just all eyes on me. 125 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:12,213 * * 126 00:06:12,247 --> 00:06:15,417 Wrestling was my addiction and my escape. 127 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:17,708 - Eddie Guerrero... 128 00:06:17,752 --> 00:06:22,172 - I had journals upon journals upon journals, writing ideas. 129 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:23,925 * * 130 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,637 I would watch "Raw" and "SmackDown!" 131 00:06:25,677 --> 00:06:27,507 Every single week and write down 132 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:30,314 and take notes and just study nonstop. 133 00:06:30,348 --> 00:06:32,558 * * 134 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,440 I used to sit and write all the results 135 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,150 of every wrestling show. 136 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:45,571 * * 137 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:50,043 - I believe Mercedes was maybe nine or ten when I discovered 138 00:06:50,076 --> 00:06:53,116 that she was truly into WWE and wrestling. 139 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:57,673 - I begged for Snoop Dogg to take me to WrestleMania-- 140 00:06:57,709 --> 00:06:59,289 I believe it was 24. 141 00:06:59,336 --> 00:07:00,876 * * 142 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,800 Ric Flair's retirement match. 143 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:07,640 - Tonight we celebrate Nature Boy Ric Flair. 144 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:09,257 * * 145 00:07:09,304 --> 00:07:12,564 - She was real young, but I was taking her around, 146 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:13,979 meeting all of her favorite wrestlers, 147 00:07:14,017 --> 00:07:16,727 and just watching how she reacted to 'em 148 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:18,560 and how she was infatuated, 149 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:20,645 and how she was professional at the same time. 150 00:07:20,690 --> 00:07:23,990 It was, like, fascinating to me. 151 00:07:24,027 --> 00:07:27,657 - There was no plan B, C, D, E, or F. 152 00:07:27,697 --> 00:07:30,157 It was only, only one. 153 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,240 And that was become a WWE superstar. 154 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:40,206 * * 155 00:07:43,588 --> 00:07:47,798 - At 18, Mercedes and her family moved to Boston. 156 00:07:47,842 --> 00:07:49,762 That's where she got her first opportunity 157 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:51,603 to pursue her dream. 158 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:55,349 - Chaotic Wrestling is the place 159 00:07:55,392 --> 00:07:58,022 that I started training when I was 18 years old. 160 00:07:58,061 --> 00:08:01,231 They had their own professional wrestling school. 161 00:08:01,272 --> 00:08:05,782 - Hey, Alexis. Remember me, Mercedes? 162 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:08,659 The one that broke up your correlat--what is it? 163 00:08:08,697 --> 00:08:10,907 - Coronation. - Ugh. Hey, Alexis... 164 00:08:10,949 --> 00:08:12,699 My first character, I wouldn't even say 165 00:08:12,742 --> 00:08:14,242 was a character. 166 00:08:14,285 --> 00:08:16,615 It was just Mercedes K.V.... 167 00:08:16,663 --> 00:08:18,463 * * 168 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:21,288 Which was Kaestner-Varnado was my last name. 169 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:27,844 * * 170 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:30,262 - Fury, the largest competitor in this contest, 171 00:08:30,301 --> 00:08:31,511 Mercedes, the smallest, 172 00:08:31,553 --> 00:08:33,013 but she's gonna be looking to use her speed 173 00:08:33,054 --> 00:08:35,224 and her agility to take advantage. 174 00:08:35,265 --> 00:08:38,515 - My upbringing was very, very, very hard. 175 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:42,270 The chip on my shoulder came from a very young age, 176 00:08:42,313 --> 00:08:44,403 and it gave me a whole different drive 177 00:08:44,441 --> 00:08:47,191 than a lot of people. 178 00:08:47,235 --> 00:08:49,355 - I remember when Sasha was wrestling 179 00:08:49,404 --> 00:08:50,704 in this independent league, 180 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:53,279 and she was trying her hardest to get to the WWE, 181 00:08:53,324 --> 00:08:56,164 just doing good and having great fights. 182 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:59,712 - Oh, look at her pulling back! 183 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:03,248 She quit! We've got a new champion! 184 00:09:03,293 --> 00:09:05,883 - I was not shy when I went out and performed 185 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,510 because I couldn't be. 186 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:09,587 I had to make fans like me. 187 00:09:09,632 --> 00:09:12,592 I had to give them energy so they can give it right back. 188 00:09:12,635 --> 00:09:14,965 Come on! 189 00:09:15,013 --> 00:09:17,023 - Mercedes proved that she had the skills 190 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:19,307 to move beyond the independent circuit. 191 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:23,021 crowd: Thank you, KV! Thank you, KV! 192 00:09:28,318 --> 00:09:29,398 [cheers and applause] 193 00:09:29,444 --> 00:09:32,414 - In 2012, she was invited to join 194 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:34,697 WWE's developmental system. 195 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:37,161 - I was so happy. 196 00:09:37,202 --> 00:09:39,452 It's the only thing that I ever wanted to chase. 197 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:41,116 It's the only thing that I ever dreamt of. 198 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:44,174 I wanted to make it to the WWE 199 00:09:44,209 --> 00:09:48,249 and prove that I was better than everybody. 200 00:09:56,262 --> 00:09:59,312 [tense music] 201 00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:06,559 * * 202 00:10:07,524 --> 00:10:11,654 - I learned right away when I first walked in the doors 203 00:10:11,695 --> 00:10:13,985 of the WWE Performance Center, 204 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:17,830 I knew absolutely nothing. 205 00:10:17,867 --> 00:10:20,407 It takes so much 206 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:25,043 to be a character on national television. 207 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:26,883 - This is so unique! 208 00:10:26,918 --> 00:10:28,878 * * 209 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,510 - They broke me down so fast. 210 00:10:32,549 --> 00:10:34,929 - When Sasha debuted in NXT, 211 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:37,848 she was kind of just a generic character, 212 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:39,847 really had no persona. 