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[tense music]
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- [crowd chanting]
Sasha's ratchet!
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Sasha's ratchet!
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Sasha's ratchet!
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- Sasha Banks!
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- I've always liked when
the bad guys won in the movies.
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- The Bank Statement locked in.
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- Look at the smile
on her face.
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- Look at the sick smile
on the face of Sasha Banks!
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- I think there's something
just more intriguing
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about being a bad guy.
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Maybe that's just me.
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Maybe I just like
the bad guys.
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Maybe it's my personality.
I don't know.
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- It's boss time.
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Sasha Banks is here.
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Her ego knows no bounds.
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- She has that look in her
eyes where you're just like,
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"All right,
this chick is dangerous."
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- Sasha on a reckless attack.
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- Anytime you see Sasha,
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you're just waiting
to see what's gonna happen.
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What's she gonna say this time?
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- You're the daughter
of Ric Flair.
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If it wasn't
for a one-night stand,
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you probably
wouldn't be standing here.
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Whoo!
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- What makes Sasha
such an evil character?
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That she goes to any extreme
and all extremes to win.
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- And it's celebration time
for Belair and Sasha Banks.
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Wait a minute!
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Backstabber by Banks
to the champion!
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- There is a little villain
within all of us,
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but some choose to cultivate
their villainous side
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to get what they want.
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In WWE, that's Sasha Banks.
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[dramatic music]
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[tense music]
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- I grew up on a farm in Iowa.
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[sighs] It was so rough.
I didn't have a dad.
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My mom didn't have
a steady job.
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I was the only colored person
in that town.
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I used to have a huge chip
on my shoulder.
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I went to online school
at the age of 12,
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had no friends, no social life.
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For a very long time,
I felt like I had no hope.
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I was just sitting in my room
one day in Iowa,
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scrolling through the channels.
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- You'll be stepping out
in comfort in--
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[upbeat music plays]
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- The more you live, the--
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[cheers and applause]
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- Listen to the Edgeheads!
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- Well--oh, no!
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Look who's here,
Sheriff Austin!
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- And WWE just popped up
on the screen.
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I was like, "What is this?"
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- Look at the power!
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- Here he comes!
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The FU!
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Wait, wait, wait, wait--
- Oh, look out!
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- It's like being a superhero,
being a bad guy.
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- Oh, never touch
a rattlesnake!
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- I was obsessed
with wrestling.
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It was my escape.
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[crowd roaring]
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[static buzzing]
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[upbeat music]
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- Place is going crazy
for Eddie Guerrero.
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- When I first saw
Eddie Guerrero,
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there was just
this instant connection.
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He was one of the few Latinos.
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You know, he was one of the few
of colored people in the WWE.
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- What a counter!
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The Superplex
from the top rope!
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- Eddie Guerrero used to come
out in a lowrider.
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- A classic lowrider
for the WWE champion!
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Eddie Guerrero,
riding in style!
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- Like, come on, you don't get
flashier than that.
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- He was great
being the villain.
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- When I said I'm sorry,
I forgot to tell you...
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- Yeah?
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- I lied!
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I cheat, I steal!
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- Cheat to win!
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- And I loved the Frog Splash.
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- Oh, my God.
Eddie, don't do this.
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Eddie, that's 15 feet high,
that cage!
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- No way, Eddie, don't!
- Don't do it, Eddie!
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Oh, my God!
Frog Splash, Frog Splash!
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- He's feeling froggy!
- Frog Splash connects!
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- Eddie knew how to get you
to like him or to hate him.
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- Can you believe this?
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Now cool it
with the smoking gun!
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Eddie Guerrero pulled
one over there on Matt Hardy.
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all: Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!
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- He knew how to tap
into that inner soul
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of each fan sitting
in the arena.
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- Orale, mi raza!
[cheers and applause]
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- When I watched
Eddie Guerrero,
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I felt so alive.
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I saw myself in him.
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I knew that was my only dream.
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[soft music]
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I always pictured myself
walking down that WWE ramp,
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in the ring
on the top turnbuckle,
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having a pose,
and just all eyes on me.
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Wrestling was my addiction
and my escape.
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- Eddie Guerrero...
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- I had journals upon journals
upon journals, writing ideas.
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I would watch "Raw"
and "SmackDown!"
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Every single week
and write down
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and take notes
and just study nonstop.
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I used to sit
and write all the results
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of every wrestling show.
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- I believe Mercedes was maybe
nine or ten when I discovered
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that she was truly
into WWE and wrestling.
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- I begged for Snoop Dogg
to take me to WrestleMania--
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I believe it was 24.
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Ric Flair's retirement match.
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- Tonight we celebrate
Nature Boy Ric Flair.
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- She was real young,
but I was taking her around,
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meeting all
of her favorite wrestlers,
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and just watching
how she reacted to 'em
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and how she was infatuated,
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and how she was professional
at the same time.
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It was, like,
fascinating to me.
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- There was no plan B,
C, D, E, or F.
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It was only, only one.
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And that was become
a WWE superstar.
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- At 18, Mercedes and her
family moved to Boston.
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That's where she got
her first opportunity
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to pursue her dream.
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- Chaotic Wrestling
is the place
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that I started training
when I was 18 years old.
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They had their own
professional wrestling school.
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- Hey, Alexis.
Remember me, Mercedes?
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The one that broke up
your correlat--what is it?
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- Coronation.
- Ugh. Hey, Alexis...
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My first character,
I wouldn't even say
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was a character.
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It was just Mercedes K.V....
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Which was Kaestner-Varnado
was my last name.
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- Fury, the largest competitor
in this contest,
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Mercedes, the smallest,
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but she's gonna be looking
to use her speed
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and her agility
to take advantage.
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- My upbringing was
very, very, very hard.
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The chip on my shoulder came
from a very young age,
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and it gave me
a whole different drive
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than a lot of people.
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- I remember
when Sasha was wrestling
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in this independent league,
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and she was trying her hardest
to get to the WWE,
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just doing good
and having great fights.
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- Oh, look
at her pulling back!
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She quit!
We've got a new champion!
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- I was not shy
when I went out and performed
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because I couldn't be.
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I had to make fans like me.
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I had to give them energy so
they can give it right back.
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Come on!
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- Mercedes proved
that she had the skills
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to move beyond
the independent circuit.
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crowd: Thank you, KV!
Thank you, KV!
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[cheers and applause]
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- In 2012, she was invited
to join
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WWE's developmental system.
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- I was so happy.
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It's the only thing
that I ever wanted to chase.
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It's the only thing
that I ever dreamt of.
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I wanted to make it to the WWE
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and prove that I was better
than everybody.
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[tense music]
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- I learned right away when
I first walked in the doors
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of the WWE Performance Center,
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I knew absolutely nothing.
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It takes so much
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to be a character
on national television.
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- This is so unique!
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- They broke me down so fast.
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- When Sasha debuted in NXT,
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she was kind of just
a generic character,
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really had no persona.
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People just said
she kind of seemed
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like a "girl next door"
character,
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if you want to call it
a character at all.
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- Did you see "Raw" on Monday?
- Of course.
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- What'd you think?
- I mean, it was okay.
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I had no character whatsoever.
[chuckles]
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I felt like I was not going
to last long in NXT.
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I was so shy as Mercedes
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and so scared
to even put myself out there.
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I had to build myself up
to prove
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that I could belong here
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and transform myself
into someone else.
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[static buzzing]
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I started out watching hours
of different types
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of movies and interviews.
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- Tell me one athlete
right now
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has been dominating the game
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for 16 years straight
without a loss.
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- I saw Floyd Mayweather.
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I was like, "Man,
I like how this guy speaks."
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- I'm the best.
I'm the best.
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All work is easy work.
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- Kanye West was
really arrogant,
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going up onstage
interrupting people.
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- Thank you so much for giving
me a chance to win a VMA award.
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- Yo, Taylor,
I'm really happy for you.
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I'ma let you finish.
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But Beyoncé had one
of the best videos of all time.
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[crowd booing]
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- So I stole some of that.
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I really love Nicki Minaj--
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the hair, the nails,
the outfits.
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And I really like
the Bratz dolls.
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- * Bratz *
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- Let me take
a little bit of that.
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And then I was like,
Mercedes, hello,
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Snoop Dogg is your cousin.
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People used
to call him the boss.
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I want people
to treat me like that.
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Let me take that.
I'll call myself "the Boss."
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I was going to be the bad guy.
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- She took advantage
of that moment,
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and she honed it in,
and she created her character,
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and she became Sasha Banks.
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- In three, two...
261
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- Are you tired of looking
like a chick?
262
00:12:42,805 --> 00:12:45,308
Are you sick of being basic?
263
00:12:45,349 --> 00:12:49,312
Did you think that
you can boss me around?
264
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Oh, no. No!
265
00:12:52,065 --> 00:12:54,233
- I was like, "How long did
266
00:12:54,275 --> 00:12:56,694
"she have to work on this
to find this character
267
00:12:56,736 --> 00:12:59,363
and this personality
that I don't even recognize?"
268
00:12:59,405 --> 00:13:01,783
And you just wanted
to, like, slap her.
269
00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:05,787
- I am Sasha Banks,
the Boss of NXT.
270
00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:09,290
- Characters have to learn
how to feel, not think,
271
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'cause if you're thinking,
it's not real.
272
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But you have to put it
in front of an audience.
273
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all: NXT, NXT, NXT!
274
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- Sasha's first
big opportunity at NXT
275
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came against Paige.
276
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* *
277
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- We're seeing a metamorphosis
here of Sasha Banks.
278
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* *
279
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- Paige got her!
[bell dings]
280
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- In a moment of rage,
281
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we got our first glimpse
of the Boss,
282
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and there was no turning back.
283
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* *
284
00:13:39,028 --> 00:13:40,571
- Oh, no!
285
00:13:40,613 --> 00:13:42,824
* *
286
00:13:42,865 --> 00:13:44,325
- The matchup's over,
287
00:13:44,367 --> 00:13:47,161
but Sasha Banks
is not done competing.
288
00:13:47,203 --> 00:13:48,913
- The young lady snapped.
289
00:13:48,955 --> 00:13:51,082
* *
290
00:13:51,124 --> 00:13:53,751
- We've never seen this
from Sasha Banks.
291
00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:55,545
* *
292
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- It was one
of the greatest feelings
293
00:13:58,172 --> 00:14:01,926
when I found something
that clicked for me.
294
00:14:01,968 --> 00:14:04,929
- Here comes the Boss.