213 00:10:39,889 --> 00:10:42,019 People just said she kind of seemed 214 00:10:42,058 --> 00:10:44,188 like a "girl next door" character, 215 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:46,767 if you want to call it a character at all. 216 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:48,863 * * 217 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:51,898 - Did you see "Raw" on Monday? - Of course. 218 00:10:51,943 --> 00:10:54,743 - What'd you think? - I mean, it was okay. 219 00:10:54,779 --> 00:10:57,699 I had no character whatsoever. [chuckles] 220 00:10:57,741 --> 00:10:59,241 * * 221 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:03,124 I felt like I was not going to last long in NXT. 222 00:11:04,539 --> 00:11:05,999 I was so shy as Mercedes 223 00:11:06,041 --> 00:11:09,711 and so scared to even put myself out there. 224 00:11:09,753 --> 00:11:12,053 I had to build myself up to prove 225 00:11:12,088 --> 00:11:14,008 that I could belong here 226 00:11:14,049 --> 00:11:17,719 and transform myself into someone else. 227 00:11:17,761 --> 00:11:20,261 [static buzzing] 228 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:23,765 I started out watching hours of different types 229 00:11:23,808 --> 00:11:25,098 of movies and interviews. 230 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:27,563 - Tell me one athlete right now 231 00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:29,154 has been dominating the game 232 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:30,899 for 16 years straight without a loss. 233 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:32,230 - I saw Floyd Mayweather. 234 00:11:32,275 --> 00:11:34,855 I was like, "Man, I like how this guy speaks." 235 00:11:34,903 --> 00:11:36,743 - I'm the best. I'm the best. 236 00:11:36,780 --> 00:11:38,030 All work is easy work. 237 00:11:38,073 --> 00:11:40,413 - Kanye West was really arrogant, 238 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:43,290 going up onstage interrupting people. 239 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:46,408 - Thank you so much for giving me a chance to win a VMA award. 240 00:11:46,456 --> 00:11:50,586 - Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you. 241 00:11:50,627 --> 00:11:52,047 I'ma let you finish. 242 00:11:52,087 --> 00:11:54,757 But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. 243 00:11:54,798 --> 00:11:56,548 [crowd booing] 244 00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:59,011 - So I stole some of that. 245 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,012 I really love Nicki Minaj-- 246 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:04,724 the hair, the nails, the outfits. 247 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:07,096 And I really like the Bratz dolls. 248 00:12:07,143 --> 00:12:09,313 - * Bratz * 249 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:11,864 - Let me take a little bit of that. 250 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:14,028 And then I was like, Mercedes, hello, 251 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:16,147 Snoop Dogg is your cousin. 252 00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:17,824 People used to call him the boss. 253 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:19,612 I want people to treat me like that. 254 00:12:19,656 --> 00:12:21,986 Let me take that. I'll call myself "the Boss." 255 00:12:22,033 --> 00:12:23,623 * * 256 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:28,000 I was going to be the bad guy. 257 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:30,539 - She took advantage of that moment, 258 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:33,253 and she honed it in, and she created her character, 259 00:12:33,294 --> 00:12:36,424 and she became Sasha Banks. 260 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:39,184 - In three, two... 261 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:42,717 - Are you tired of looking like a chick? 262 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:45,272 Are you sick of being basic? 263 00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:49,266 Did you think that you can boss me around? 264 00:12:49,310 --> 00:12:51,980 Oh, no. No! 265 00:12:52,022 --> 00:12:54,192 - I was like, "How long did 266 00:12:54,232 --> 00:12:56,652 "she have to work on this to find this character 267 00:12:56,693 --> 00:12:59,323 and this personality that I don't even recognize?" 268 00:12:59,362 --> 00:13:01,742 And you just wanted to, like, slap her. 269 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:05,741 - I am Sasha Banks, the Boss of NXT. 270 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:09,245 - Characters have to learn how to feel, not think, 271 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:12,249 'cause if you're thinking, it's not real. 272 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:14,792 But you have to put it in front of an audience. 273 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:17,916 all: NXT, NXT, NXT! 274 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:20,594 - Sasha's first big opportunity at NXT 275 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:22,093 came against Paige. 276 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:24,255 * * 277 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:26,354 - We're seeing a metamorphosis here of Sasha Banks. 278 00:13:26,389 --> 00:13:28,349 * * 279 00:13:28,391 --> 00:13:31,311 - Paige got her! [bell dings] 280 00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:32,903 - In a moment of rage, 281 00:13:32,937 --> 00:13:35,187 we got our first glimpse of the Boss, 282 00:13:35,231 --> 00:13:37,401 and there was no turning back. 283 00:13:37,442 --> 00:13:38,942 * * 284 00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:40,525 - Oh, no! 285 00:13:40,570 --> 00:13:42,780 * * 286 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:44,282 - The matchup's over, 287 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:47,124 but Sasha Banks is not done competing. 288 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,870 - The young lady snapped. 289 00:13:48,912 --> 00:13:51,042 * * 290 00:13:51,081 --> 00:13:53,711 - We've never seen this from Sasha Banks. 291 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:55,500 * * 292 00:13:55,543 --> 00:13:58,093 - It was one of the greatest feelings 293 00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:01,879 when I found something that clicked for me. 294 00:14:01,925 --> 00:14:04,885 - Here comes the Boss. 295 00:14:04,928 --> 00:14:07,258 - I was just like, "I think this is working. 296 00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:09,885 The fans are booing." 297 00:14:09,933 --> 00:14:13,233 all: Sasha's ratchet! Sasha's ratchet! 