295
00:14:04,971 --> 00:14:07,306
- I was just like,
"I think this is working.
296
00:14:07,348 --> 00:14:09,934
The fans are booing."
297
00:14:09,976 --> 00:14:13,271
all: Sasha's ratchet!
Sasha's ratchet!
298
00:14:13,312 --> 00:14:15,815
- Upon taking
the Boss persona,
299
00:14:15,857 --> 00:14:17,233
things clicked into place.
300
00:14:17,275 --> 00:14:20,027
You had this unrepentant,
301
00:14:20,069 --> 00:14:22,822
unapologetically
Black female character
302
00:14:22,864 --> 00:14:24,282
who wasn't afraid
to tell everyone
303
00:14:24,323 --> 00:14:26,826
that she knew she was the best,
304
00:14:26,868 --> 00:14:29,620
wasn't afraid to be vicious.
305
00:14:29,662 --> 00:14:31,789
- There we go.
- Oh, man!
306
00:14:31,831 --> 00:14:33,291
- And she backed it up.
307
00:14:33,332 --> 00:14:36,127
all: Sasha's ratchet!
- What?
308
00:14:36,169 --> 00:14:38,629
all: Sasha's ratchet!
309
00:14:38,671 --> 00:14:41,966
- Mercedes was so shy,
not outgoing,
310
00:14:42,008 --> 00:14:43,301
didn't want adventure.
311
00:14:43,342 --> 00:14:45,803
Sasha Banks is everything
312
00:14:45,845 --> 00:14:48,097
I want Mercedes to be--
313
00:14:48,139 --> 00:14:49,807
larger than life,
314
00:14:49,849 --> 00:14:53,227
a know-it-all,
have all the eyes on her.
315
00:14:53,269 --> 00:14:54,729
* *
316
00:14:54,771 --> 00:14:58,274
- When you see somebody
that is really insecure
317
00:14:58,316 --> 00:15:01,360
and when they step
onto the stage
318
00:15:01,402 --> 00:15:04,030
and they morph
so dramatically,
319
00:15:04,072 --> 00:15:06,532
it's that pendulum swinging.
320
00:15:06,574 --> 00:15:10,828
They go so far the other way
because it's escapism.
321
00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:13,372
* *
322
00:15:13,414 --> 00:15:16,375
This is their vengeance.
323
00:15:16,417 --> 00:15:18,878
- Sasha--she likes to lie.
She likes to steal.
324
00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,464
She likes to cheat,
like her hero, Eddie Guerrero.
325
00:15:21,506 --> 00:15:23,257
- You lie, you cheat,
you steal.
326
00:15:23,299 --> 00:15:25,259
It's a family tradition.
327
00:15:25,301 --> 00:15:28,012
- She just likes to do things
a little bit dirtier
328
00:15:28,054 --> 00:15:29,806
than most of the women.
329
00:15:29,847 --> 00:15:33,226
- Sasha Banks--submission
maneuver from behind.
330
00:15:33,267 --> 00:15:35,019
- Wow!
[bell dinging]
331
00:15:35,061 --> 00:15:36,521
- The Bank Statement,
332
00:15:36,562 --> 00:15:39,440
Sasha Banks' submission,
is very painful.
333
00:15:39,482 --> 00:15:41,067
It puts pressure
on your back,
334
00:15:41,109 --> 00:15:42,235
puts pressure on your neck.
335
00:15:42,276 --> 00:15:44,112
[screaming]
336
00:15:44,153 --> 00:15:46,322
She's super vicious.
337
00:15:46,364 --> 00:15:49,200
- I really love keeping ahold
of the crossface
338
00:15:49,242 --> 00:15:51,202
a little bit longer
after they tap out,
339
00:15:51,244 --> 00:15:54,247
just to let the fans know
that I'm the bad guy.
340
00:15:54,288 --> 00:15:56,874
- Sasha doesn't
want to let the hold go!
341
00:15:56,916 --> 00:15:58,000
Come on!
342
00:15:58,042 --> 00:15:59,293
- She's sending a message.
343
00:15:59,335 --> 00:16:01,713
- This is too much.
Let it go already!
344
00:16:01,754 --> 00:16:03,423
* *
345
00:16:03,464 --> 00:16:05,174
- You honestly think
that you're gonna be
346
00:16:05,216 --> 00:16:08,803
the next NXT women's champion
before me?
347
00:16:08,845 --> 00:16:11,180
Before me?
348
00:16:11,222 --> 00:16:14,892
- By 2014, Sasha earned
her reputation
349
00:16:14,934 --> 00:16:18,563
as the most vicious female
on a star-studded roster.
350
00:16:18,604 --> 00:16:21,441
But then came Charlotte Flair,
351
00:16:21,482 --> 00:16:23,526
the daughter
of wrestling nobility...
352
00:16:23,568 --> 00:16:25,111
- Whoo!
353
00:16:25,153 --> 00:16:26,446
- Blessed with the genes
354
00:16:26,487 --> 00:16:28,281
of the greatest champion
of all time
355
00:16:28,322 --> 00:16:30,116
and the confidence
and athleticism
356
00:16:30,158 --> 00:16:32,243
that comes with it.
357
00:16:32,285 --> 00:16:33,703
- You think you're special
358
00:16:33,745 --> 00:16:36,038
because
your last name is Flair.
359
00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,582
Well, guess what.
360
00:16:37,623 --> 00:16:41,419
After I beat you, Charlotte,
you're gonna end up a loser,
361
00:16:41,461 --> 00:16:43,796
just like
your pathetic old man.
362
00:16:43,838 --> 00:16:45,923
Whoo!
363
00:16:45,965 --> 00:16:47,425
* *
364
00:16:47,467 --> 00:16:49,302
- Charlotte, take one.
Mark.
365
00:16:49,343 --> 00:16:52,805
* *
366
00:16:58,519 --> 00:17:00,521
[cheers and applause]
367
00:17:00,563 --> 00:17:04,942
- By 2014, Sasha Banks
was the Boss at NXT.
368
00:17:04,984 --> 00:17:06,944
[dramatic music]
369
00:17:06,986 --> 00:17:09,614
But a new rival
with a legendary pedigree
370
00:17:09,655 --> 00:17:12,867
posed a threat
to Sasha's status.
371
00:17:12,909 --> 00:17:16,871
- Ladies and gentlemen,
my daughter, Charlotte.
372
00:17:16,913 --> 00:17:20,124
[cheers and applause]
373
00:17:20,166 --> 00:17:23,044
- Being Ric Flair's daughter,
374
00:17:23,086 --> 00:17:24,921
I'm a chip off the old block.
375
00:17:24,962 --> 00:17:29,092
- Nature Boy, Ric Flair!
376
00:17:29,133 --> 00:17:30,802
- Whoo!
377
00:17:30,843 --> 00:17:32,261
- When I walk in the arena,
they don't boo.
378
00:17:32,303 --> 00:17:33,221
They whoo.
379
00:17:33,262 --> 00:17:34,806
Whoo!
380
00:17:34,847 --> 00:17:36,307
all: Whoo!
381
00:17:36,349 --> 00:17:38,976
- Oh, wow!
382
00:17:39,018 --> 00:17:41,062
Look at that move!
383
00:17:41,104 --> 00:17:45,233
A victorious debut,
Charlotte did it!
384
00:17:45,274 --> 00:17:48,528
[bell dings,
cheers and applause]
385
00:17:48,569 --> 00:17:52,782
- Charlotte--she was
an incredible athlete...
386
00:17:52,824 --> 00:17:56,869
so frickin' good,
and she got it so easily.
387
00:17:56,911 --> 00:17:59,330
- I'm 5'10", I'm blonde,
and I'm super athletic.
388
00:17:59,372 --> 00:18:00,623
What is there not to like?
389
00:18:00,665 --> 00:18:02,625
Oh, yeah,
but my last name's Flair.
390
00:18:02,667 --> 00:18:04,335
Everything's handed to me.
391
00:18:04,377 --> 00:18:05,503
- Yeah, you heard me.
392
00:18:05,545 --> 00:18:07,338
- You can call
your little daddy
393
00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:08,673
to put you on the main roster.
394
00:18:08,715 --> 00:18:12,135
- Mm, how about you call Snoop
395
00:18:12,176 --> 00:18:13,761
to buy you a win?
396
00:18:13,803 --> 00:18:15,805
- Oh.
- Oh, so that's gonna be, huh?
397
00:18:15,847 --> 00:18:17,724
- Yeah, that's how
it's gonna be.
398
00:18:17,765 --> 00:18:21,519
- Because Charlotte was
the number-one girl so fast
399
00:18:21,561 --> 00:18:23,855
that it would me so jealous,
400
00:18:23,896 --> 00:18:25,398
so I wanted to outdo her.
401
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,024
[cheers and applause]
402
00:18:27,066 --> 00:18:30,027
- The two titans
came from different worlds--
403
00:18:30,069 --> 00:18:33,573
Flair from the top,
Sasha from the bottom.
404
00:18:33,614 --> 00:18:35,700
And their battles spoke
to the fight
405
00:18:35,742 --> 00:18:38,786
between the privileged
and the underprivileged.
406
00:18:38,828 --> 00:18:40,997
- And Sasha--oh!
407
00:18:41,038 --> 00:18:44,667
- Charlotte and Sasha
really gives you a feeling
408
00:18:44,709 --> 00:18:48,087
that you are watching an
absolute classic in the making.
409
00:18:48,129 --> 00:18:49,922
- Oh!
- Neck Breaker!
410
00:18:49,964 --> 00:18:51,174
Look at that!
411
00:18:51,215 --> 00:18:53,676
- It's like two bulls
just going head-to-head.
412
00:18:53,718 --> 00:18:55,219
She wants to be the best.
413
00:18:55,261 --> 00:18:59,223
- Sasha Banks diving
through the ropes, my God!
414
00:18:59,265 --> 00:19:01,267
- I want to be the best.
415
00:19:01,309 --> 00:19:02,852
- No way!
Natural Selection!
416
00:19:02,894 --> 00:19:04,645
- [crowd chanting]
This is awesome!
417
00:19:04,687 --> 00:19:07,523
- So impressed
with these two women.
418
00:19:07,565 --> 00:19:10,359
- When you have
two alpha females
419
00:19:10,401 --> 00:19:12,570
colliding with one another,
420
00:19:12,612 --> 00:19:15,490
there is going
to be magic that unfolds.