298 00:14:13,269 --> 00:14:15,769 - Upon taking the Boss persona, 299 00:14:15,814 --> 00:14:17,194 things clicked into place. 300 00:14:17,232 --> 00:14:19,982 You had this unrepentant, 301 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:22,776 unapologetically Black female character 302 00:14:22,821 --> 00:14:24,241 who wasn't afraid to tell everyone 303 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,780 that she knew she was the best, 304 00:14:26,825 --> 00:14:29,575 wasn't afraid to be vicious. 305 00:14:29,619 --> 00:14:31,749 - There we go. - Oh, man! 306 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:33,248 - And she backed it up. 307 00:14:33,289 --> 00:14:36,079 all: Sasha's ratchet! - What? 308 00:14:36,126 --> 00:14:38,586 all: Sasha's ratchet! 309 00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:41,918 - Mercedes was so shy, not outgoing, 310 00:14:41,965 --> 00:14:43,255 didn't want adventure. 311 00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,759 Sasha Banks is everything 312 00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:48,052 I want Mercedes to be-- 313 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:49,756 larger than life, 314 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:53,176 a know-it-all, have all the eyes on her. 315 00:14:53,226 --> 00:14:54,686 * * 316 00:14:54,728 --> 00:14:58,228 - When you see somebody that is really insecure 317 00:14:58,273 --> 00:15:01,323 and when they step onto the stage 318 00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,989 and they morph so dramatically, 319 00:15:04,029 --> 00:15:06,489 it's that pendulum swinging. 320 00:15:06,531 --> 00:15:10,791 They go so far the other way because it's escapism. 321 00:15:10,827 --> 00:15:13,327 * * 322 00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:16,331 This is their vengeance. 323 00:15:16,374 --> 00:15:18,844 - Sasha--she likes to lie. She likes to steal. 324 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:21,417 She likes to cheat, like her hero, Eddie Guerrero. 325 00:15:21,463 --> 00:15:23,213 - You lie, you cheat, you steal. 326 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,216 It's a family tradition. 327 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,968 - She just likes to do things a little bit dirtier 328 00:15:28,011 --> 00:15:29,761 than most of the women. 329 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:33,184 - Sasha Banks--submission maneuver from behind. 330 00:15:33,224 --> 00:15:34,984 - Wow! [bell dinging] 331 00:15:35,018 --> 00:15:36,478 - The Bank Statement, 332 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:39,399 Sasha Banks' submission, is very painful. 333 00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:41,019 It puts pressure on your back, 334 00:15:41,066 --> 00:15:42,186 puts pressure on your neck. 335 00:15:42,233 --> 00:15:44,073 [screaming] 336 00:15:44,110 --> 00:15:46,280 She's super vicious. 337 00:15:46,321 --> 00:15:49,161 - I really love keeping ahold of the crossface 338 00:15:49,199 --> 00:15:51,159 a little bit longer after they tap out, 339 00:15:51,201 --> 00:15:54,201 just to let the fans know that I'm the bad guy. 340 00:15:54,245 --> 00:15:56,825 - Sasha doesn't want to let the hold go! 341 00:15:56,873 --> 00:15:57,963 Come on! 342 00:15:57,999 --> 00:15:59,249 - She's sending a message. 343 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,672 - This is too much. Let it go already! 344 00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:03,381 * * 345 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:05,131 - You honestly think that you're gonna be 346 00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:08,763 the next NXT women's champion before me? 347 00:16:08,802 --> 00:16:11,142 Before me? 348 00:16:11,179 --> 00:16:14,849 - By 2014, Sasha earned her reputation 349 00:16:14,891 --> 00:16:18,521 as the most vicious female on a star-studded roster. 350 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:21,401 But then came Charlotte Flair, 351 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:23,479 the daughter of wrestling nobility... 352 00:16:23,525 --> 00:16:25,065 - Whoo! 353 00:16:25,110 --> 00:16:26,400 - Blessed with the genes 354 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,244 of the greatest champion of all time 355 00:16:28,279 --> 00:16:30,069 and the confidence and athleticism 356 00:16:30,115 --> 00:16:32,195 that comes with it. 357 00:16:32,242 --> 00:16:33,662 - You think you're special 358 00:16:33,702 --> 00:16:36,002 because your last name is Flair. 359 00:16:36,037 --> 00:16:37,537 Well, guess what. 360 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:41,380 After I beat you, Charlotte, you're gonna end up a loser, 361 00:16:41,418 --> 00:16:43,748 just like your pathetic old man. 362 00:16:43,795 --> 00:16:45,875 Whoo! 363 00:16:45,922 --> 00:16:47,382 * * 364 00:16:47,424 --> 00:16:49,264 - Charlotte, take one. Mark. 365 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:52,760 * * 366 00:16:58,476 --> 00:17:00,476 [cheers and applause] 367 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,900 - By 2014, Sasha Banks was the Boss at NXT. 368 00:17:04,941 --> 00:17:06,901 [dramatic music] 369 00:17:06,943 --> 00:17:09,573 But a new rival with a legendary pedigree 370 00:17:09,612 --> 00:17:12,822 posed a threat to Sasha's status. 371 00:17:12,866 --> 00:17:16,826 - Ladies and gentlemen, my daughter, Charlotte. 372 00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:20,080 [cheers and applause] 373 00:17:20,123 --> 00:17:23,003 - Being Ric Flair's daughter, 374 00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:24,883 I'm a chip off the old block. 375 00:17:24,919 --> 00:17:29,049 - Nature Boy, Ric Flair! 376 00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:30,760 - Whoo! 377 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,220 - When I walk in the arena, they don't boo. 378 00:17:32,260 --> 00:17:33,180 They whoo. 379 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:34,759 Whoo! 380 00:17:34,804 --> 00:17:36,264 all: Whoo! 381 00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:38,926 - Oh, wow! 382 00:17:38,975 --> 00:17:41,015 Look at that move! 383 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:45,191 A victorious debut, Charlotte did it! 384 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,491 [bell dings, cheers and applause] 385 00:17:48,526 --> 00:17:52,736 - Charlotte--she was an incredible athlete... 386 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:56,831 so frickin' good, and she got it so easily. 387 00:17:56,868 --> 00:17:59,288 - I'm 5'10", I'm blonde, and I'm super athletic. 388 00:17:59,329 --> 00:18:00,579 What is there not to like? 389 00:18:00,622 --> 00:18:02,582 Oh, yeah, but my last name's Flair. 390 00:18:02,624 --> 00:18:04,294 Everything's handed to me. 391 00:18:04,334 --> 00:18:05,464 - Yeah, you heard me. 392 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:07,302 - You can call your little daddy 393 00:18:07,337 --> 00:18:08,627 to put you on the main roster. 394 00:18:08,672 --> 00:18:12,092 - Mm, how about you call Snoop 395 00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:13,723 to buy you a win? 396 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,760 - Oh. - Oh, so that's gonna be, huh? 397 00:18:15,804 --> 00:18:17,684 - Yeah, that's how it's gonna be. 398 00:18:17,722 --> 00:18:21,482 - Because Charlotte was the number-one girl so fast 399 00:18:21,518 --> 00:18:23,808 that it would me so jealous, 400 00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:25,363 so I wanted to outdo her. 401 00:18:25,397 --> 00:18:26,977 [cheers and applause] 402 00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:29,983 - The two titans came from different worlds-- 403 00:18:30,026 --> 00:18:33,526 Flair from the top, Sasha from the bottom. 404 00:18:33,571 --> 00:18:35,661 And their battles spoke to the fight 405 00:18:35,699 --> 00:18:38,739 between the privileged and the underprivileged. 406 00:18:38,785 --> 00:18:40,945 - And Sasha--oh! 407 00:18:40,995 --> 00:18:44,615 - Charlotte and Sasha really gives you a feeling 408 00:18:44,666 --> 00:18:48,036 that you are watching an absolute classic in the making. 409 00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:49,876 - Oh! - Neck Breaker! 410 00:18:49,921 --> 00:18:51,131 Look at that! 411 00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:53,632 - It's like two bulls just going head-to-head. 412 00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,175 She wants to be the best. 413 00:18:55,218 --> 00:18:59,178 - Sasha Banks diving through the ropes, my God! 414 00:18:59,222 --> 00:19:01,222 - I want to be the best. 415 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:02,806 - No way! Natural Selection! 416 00:19:02,851 --> 00:19:04,601 - [crowd chanting] This is awesome! 417 00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:07,484 - So impressed with these two women. 418 00:19:07,522 --> 00:19:10,322 - When you have two alpha females 419 00:19:10,358 --> 00:19:12,528 colliding with one another, 420 00:19:12,569 --> 00:19:15,449 there is going to be magic that unfolds. 421 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:20,538 * * 422 00:19:20,577 --> 00:19:22,497 [cheers and applause] 423 00:19:22,537 --> 00:19:25,917 - I think the Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair rivalry 424 00:19:25,957 --> 00:19:28,747 made Sasha Banks a lot meaner and a lot harder. 425 00:19:28,793 --> 00:19:32,213 They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 426 00:19:32,255 --> 00:19:33,835 * * 427 00:19:33,882 --> 00:19:37,302 - In defeat, Sasha was even more motivated, 428 00:19:37,344 --> 00:19:38,724 but now it wasn't 429 00:19:38,762 --> 00:19:41,642 just Charlotte Flair making a name in NXT. 430 00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:44,891 Becky Lynch and Bayley were also making noise. 431 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:47,564 - Sky's the limit for Becky Lynch. 432 00:19:47,604 --> 00:19:50,524 Belly to Bayley-- oh, there it is! 433 00:19:50,565 --> 00:19:53,065 - All four were destined for greatness, 434 00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:57,319 but only one could be the real boss of NXT. 435 00:19:57,364 --> 00:20:00,124 - These four women were having, you know, 436 00:20:00,158 --> 00:20:03,078 classic matches in NXT. 437 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,499 They'd be stealing the show, 438 00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:07,037 but they wouldn't be the main event. 439 00:20:07,082 --> 00:20:09,422 - We were so competitive. 440 00:20:09,459 --> 00:20:12,049 We wanted to show everybody 441 00:20:12,087 --> 00:20:14,257 that the women can do it just like the men. 442 00:20:14,297 --> 00:20:17,087 * * 443 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:18,643 - In 2015, 444 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:20,847 a championship Fatal 4-Way 445 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:23,427 would settle which of these rising superstars 446 00:20:23,473 --> 00:20:24,893 was the baddest of all. 447 00:20:24,933 --> 00:20:27,563 * * 448 00:20:27,602 --> 00:20:30,362 [cheers and applause] 449 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:34,897 - Fatal 4-Way matchup for the NXT Women's Championship. 450 00:20:34,943 --> 00:20:36,653 * * 451 00:20:36,695 --> 00:20:38,775 - That Fatal-4 Way, 452 00:20:38,822 --> 00:20:42,662 I wanted that to be like my WrestleMania match. 453 00:20:42,701 --> 00:20:45,621 - Oh, Sasha Banks lining up Charlotte 454 00:20:45,662 --> 00:20:47,582 and Becky--look at that! 455 00:20:47,622 --> 00:20:48,792 - All the stars aligned, 456 00:20:48,832 --> 00:20:51,792 and it was such a special match. 457 00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:54,045 - Oh! - Oh, my God! 458 00:20:54,087 --> 00:20:56,297 Wow, what an impact! 459 00:20:56,339 --> 00:20:59,259 - Bayley was a split second away from the championship... 460 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:01,680 [cheers and applause] 461 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,810 When Sasha snuck in from behind 462 00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:05,637 and stole it for herself. 463 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:08,482 - My God, here comes Sasha again! 464 00:21:08,518 --> 00:21:10,848 - You saw that vindictive side of her 465 00:21:10,895 --> 00:21:12,475 that she takes from Eddie. 466 00:21:12,522 --> 00:21:14,152 I'm gonna lie, cheat, steal. 467 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:15,530 - [screaming] 468 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:17,857 - Oh, look at this--crossface, crossface! 469 00:21:17,902 --> 00:21:20,322 Submission maneuver applied! 470 00:21:20,363 --> 00:21:24,373 Charlotte crawling, clawing! 471 00:21:24,409 --> 00:21:25,619 Cover! 472 00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,580 all: One, two, three! 473 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,870 - She did it! The Boss! 474 00:21:30,915 --> 00:21:32,625 * * 475 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:36,497 - I was just so in shock. 476 00:21:36,546 --> 00:21:39,046 I felt like everything that I ever fought for 477 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:42,970 since I was ten years old was just in that moment. 478 00:21:43,011 --> 00:21:45,181 - We have a new women's champion. 479 00:21:45,221 --> 00:21:47,971 * * 480 00:21:48,016 --> 00:21:51,016 - What a moment for Sasha Banks. 