421
00:19:15,531 --> 00:19:20,578
* *
422
00:19:20,620 --> 00:19:22,538
[cheers and applause]
423
00:19:22,580 --> 00:19:25,958
- I think the Sasha Banks,
Charlotte Flair rivalry
424
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,795
made Sasha Banks
a lot meaner and a lot harder.
425
00:19:28,836 --> 00:19:32,256
They say what doesn't
kill you makes you stronger.
426
00:19:32,298 --> 00:19:33,883
* *
427
00:19:33,925 --> 00:19:37,345
- In defeat,
Sasha was even more motivated,
428
00:19:37,387 --> 00:19:38,763
but now it wasn't
429
00:19:38,805 --> 00:19:41,682
just Charlotte Flair
making a name in NXT.
430
00:19:41,724 --> 00:19:44,936
Becky Lynch and Bayley
were also making noise.
431
00:19:44,977 --> 00:19:47,605
- Sky's the limit
for Becky Lynch.
432
00:19:47,647 --> 00:19:50,566
Belly to Bayley--
oh, there it is!
433
00:19:50,608 --> 00:19:53,111
- All four were destined
for greatness,
434
00:19:53,152 --> 00:19:57,365
but only one could be
the real boss of NXT.
435
00:19:57,407 --> 00:20:00,159
- These four women were having,
you know,
436
00:20:00,201 --> 00:20:03,121
classic matches in NXT.
437
00:20:03,162 --> 00:20:04,539
They'd be stealing the show,
438
00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:07,083
but they wouldn't be
the main event.
439
00:20:07,125 --> 00:20:09,460
- We were so competitive.
440
00:20:09,502 --> 00:20:12,088
We wanted to show everybody
441
00:20:12,130 --> 00:20:14,298
that the women can do it
just like the men.
442
00:20:14,340 --> 00:20:17,135
* *
443
00:20:17,176 --> 00:20:18,678
- In 2015,
444
00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,888
a championship Fatal 4-Way
445
00:20:20,930 --> 00:20:23,474
would settle which
of these rising superstars
446
00:20:23,516 --> 00:20:24,934
was the baddest of all.
447
00:20:24,976 --> 00:20:27,603
* *
448
00:20:27,645 --> 00:20:30,398
[cheers and applause]
449
00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,944
- Fatal 4-Way matchup for
the NXT Women's Championship.
450
00:20:34,986 --> 00:20:36,696
* *
451
00:20:36,738 --> 00:20:38,823
- That Fatal-4 Way,
452
00:20:38,865 --> 00:20:42,702
I wanted that to be like
my WrestleMania match.
453
00:20:42,744 --> 00:20:45,663
- Oh, Sasha Banks
lining up Charlotte
454
00:20:45,705 --> 00:20:47,623
and Becky--look at that!
455
00:20:47,665 --> 00:20:48,833
- All the stars aligned,
456
00:20:48,875 --> 00:20:51,836
and it was
such a special match.
457
00:20:51,878 --> 00:20:54,088
- Oh!
- Oh, my God!
458
00:20:54,130 --> 00:20:56,340
Wow, what an impact!
459
00:20:56,382 --> 00:20:59,302
- Bayley was a split second
away from the championship...
460
00:20:59,343 --> 00:21:01,721
[cheers and applause]
461
00:21:01,763 --> 00:21:03,848
When Sasha snuck in
from behind
462
00:21:03,890 --> 00:21:05,683
and stole it for herself.
463
00:21:05,725 --> 00:21:08,519
- My God,
here comes Sasha again!
464
00:21:08,561 --> 00:21:10,897
- You saw that vindictive side
of her
465
00:21:10,938 --> 00:21:12,523
that she takes from Eddie.
466
00:21:12,565 --> 00:21:14,192
I'm gonna lie, cheat, steal.
467
00:21:14,233 --> 00:21:15,568
- [screaming]
468
00:21:15,610 --> 00:21:17,904
- Oh, look at this--crossface,
crossface!
469
00:21:17,945 --> 00:21:20,364
Submission maneuver applied!
470
00:21:20,406 --> 00:21:24,410
Charlotte crawling, clawing!
471
00:21:24,452 --> 00:21:25,661
Cover!
472
00:21:25,703 --> 00:21:27,622
all: One, two, three!
473
00:21:27,663 --> 00:21:30,917
- She did it!
The Boss!
474
00:21:30,958 --> 00:21:32,668
* *
475
00:21:32,710 --> 00:21:36,547
- I was just so in shock.
476
00:21:36,589 --> 00:21:39,092
I felt like everything
that I ever fought for
477
00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:43,012
since I was ten years old
was just in that moment.
478
00:21:43,054 --> 00:21:45,223
- We have
a new women's champion.
479
00:21:45,264 --> 00:21:48,017
* *
480
00:21:48,059 --> 00:21:51,062
- What a moment
for Sasha Banks.
481
00:21:51,104 --> 00:21:55,733
- I've always known I was
the best from day one.
482
00:21:55,775 --> 00:21:58,945
This right here,
it just proves it.
483
00:21:58,986 --> 00:22:02,949
It shows every single person
who's ever doubted me.
484
00:22:02,990 --> 00:22:04,992
* *
485
00:22:05,034 --> 00:22:08,204
- I think what drives the
Sasha Banks character truly
486
00:22:08,246 --> 00:22:10,832
is that she knows
she's the best.