481 00:21:51,061 --> 00:21:55,691 - I've always known I was the best from day one. 482 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:58,902 This right here, it just proves it. 483 00:21:58,943 --> 00:22:02,913 It shows every single person who's ever doubted me. 484 00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:04,947 * * 485 00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:08,161 - I think what drives the Sasha Banks character truly 486 00:22:08,203 --> 00:22:10,793 is that she knows she's the best. 487 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:14,790 Who's above the boss? There is no one above the boss. 488 00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:17,754 - And the Boss proceeded to defend her championship 489 00:22:17,796 --> 00:22:21,506 and her status by any means necessary. 490 00:22:21,549 --> 00:22:23,679 - Oh, my goodness! 491 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:30,057 all: NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT! 492 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:33,400 - Ladies and gentlemen, this Saturday, 493 00:22:33,436 --> 00:22:36,726 NXT takes over Brooklyn, New York. 494 00:22:36,773 --> 00:22:38,573 I am now pleased to preside 495 00:22:38,608 --> 00:22:40,648 over the official contract signing 496 00:22:40,694 --> 00:22:43,414 for the NXT Women's Championship. 497 00:22:43,446 --> 00:22:47,866 all: NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT! 498 00:22:47,909 --> 00:22:50,659 - First of all, Mr. Regal, 499 00:22:50,704 --> 00:22:53,754 I just want to thank you and the NXT fans, 500 00:22:53,790 --> 00:22:55,580 because if it wasn't for you guys, 501 00:22:55,625 --> 00:22:57,625 I would not even be here. 502 00:22:57,669 --> 00:23:00,919 [cheers and applause, jeering] 503 00:23:00,964 --> 00:23:02,424 - [chuckles] 504 00:23:02,465 --> 00:23:05,675 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 505 00:23:05,719 --> 00:23:09,259 There a reason why NXT's at Brooklyn and not here... 506 00:23:09,305 --> 00:23:14,265 * * 507 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:16,650 Because, Bayley, it's going be the biggest show 508 00:23:16,688 --> 00:23:19,228 in NXT history. 509 00:23:19,274 --> 00:23:21,234 And the best part about that 510 00:23:21,276 --> 00:23:24,566 is that you're going to be in the ring with me. 511 00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:27,572 [tense music] 512 00:23:27,615 --> 00:23:30,035 * * 513 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:33,286 - The Sasha-Bayley rivalry was a ticking time bomb, 514 00:23:33,329 --> 00:23:35,369 and at NXT Takeover Brooklyn, 515 00:23:35,415 --> 00:23:38,335 they were set to blow the roof off the Barclays Center. 516 00:23:38,376 --> 00:23:42,376 - Tonight's first main event, 517 00:23:42,422 --> 00:23:44,802 NXT Women's Champion, 518 00:23:44,841 --> 00:23:49,431 the Boss, Sasha Banks... 519 00:23:49,471 --> 00:23:54,141 - This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do it like a boss. 520 00:23:54,184 --> 00:23:55,694 * * 521 00:23:55,727 --> 00:23:59,687 - Versus the ultimate underdog, 522 00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:03,191 the number-one contender, Bayley! 523 00:24:03,234 --> 00:24:07,324 * * 524 00:24:07,364 --> 00:24:10,034 [bell dinging] 525 00:24:10,075 --> 00:24:12,195 * * 526 00:24:12,243 --> 00:24:14,293 - The NXT women's title is on the line. 527 00:24:14,329 --> 00:24:15,619 Bayley said she's not gonna 528 00:24:15,663 --> 00:24:17,213 let this opportunity slip by her. 529 00:24:17,248 --> 00:24:18,828 And the Boss was quick to reply with, 530 00:24:18,875 --> 00:24:20,335 "I'm sorry, Bayley. 531 00:24:20,377 --> 00:24:23,587 This isn't a fairy tale. This isn't a feel-good story." 532 00:24:24,923 --> 00:24:28,223 - It starts with, you know, Bayley coming back 533 00:24:28,259 --> 00:24:31,179 from a real-life wrist or hand injury. 534 00:24:31,221 --> 00:24:32,681 What do they do? 535 00:24:32,722 --> 00:24:36,062 Immediately Sasha is targeting that hand. 536 00:24:36,101 --> 00:24:38,771 - Bayley still with that hand brace on. 537 00:24:38,812 --> 00:24:40,272 She broke her hand, was out of action. 538 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:41,693 - No, no, no! 539 00:24:41,731 --> 00:24:43,071 - Knock it off! 540 00:24:43,108 --> 00:24:44,728 - She decided to put it in between the stairs 541 00:24:44,776 --> 00:24:46,436 and the ring. 542 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:49,236 - She's not gonna-- - Please don't do this. 543 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,370 - Sasha's not--come on, she's not really gonna--oh, no! 544 00:24:52,409 --> 00:24:53,949 - No! 545 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,503 - And she kicked the stairs, 546 00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:59,117 which I tell her that she rebroke my hand. 547 00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:01,205 * * 548 00:25:01,251 --> 00:25:03,171 - Oh! 549 00:25:03,211 --> 00:25:05,011 * * 550 00:25:05,046 --> 00:25:06,376 - What a plunge over the top! 551 00:25:06,423 --> 00:25:08,053 - Oh, my God. 552 00:25:08,091 --> 00:25:11,891 - If she sees a weakness, she will exploit that weakness 553 00:25:11,928 --> 00:25:14,058 in the most gruesome ways, if necessary. 554 00:25:14,097 --> 00:25:15,597 * * 555 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:16,680 Sasha doesn't care. 556 00:25:16,725 --> 00:25:18,885 - Whoo! 557 00:25:18,935 --> 00:25:20,595 - I don't think until that point 558 00:25:20,645 --> 00:25:23,055 anybody's ever seen a female wrestler 559 00:25:23,106 --> 00:25:26,736 really dissect her opponent like she did to me that night. 560 00:25:26,776 --> 00:25:28,566 - Look how much the Boss is enjoying this. 561 00:25:28,611 --> 00:25:30,411 - Give up, Bayley! 562 00:25:30,447 --> 00:25:31,907 - I was doing everything I can 563 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:33,868 just to give her that extra punishment. 564 00:25:33,908 --> 00:25:35,868 - Oh, what a-- - Planted! 565 00:25:35,910 --> 00:25:37,370 - Oh, no, that's it! 566 00:25:37,412 --> 00:25:39,962 - Submission maneuver-- Bank Statement! 567 00:25:39,998 --> 00:25:43,168 - When I finally put my Bank Statement on Bayley 568 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:45,249 and she is reaching out for those ropes 569 00:25:45,295 --> 00:25:47,915 with that broken hand, I stick my foot out, 570 00:25:47,964 --> 00:25:49,764 and I stomp that hand... 571 00:25:49,799 --> 00:25:52,839 - Oh, my goodness! Her right hand! 572 00:25:52,886 --> 00:25:55,886 - Over and over and over again. 573 00:25:55,930 --> 00:25:59,560 That was a reaction that I have never heard in the WWE. 574 00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:01,441 * * 575 00:26:01,478 --> 00:26:04,438 I loved being that bad guy, 576 00:26:04,481 --> 00:26:06,901 taking her dreams away. 577 00:26:06,941 --> 00:26:10,361 - I hope she's proud of herself, 'cause she's evil. 578 00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:12,453 * * 579 00:26:12,489 --> 00:26:14,739 - Emboldened by her disgraceful behavior 580 00:26:14,783 --> 00:26:16,793 that night... 581 00:26:16,826 --> 00:26:19,826 - Oh, but here comes the Boss. 582 00:26:19,871 --> 00:26:22,001 - Banks went on a rampage of terror. 