487
00:22:10,873 --> 00:22:14,836
Who's above the boss?
There is no one above the boss.
488
00:22:14,877 --> 00:22:17,797
- And the Boss proceeded
to defend her championship
489
00:22:17,839 --> 00:22:21,551
and her status
by any means necessary.
490
00:22:21,592 --> 00:22:23,720
- Oh, my goodness!
491
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,101
all: NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
492
00:22:30,143 --> 00:22:33,438
- Ladies and gentlemen,
this Saturday,
493
00:22:33,479 --> 00:22:36,774
NXT takes over
Brooklyn, New York.
494
00:22:36,816 --> 00:22:38,609
I am now pleased to preside
495
00:22:38,651 --> 00:22:40,695
over the official
contract signing
496
00:22:40,737 --> 00:22:43,448
for the NXT
Women's Championship.
497
00:22:43,489 --> 00:22:47,910
all: NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
498
00:22:47,952 --> 00:22:50,705
- First of all, Mr. Regal,
499
00:22:50,747 --> 00:22:53,791
I just want to thank you
and the NXT fans,
500
00:22:53,833 --> 00:22:55,626
because if it wasn't
for you guys,
501
00:22:55,668 --> 00:22:57,670
I would not even be here.
502
00:22:57,712 --> 00:23:00,965
[cheers and applause, jeering]
503
00:23:01,007 --> 00:23:02,467
- [chuckles]
504
00:23:02,508 --> 00:23:05,720
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
505
00:23:05,762 --> 00:23:09,307
There a reason why NXT's
at Brooklyn and not here...
506
00:23:09,348 --> 00:23:14,312
* *
507
00:23:14,353 --> 00:23:16,689
Because, Bayley,
it's going be the biggest show
508
00:23:16,731 --> 00:23:19,275
in NXT history.
509
00:23:19,317 --> 00:23:21,277
And the best part about that
510
00:23:21,319 --> 00:23:24,614
is that you're going
to be in the ring with me.
511
00:23:24,655 --> 00:23:27,617
[tense music]
512
00:23:27,658 --> 00:23:30,078
* *
513
00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,331
- The Sasha-Bayley rivalry
was a ticking time bomb,
514
00:23:33,372 --> 00:23:35,416
and at NXT Takeover Brooklyn,
515
00:23:35,458 --> 00:23:38,378
they were set to blow the roof
off the Barclays Center.
516
00:23:38,419 --> 00:23:42,423
- Tonight's first main event,
517
00:23:42,465 --> 00:23:44,842
NXT Women's Champion,
518
00:23:44,884 --> 00:23:49,472
the Boss, Sasha Banks...
519
00:23:49,514 --> 00:23:54,185
- This, ladies and gentlemen,
is how you do it like a boss.
520
00:23:54,227 --> 00:23:55,728
* *
521
00:23:55,770 --> 00:23:59,732
- Versus the ultimate underdog,
522
00:23:59,774 --> 00:24:03,236
the number-one contender,
Bayley!
523
00:24:03,277 --> 00:24:07,365
* *
524
00:24:07,407 --> 00:24:10,076
[bell dinging]
525
00:24:10,118 --> 00:24:12,245
* *
526
00:24:12,286 --> 00:24:14,330
- The NXT women's title
is on the line.
527
00:24:14,372 --> 00:24:15,665
Bayley said she's not gonna
528
00:24:15,706 --> 00:24:17,250
let this opportunity
slip by her.
529
00:24:17,291 --> 00:24:18,876
And the Boss was quick
to reply with,
530
00:24:18,918 --> 00:24:20,378
"I'm sorry, Bayley.
531
00:24:20,420 --> 00:24:23,631
This isn't a fairy tale.
This isn't a feel-good story."
532
00:24:24,966 --> 00:24:28,261
- It starts with, you know,
Bayley coming back
533
00:24:28,302 --> 00:24:31,222
from a real-life wrist
or hand injury.
534
00:24:31,264 --> 00:24:32,724
What do they do?
535
00:24:32,765 --> 00:24:36,102
Immediately Sasha
is targeting that hand.
536
00:24:36,144 --> 00:24:38,813
- Bayley still
with that hand brace on.
537
00:24:38,855 --> 00:24:40,314
She broke her hand,
was out of action.
538
00:24:40,356 --> 00:24:41,733
- No, no, no!
539
00:24:41,774 --> 00:24:43,109
- Knock it off!
540
00:24:43,151 --> 00:24:44,777
- She decided to put it
in between the stairs
541
00:24:44,819 --> 00:24:46,487
and the ring.
542
00:24:46,529 --> 00:24:49,282
- She's not gonna--
- Please don't do this.
543
00:24:49,323 --> 00:24:52,410
- Sasha's not--come on, she's
not really gonna--oh, no!
544
00:24:52,452 --> 00:24:53,995
- No!
545
00:24:54,036 --> 00:24:55,538
- And she kicked the stairs,
546
00:24:55,580 --> 00:24:59,167
which I tell her
that she rebroke my hand.
547
00:24:59,208 --> 00:25:01,252
* *
548
00:25:01,294 --> 00:25:03,212
- Oh!
549
00:25:03,254 --> 00:25:05,048
* *
550
00:25:05,089 --> 00:25:06,424
- What a plunge
over the top!
551
00:25:06,466 --> 00:25:08,092
- Oh, my God.
552
00:25:08,134 --> 00:25:11,929
- If she sees a weakness,
she will exploit that weakness
553
00:25:11,971 --> 00:25:14,098
in the most gruesome ways,
if necessary.
554
00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:15,641
* *
555
00:25:15,683 --> 00:25:16,726
Sasha doesn't care.
556
00:25:16,768 --> 00:25:18,936
- Whoo!
557
00:25:18,978 --> 00:25:20,646
- I don't think
until that point
558
00:25:20,688 --> 00:25:23,107
anybody's ever seen
a female wrestler
559
00:25:23,149 --> 00:25:26,778
really dissect her opponent
like she did to me that night.
560
00:25:26,819 --> 00:25:28,613
- Look how much the Boss
is enjoying this.
561
00:25:28,654 --> 00:25:30,448
- Give up, Bayley!
562
00:25:30,490 --> 00:25:31,949
- I was doing everything I can
563
00:25:31,991 --> 00:25:33,910
just to give her
that extra punishment.
564
00:25:33,951 --> 00:25:35,912
- Oh, what a--
- Planted!
565
00:25:35,953 --> 00:25:37,413
- Oh, no, that's it!
566
00:25:37,455 --> 00:25:39,999
- Submission maneuver--
Bank Statement!
567
00:25:40,041 --> 00:25:43,211
- When I finally put
my Bank Statement on Bayley
568
00:25:43,252 --> 00:25:45,296
and she is reaching out
for those ropes
569
00:25:45,338 --> 00:25:47,965
with that broken hand,
I stick my foot out,
570
00:25:48,007 --> 00:25:49,801
and I stomp that hand...
571
00:25:49,842 --> 00:25:52,887
- Oh, my goodness!
Her right hand!
572
00:25:52,929 --> 00:25:55,932
- Over and over
and over again.
573
00:25:55,973 --> 00:25:59,602
That was a reaction that
I have never heard in the WWE.
574
00:25:59,644 --> 00:26:01,479
* *
575
00:26:01,521 --> 00:26:04,482
I loved being that bad guy,
576
00:26:04,524 --> 00:26:06,943
taking her dreams away.
577
00:26:06,984 --> 00:26:10,405
- I hope she's proud
of herself, 'cause she's evil.
578
00:26:10,446 --> 00:26:12,490
* *
579
00:26:12,532 --> 00:26:14,784
- Emboldened
by her disgraceful behavior
580
00:26:14,826 --> 00:26:16,828
that night...
581
00:26:16,869 --> 00:26:19,872
- Oh, but here comes the Boss.
582
00:26:19,914 --> 00:26:22,041
- Banks went
on a rampage of terror.
583
00:26:22,083 --> 00:26:24,460
- Aah!
584
00:26:24,502 --> 00:26:27,004
- Oh!
585
00:26:27,046 --> 00:26:31,342
- And no one was off-limits.
586
00:26:31,384 --> 00:26:35,054
- Izzy is one of our
number-one fans down in NXT.
587
00:26:35,096 --> 00:26:39,183
Bayley was everything to her.
And I knew that.
588
00:26:39,225 --> 00:26:43,229
- Uh-oh.
Oh, my God!
589
00:26:43,271 --> 00:26:46,774
Right in front of the family,
590
00:26:46,816 --> 00:26:49,902
and then Sasha Banks
mouthing off!
591
00:26:49,944 --> 00:26:52,530
- She was taunting me
the whole entire match,
592
00:26:52,572 --> 00:26:55,366
and I was just getting
angrier and angrier.
593
00:26:55,408 --> 00:26:58,369
She threw Bayley
into the screen.
594
00:26:58,411 --> 00:26:59,620
- Oh, my goodness!
595
00:26:59,662 --> 00:27:02,123
- Then she walked
right over to me
596
00:27:02,165 --> 00:27:03,875
and took my headband.
597
00:27:03,916 --> 00:27:05,626
* *
598
00:27:05,668 --> 00:27:08,171
- You see Sasha Banks?
- What is wrong with her?
599
00:27:08,212 --> 00:27:09,839
- Sasha Banks running around
600
00:27:09,881 --> 00:27:11,674
with Izzy's--with that
headband on.
601
00:27:11,716 --> 00:27:14,010
Did you see Izzy?
602
00:27:14,052 --> 00:27:17,180
- I feel like Sasha kind of
plays the everyday bully.
603
00:27:17,221 --> 00:27:19,724
And I hate that.
I really do.
604
00:27:19,766 --> 00:27:21,225
* *
605
00:27:21,267 --> 00:27:24,771
- You see the tears
rolling down Izzy's face,
606
00:27:24,812 --> 00:27:27,648
and Sasha Banks is
just in there
607
00:27:27,690 --> 00:27:31,402
continuing to murder Bayley.
608
00:27:31,444 --> 00:27:33,237
- It's Boss time.
609
00:27:33,279 --> 00:27:36,407
She's embarrassing Bayley.
She's enjoying herself.
610
00:27:36,449 --> 00:27:40,495
- She just did that
off the top of her head.
611
00:27:40,536 --> 00:27:43,790
That's one more thing that
puts her on that next level
612
00:27:43,831 --> 00:27:45,583
of being one
of the best villains ever.
613
00:27:45,625 --> 00:27:48,336
- I'm the boss!