583 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,420 - Aah! 584 00:26:24,459 --> 00:26:26,959 - Oh! 585 00:26:27,003 --> 00:26:31,303 - And no one was off-limits. 586 00:26:31,341 --> 00:26:35,011 - Izzy is one of our number-one fans down in NXT. 587 00:26:35,053 --> 00:26:39,143 Bayley was everything to her. And I knew that. 588 00:26:39,182 --> 00:26:43,192 - Uh-oh. Oh, my God! 589 00:26:43,228 --> 00:26:46,728 Right in front of the family, 590 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:49,863 and then Sasha Banks mouthing off! 591 00:26:49,901 --> 00:26:52,491 - She was taunting me the whole entire match, 592 00:26:52,529 --> 00:26:55,319 and I was just getting angrier and angrier. 593 00:26:55,365 --> 00:26:58,325 She threw Bayley into the screen. 594 00:26:58,368 --> 00:26:59,578 - Oh, my goodness! 595 00:26:59,619 --> 00:27:02,079 - Then she walked right over to me 596 00:27:02,122 --> 00:27:03,832 and took my headband. 597 00:27:03,873 --> 00:27:05,583 * * 598 00:27:05,625 --> 00:27:08,125 - You see Sasha Banks? - What is wrong with her? 599 00:27:08,169 --> 00:27:09,799 - Sasha Banks running around 600 00:27:09,838 --> 00:27:11,628 with Izzy's--with that headband on. 601 00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:13,973 Did you see Izzy? 602 00:27:14,009 --> 00:27:17,139 - I feel like Sasha kind of plays the everyday bully. 603 00:27:17,178 --> 00:27:19,678 And I hate that. I really do. 604 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:21,183 * * 605 00:27:21,224 --> 00:27:24,734 - You see the tears rolling down Izzy's face, 606 00:27:24,769 --> 00:27:27,609 and Sasha Banks is just in there 607 00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:31,357 continuing to murder Bayley. 608 00:27:31,401 --> 00:27:33,191 - It's Boss time. 609 00:27:33,236 --> 00:27:36,356 She's embarrassing Bayley. She's enjoying herself. 610 00:27:36,406 --> 00:27:40,446 - She just did that off the top of her head. 611 00:27:40,493 --> 00:27:43,753 That's one more thing that puts her on that next level 612 00:27:43,788 --> 00:27:45,538 of being one of the best villains ever. 613 00:27:45,582 --> 00:27:48,292 - I'm the boss! 614 00:27:48,335 --> 00:27:52,415 You don't make children cry, period. 615 00:27:53,757 --> 00:27:55,377 Sasha Banks does, though. 616 00:27:55,425 --> 00:27:57,795 * * 617 00:27:57,844 --> 00:28:00,814 - The Boss swaggered her way on to the main roster 618 00:28:00,847 --> 00:28:02,677 in 2015. 619 00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:04,644 * * 620 00:28:04,684 --> 00:28:07,234 - It's Boss time! 621 00:28:07,270 --> 00:28:09,610 - When she's walking out to the ring, 622 00:28:09,647 --> 00:28:12,977 you see a bit of that Eddie... 623 00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:15,896 - Sasha Banks is here! 624 00:28:15,945 --> 00:28:17,525 * * 625 00:28:17,572 --> 00:28:19,282 - Because you can see her swag. 626 00:28:19,324 --> 00:28:22,494 You can see her drip. Eddie was the same way. 627 00:28:22,535 --> 00:28:24,245 - Sasha, Frog Splash! 628 00:28:24,287 --> 00:28:26,367 - My goodness! - A la Eddie Guerrero. 629 00:28:26,414 --> 00:28:28,834 * * 630 00:28:28,875 --> 00:28:31,955 Wow, Sasha! Sasha Banks, the Boss! 631 00:28:32,003 --> 00:28:34,593 - We want Sasha! 632 00:28:34,631 --> 00:28:37,261 * * 633 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:40,100 - Oh, my goodness. Look at--Charlotte! 634 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:42,466 Charlotte taps! She taps! [bell dinging] 635 00:28:42,514 --> 00:28:44,274 * * 636 00:28:44,307 --> 00:28:46,807 - You know, my dad used to say, 637 00:28:46,851 --> 00:28:48,771 "There's something about that old boy 638 00:28:48,812 --> 00:28:51,112 that I don't like about me." 639 00:28:51,147 --> 00:28:56,147 And what he meant was, "We can't see in others 640 00:28:56,194 --> 00:29:01,454 what we don't at least possess a little bit in ourselves." 641 00:29:01,491 --> 00:29:05,621 A part of us is like, "Wow, that's what it would look like 642 00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:07,832 if I let that beast loose." 643 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:09,752 And that's a guilty pleasure. 644 00:29:09,791 --> 00:29:11,171 - Sasha! 645 00:29:11,209 --> 00:29:12,789 - Sasha flying through the air! 646 00:29:12,836 --> 00:29:15,206 * * 647 00:29:15,255 --> 00:29:17,125 - Her work as a villain 648 00:29:17,173 --> 00:29:19,843 has, you know, really, really stuck out. 649 00:29:19,884 --> 00:29:23,974 She's been one of the most consistently talented people 650 00:29:24,014 --> 00:29:27,234 I've seen, man or woman, in WWE. 651 00:29:27,267 --> 00:29:29,687 - Oh! - Oh! 652 00:29:29,728 --> 00:29:33,188 - Look at this heinous act. 653 00:29:33,231 --> 00:29:37,191 - By 2019, despite her dastardly deeds, 654 00:29:37,235 --> 00:29:38,945 Sasha had proven herself as a worthy champion 655 00:29:38,987 --> 00:29:40,857 to the WWE universe. 656 00:29:40,905 --> 00:29:43,275 all: Sasha, Sasha, Sasha! 657 00:29:43,324 --> 00:29:45,664 - Great. [camera shutter clicking] 658 00:29:45,702 --> 00:29:48,962 - But living like it's Boss time all the time 659 00:29:48,997 --> 00:29:53,377 took an unforeseen toll on Mercedes. 660 00:29:53,418 --> 00:29:58,048 - I think I exhausted myself working 24-7. 661 00:29:58,089 --> 00:30:01,839 We travel 350 days out of the year, 662 00:30:01,885 --> 00:30:04,175 performing 5 days out of the week, 663 00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:06,350 not having a social life. 664 00:30:06,389 --> 00:30:08,729 I never got to see my real hair. 665 00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:11,687 I never got to hear my real name for such a long time. 666 00:30:11,728 --> 00:30:16,438 I was just Sasha Banks 24-7. 667 00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:19,363 When I did have that one day off to take out my wig, 668 00:30:19,402 --> 00:30:23,822 I was just like, "Who the heck are you 669 00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:26,275 without Sasha Banks?" 670 00:30:26,326 --> 00:30:29,866 I was like, "You know what? I can't do it anymore." 671 00:30:29,913 --> 00:30:32,293 * * 672 00:30:37,754 --> 00:30:42,514 - By 2019, Sasha's lifelong dreams had come true 673 00:30:42,550 --> 00:30:45,100 but it came with a price. 674 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:48,723 - I was exhausted. 675 00:30:48,765 --> 00:30:52,725 As a kid, I had dreams of making it to the WWE... 676 00:30:52,769 --> 00:30:55,189 everything that little girl Mercedes 677 00:30:55,230 --> 00:30:56,730 always dreamt of having. 678 00:30:56,773 --> 00:30:59,983 But once I got here, it was completely different 679 00:31:00,026 --> 00:31:03,356 than what I kind of had in my mind. 680 00:31:03,405 --> 00:31:07,365 There's the travel, no sleep, 681 00:31:07,409 --> 00:31:09,909 getting into character, 682 00:31:09,953 --> 00:31:12,873 just the overall sacrifice. 683 00:31:12,914 --> 00:31:15,134 It's a huge toll on the mental state, 684 00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:17,126 on the physical state. 685 00:31:17,168 --> 00:31:18,628 - Oh! 686 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:21,380 Becky sends Sasha over the top rope, and she hit hard! 687 00:31:21,423 --> 00:31:24,973 Uh-oh, Bayley to Belly from the second rope! 688 00:31:25,010 --> 00:31:29,560 - No one who's on the outside really understands the level 689 00:31:29,597 --> 00:31:31,727 of commitment and hard work and effort 690 00:31:31,766 --> 00:31:34,346 that it takes to be a WWE superstar. 691 00:31:34,394 --> 00:31:37,194 * * 692 00:31:37,230 --> 00:31:39,360 - My frustrations just grew and grew and grew 693 00:31:39,399 --> 00:31:41,569 and grew and grew until I was like, 694 00:31:41,609 --> 00:31:44,279 "You know what? I can't take this anymore." 695 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,910 * * 696 00:31:46,948 --> 00:31:48,908 - The desire that propelled Mercedes 697 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:52,250 into being the Boss was fading fast. 698 00:31:52,287 --> 00:31:54,077 Sasha needed a reboot. 699 00:31:54,122 --> 00:31:56,042 [soft music] 700 00:31:56,082 --> 00:31:59,342 - When I went to Vince McMahon and asked for my release, 701 00:31:59,377 --> 00:32:01,497 he told me right away, "No." 702 00:32:01,546 --> 00:32:05,506 [chuckles] He told me to take a little bit time for myself. 703 00:32:05,550 --> 00:32:08,390 * * 704 00:32:08,428 --> 00:32:11,428 - She made the best decision for herself. 705 00:32:11,473 --> 00:32:14,353 It was a really tough time. 706 00:32:14,392 --> 00:32:15,692 And it was something 707 00:32:15,727 --> 00:32:18,517 that was bigger than wrestling at the moment. 708 00:32:18,563 --> 00:32:20,273 * * 709 00:32:20,315 --> 00:32:23,185 - I was so ready to leave 710 00:32:23,234 --> 00:32:26,824 because I just didn't want this to be my everything. 711 00:32:26,863 --> 00:32:30,533 I wanted to know who I was without Sasha Banks. 712 00:32:30,575 --> 00:32:33,695 * * 713 00:32:33,745 --> 00:32:36,325 - Once Sasha was able to rebalance her life, 714 00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:38,543 she sought to regain the passion that she felt 715 00:32:38,583 --> 00:32:41,463 from her days as a youth. 716 00:32:41,503 --> 00:32:44,463 - So I took myself to Japan. 717 00:32:44,506 --> 00:32:47,466 * * 718 00:32:47,509 --> 00:32:49,179 I just wanted to find myself 719 00:32:49,219 --> 00:32:52,469 and to make sure that I was good mentally and physically. 720 00:32:52,514 --> 00:32:54,894 * * 721 00:32:54,933 --> 00:32:56,643 - The few months that she was gone, 722 00:32:56,685 --> 00:32:59,475 I was so prepared for her to never come back. 723 00:32:59,521 --> 00:33:03,071 * * 724 00:33:03,108 --> 00:33:04,978 - Even though I was on a break from the WWE, 725 00:33:05,026 --> 00:33:07,066 I always wanted to learn, 726 00:33:07,112 --> 00:33:09,322 you know, the Japanese style of wrestling. 727 00:33:09,364 --> 00:33:11,994 * * 728 00:33:12,033 --> 00:33:16,413 So I learned the Japanese strong style. 729 00:33:16,454 --> 00:33:20,794 They are just so fine-skilled in their detail in Japan. 730 00:33:20,834 --> 00:33:22,254 - While in Japan, 731 00:33:22,293 --> 00:33:24,923 Sasha rediscovered her passion for wrestling, 732 00:33:24,963 --> 00:33:27,923 and she picked up a few new tricks along the way. 733 00:33:27,966 --> 00:33:31,216 - I learned more about strikes and the impacts, 734 00:33:31,261 --> 00:33:33,681 and I knew if I brought that into the WWE, 735 00:33:33,722 --> 00:33:36,102 it would be game over for these woman. 736 00:33:36,141 --> 00:33:39,561 And just right then and there, something clicked for me. 737 00:33:39,602 --> 00:33:42,062 Just the energy switched just like that. 738 00:33:42,105 --> 00:33:45,855 I felt like all the fire within myself just erupted. 739 00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:47,900 I knew I was still so in love with wrestling. 740 00:33:47,944 --> 00:33:50,164 I was born to do this. 741 00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:54,116 * * 742 00:33:58,663 --> 00:34:00,123 - All right. 743 00:34:00,165 --> 00:34:01,995 I like the environment, so I like to turn off the lights. 744 00:34:02,042 --> 00:34:04,042 [giggles] 745 00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:07,755 [tense music] 746 00:34:07,797 --> 00:34:14,677 * * 747 00:34:14,721 --> 00:34:18,101 I took a four-month break from the WWE, 748 00:34:18,141 --> 00:34:21,941 and I was truly, truly, truly searching for myself. 749 00:34:21,978 --> 00:34:23,858 * * 750 00:34:23,897 --> 00:34:26,897 The answer was just within me the whole time. 751 00:34:26,941 --> 00:34:29,441 I know who I am as Mercedes, 752 00:34:29,486 --> 00:34:31,646 and I know who I am as Sasha Banks. 753 00:34:31,696 --> 00:34:35,026 * * 754 00:34:35,075 --> 00:34:36,945 I remember coming back 755 00:34:36,993 --> 00:34:41,043 the day after SummerSlam in Toronto... 756 00:34:41,081 --> 00:34:43,671 and I felt I still love it. 757 00:34:43,708 --> 00:34:46,088 I still have that ten-year-old kid inside. 758 00:34:46,127 --> 00:34:47,377 * * 759 00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:49,960 Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it. 760 00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:52,126 * * 761 00:34:52,175 --> 00:34:53,795 - Rested and rejuvenated, 762 00:34:53,843 --> 00:34:56,973 Sasha Banks returned to "Raw"... 763 00:34:57,013 --> 00:35:00,933 - It's been one year today since my dad died. 764 00:35:02,435 --> 00:35:05,395 Just in time to support her grieving friend. 765 00:35:05,438 --> 00:35:07,648 [dramatic music] 766 00:35:07,691 --> 00:35:10,071 - What? - Oh, my! 767 00:35:10,110 --> 00:35:12,320 Could it be? It is! 768 00:35:12,362 --> 00:35:14,822 It's Boss time! - Oh, my God! 769 00:35:14,864 --> 00:35:17,494 * * 770 00:35:17,534 --> 00:35:19,794 - Or so we thought. 771 00:35:21,329 --> 00:35:23,619 - What a moment! 772 00:35:26,543 --> 00:35:29,383 - Oh! - Oh, my God! 773 00:35:29,421 --> 00:35:31,761 - What the hell? - Surprise, surprise. 774 00:35:31,798 --> 00:35:34,508 - Sasha Banks attacking Natalya! 775 00:35:34,551 --> 00:35:36,511 - You miss your daddy, huh? 776 00:35:36,553 --> 00:35:39,473 - New blue hair, same true colors. 777 00:35:39,514 --> 00:35:42,604 Sasha Banks is the worst. 778 00:35:42,642 --> 00:35:46,812 - Sasha really likes being in control and in charge 779 00:35:46,855 --> 00:35:51,645 and unapologetically bitchy, rotten, and evil. 780 00:35:51,693 --> 00:35:55,413 - Sasha Banks has returned with a vengeance, 781 00:35:55,447 --> 00:35:58,737 with an evil, evil vengeance! 782 00:35:58,783 --> 00:36:02,543 Oh, into the ladder goes Becky Lynch! 783 00:36:02,579 --> 00:36:04,499 Oh, no! No, no, no! 784 00:36:04,539 --> 00:36:06,079 The left arm! 785 00:36:06,124 --> 00:36:07,464 * * 786 00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:09,960 - I feel like ever since I came back from my break, 787 00:36:10,003 --> 00:36:13,843 my wrestling style, my in-the-ring performance... 788 00:36:13,882 --> 00:36:18,182 is just on a whole different level. 789 00:36:18,219 --> 00:36:19,599 - Oh! 790 00:36:19,637 --> 00:36:22,467 Banks just drove Lynch through the table! 791 00:36:22,515 --> 00:36:27,265 - I made fans frickin' cry, made little kids cry. 792 00:36:27,312 --> 00:36:30,612 Is this your mommy? Is this your mommy? 793 00:36:30,648 --> 00:36:33,028 - Banks trash-talks and now continues 794 00:36:33,068 --> 00:36:37,158 to beat down Evans in front of her family. 795 00:36:37,197 --> 00:36:38,657 - Sasha Banks is gnarly. 796 00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:42,578 She does not care about anyone. 797 00:36:42,619 --> 00:36:45,459 - Ooh. - No, no, no, no. 798 00:36:45,497 --> 00:36:48,667 - Sasha has studied the art form of WWE 799 00:36:48,708 --> 00:36:52,628 to such an extent that she's become a master of it. 800 00:36:52,671 --> 00:36:55,261 - No! - Ring the freakin' bell! 801 00:36:55,298 --> 00:36:56,928 [bell dings] 802 00:36:56,966 --> 00:37:00,426 - I'm the blueprint. I'm the standard. 803 00:37:00,470 --> 00:37:02,560 I'm the Boss. I'm the greatest. 804 00:37:02,597 --> 00:37:04,767 I'm the best. I'm everything. 805 00:37:04,808 --> 00:37:07,688 * * 806 00:37:07,727 --> 00:37:09,267 - Look at the confidence 807 00:37:09,312 --> 00:37:12,272 on the face of the SmackDown Women's Champion. 808 00:37:12,315 --> 00:37:14,025 * * 809 00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:15,737 - At WrestleMania 37, 810 00:37:15,777 --> 00:37:17,697 Banks intended to steal the spotlight 811 00:37:17,737 --> 00:37:20,067 from WWE's newest star. 812 00:37:20,115 --> 00:37:22,115 [cheers and applause] 813 00:37:22,158 --> 00:37:25,698 - WrestleMania's the biggest night of the year 814 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:27,495 for WWE. 815 00:37:27,539 --> 00:37:30,579 It's the Super Bowl of wrestling. 816 00:37:30,625 --> 00:37:32,535 - This is an historic moment. 817 00:37:32,585 --> 00:37:33,745 For the first time ever, 818 00:37:33,795 --> 00:37:35,625 two Black women have a title match 819 00:37:35,672 --> 00:37:39,882 in the main event at WrestleMania. 820 00:37:39,926 --> 00:37:42,346 - Being the first two Black females 821 00:37:42,387 --> 00:37:44,467 to ever main-event WrestleMania-- 822 00:37:44,514 --> 00:37:46,684 we knew the significance of that. 823 00:37:46,725 --> 00:37:49,475 - Banks gonna fly with a Suicide Dive! 824 00:37:49,519 --> 00:37:53,519 Sasha hanging on, DDT! 825 00:37:53,565 --> 00:37:56,645 - I remember being in NXT and dreaming 826 00:37:56,693 --> 00:37:59,033 about main-eventing a WrestleMania one day. 827 00:37:59,070 --> 00:38:02,320 But those dreams were so far, so big 828 00:38:02,365 --> 00:38:06,615 that I honestly never thought that would actually happen. 829 00:38:06,661 --> 00:38:08,081 - Sasha trying to lock it in! 830 00:38:08,121 --> 00:38:09,661 Put this one away! - Oh, wow, wow! 831 00:38:09,706 --> 00:38:11,876 - Uh-oh, she's utilizing Bianca's plait. 832 00:38:11,916 --> 00:38:15,836 - My rule is, if you don't touch my hair, I won't use it. 833 00:38:15,879 --> 00:38:18,509 Sasha Banks grabbed my hair I think more than anybody 834 00:38:18,548 --> 00:38:20,838 has ever grabbed my hair ever before. 835 00:38:20,884 --> 00:38:22,894 - This is unique. This is innovative. 836 00:38:22,927 --> 00:38:25,557 This is creative. - Great move by Banks. 837 00:38:25,597 --> 00:38:27,717 - It is part of being a bad guy-- 838 00:38:27,766 --> 00:38:32,096 doing anything you can to hurt your opponent. 839 00:38:32,145 --> 00:38:35,145 - It took a lot for me to finally decide, that's it. 840 00:38:35,190 --> 00:38:38,230 - Come on! 841 00:38:38,276 --> 00:38:40,526 - Oh, my God! - Oh! 842 00:38:40,570 --> 00:38:42,360 * * 843 00:38:42,405 --> 00:38:44,695 - [laughing] 844 00:38:44,741 --> 00:38:46,741 Whew, that was probably the loudest hair whip 845 00:38:46,785 --> 00:38:49,785 that I've ever heard. 846 00:38:49,829 --> 00:38:52,869 [hair snaps] - Oh, my God! 847 00:38:52,916 --> 00:38:54,496 - It's just the name of the game. 848 00:38:54,542 --> 00:38:57,302 You have to deal with the pain. 849 00:38:57,337 --> 00:38:59,547 - KOD! - No way! 850 00:38:59,589 --> 00:39:01,379 - Kiss of Death! - No way! 851 00:39:01,424 --> 00:39:03,094 - Grabs up Banks! [bell dings] 852 00:39:03,134 --> 00:39:06,054 [soft music] 853 00:39:06,096 --> 00:39:08,636 - Even though I was beaten and bloody 854 00:39:08,682 --> 00:39:10,602 from Bianca's braid, 855 00:39:10,642 --> 00:39:13,192 I really wanted to take that moment in. 856 00:39:13,228 --> 00:39:16,018 - A WrestleMania main event, whether you win or lose, 857 00:39:16,064 --> 00:39:19,284 it is the crowning achievement of being in this business, 858 00:39:19,317 --> 00:39:20,817 being in WWE. 859 00:39:20,860 --> 00:39:23,700 Even though she lost, it seems like a win to me. 860 00:39:23,738 --> 00:39:26,158 [cheers and applause] 861 00:39:26,199 --> 00:39:28,079 - Win or lose, 862 00:39:28,118 --> 00:39:29,988 when it's Boss time, 863 00:39:30,036 --> 00:39:32,656 Sasha has found a way to embrace the villain within. 864 00:39:32,706 --> 00:39:35,416 * * 865 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:36,958 - Being a boss, 866 00:39:37,002 --> 00:39:39,752 sometimes you got to do what you got to do. 867 00:39:39,796 --> 00:39:42,006 And that's what makes her who she is, 868 00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:44,628 is that she's willing to take that chance and be different 869 00:39:44,676 --> 00:39:47,596 and be on the dark side. 870 00:39:47,637 --> 00:39:49,597 * * 871 00:39:49,639 --> 00:39:51,599 - She is the Boss. 872 00:39:51,641 --> 00:39:53,941 She is the blueprint. 873 00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:57,057 She is the pinnacle of the division. 874 00:39:57,105 --> 00:40:00,025 * * 875 00:40:00,066 --> 00:40:02,936 - I enjoy watching Sasha every time. 876 00:40:02,986 --> 00:40:05,906 She carries that Latino heat within her. 877 00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:08,737 - Sasha with a Frog Splash! - Oh! 878 00:40:08,783 --> 00:40:10,793 Oh! - A la Eddie Guerrero! 879 00:40:10,827 --> 00:40:13,747 - I always wanted to make everybody feel 880 00:40:13,788 --> 00:40:16,458 how Eddie Guerrero made me feel. 881 00:40:16,499 --> 00:40:22,459 * * 882 00:40:22,505 --> 00:40:24,335 You know, that's unstoppable. 883 00:40:24,382 --> 00:40:27,472 - Sasha Banks is unstoppable. 884 00:40:27,510 --> 00:40:29,180 She'll do whatever it takes... 885 00:40:29,220 --> 00:40:31,010 - Banks... [shouts indistinctly] 886 00:40:31,056 --> 00:40:33,636 - To whoever she wants, whenever she wants. 887 00:40:33,683 --> 00:40:34,983 - Oh! - Backstabber! 888 00:40:35,018 --> 00:40:38,648 - That's why she'll always be the Boss. 889 00:40:38,688 --> 00:40:41,068 [indistinct shouting] 890 00:40:41,107 --> 00:40:44,897 * *