614
00:27:48,378 --> 00:27:52,465
You don't make children cry,
period.
615
00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,426
Sasha Banks does, though.
616
00:27:55,468 --> 00:27:57,845
* *
617
00:27:57,887 --> 00:28:00,848
- The Boss swaggered her way
on to the main roster
618
00:28:00,890 --> 00:28:02,725
in 2015.
619
00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:04,685
* *
620
00:28:04,727 --> 00:28:07,271
- It's Boss time!
621
00:28:07,313 --> 00:28:09,649
- When she's walking out
to the ring,
622
00:28:09,690 --> 00:28:13,027
you see a bit of that Eddie...
623
00:28:13,069 --> 00:28:15,947
- Sasha Banks is here!
624
00:28:15,988 --> 00:28:17,573
* *
625
00:28:17,615 --> 00:28:19,325
- Because you can
see her swag.
626
00:28:19,367 --> 00:28:22,537
You can see her drip.
Eddie was the same way.
627
00:28:22,578 --> 00:28:24,288
- Sasha, Frog Splash!
628
00:28:24,330 --> 00:28:26,416
- My goodness!
- A la Eddie Guerrero.
629
00:28:26,457 --> 00:28:28,876
* *
630
00:28:28,918 --> 00:28:32,004
Wow, Sasha!
Sasha Banks, the Boss!
631
00:28:32,046 --> 00:28:34,632
- We want Sasha!
632
00:28:34,674 --> 00:28:37,301
* *
633
00:28:37,343 --> 00:28:40,138
- Oh, my goodness.
Look at--Charlotte!
634
00:28:40,179 --> 00:28:42,515
Charlotte taps! She taps!
[bell dinging]
635
00:28:42,557 --> 00:28:44,308
* *
636
00:28:44,350 --> 00:28:46,853
- You know, my dad used to say,
637
00:28:46,894 --> 00:28:48,813
"There's something
about that old boy
638
00:28:48,855 --> 00:28:51,149
that I don't like about me."
639
00:28:51,190 --> 00:28:56,195
And what he meant was,
"We can't see in others
640
00:28:56,237 --> 00:29:01,492
what we don't at least possess
a little bit in ourselves."
641
00:29:01,534 --> 00:29:05,663
A part of us is like, "Wow,
that's what it would look like
642
00:29:05,705 --> 00:29:07,874
if I let that beast loose."
643
00:29:07,915 --> 00:29:09,792
And that's a guilty pleasure.
644
00:29:09,834 --> 00:29:11,210
- Sasha!
645
00:29:11,252 --> 00:29:12,837
- Sasha flying
through the air!
646
00:29:12,879 --> 00:29:15,256
* *
647
00:29:15,298 --> 00:29:17,175
- Her work as a villain
648
00:29:17,216 --> 00:29:19,886
has, you know, really,
really stuck out.
649
00:29:19,927 --> 00:29:24,015
She's been one of the most
consistently talented people
650
00:29:24,057 --> 00:29:27,268
I've seen, man or woman,
in WWE.
651
00:29:27,310 --> 00:29:29,729
- Oh!
- Oh!
652
00:29:29,771 --> 00:29:33,232
- Look at this heinous act.
653
00:29:33,274 --> 00:29:37,236
- By 2019,
despite her dastardly deeds,
654
00:29:37,278 --> 00:29:38,988
Sasha had proven herself
as a worthy champion
655
00:29:39,030 --> 00:29:40,907
to the WWE universe.
656
00:29:40,948 --> 00:29:43,326
all: Sasha, Sasha, Sasha!
657
00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:45,703
- Great.
[camera shutter clicking]
658
00:29:45,745 --> 00:29:48,998
- But living like
it's Boss time all the time
659
00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:53,419
took an unforeseen toll
on Mercedes.
660
00:29:53,461 --> 00:29:58,091
- I think I exhausted myself
working 24-7.
661
00:29:58,132 --> 00:30:01,886
We travel 350 days
out of the year,
662
00:30:01,928 --> 00:30:04,222
performing 5 days
out of the week,
663
00:30:04,263 --> 00:30:06,391
not having a social life.
664
00:30:06,432 --> 00:30:08,768
I never got to see
my real hair.
665
00:30:08,810 --> 00:30:11,729
I never got to hear my real
name for such a long time.
666
00:30:11,771 --> 00:30:16,484
I was just Sasha Banks 24-7.
667
00:30:16,526 --> 00:30:19,404
When I did have that one day
off to take out my wig,
668
00:30:19,445 --> 00:30:23,866
I was just like,
"Who the heck are you
669
00:30:23,908 --> 00:30:26,327
without Sasha Banks?"
670
00:30:26,369 --> 00:30:29,914
I was like, "You know what?
I can't do it anymore."
671
00:30:29,956 --> 00:30:32,333
* *
672
00:30:37,797 --> 00:30:42,552
- By 2019, Sasha's lifelong
dreams had come true
673
00:30:42,593 --> 00:30:45,138
but it came with a price.
674
00:30:46,556 --> 00:30:48,766
- I was exhausted.
675
00:30:48,808 --> 00:30:52,770
As a kid, I had dreams
of making it to the WWE...
676
00:30:52,812 --> 00:30:55,231
everything that little girl
Mercedes
677
00:30:55,273 --> 00:30:56,774
always dreamt of having.
678
00:30:56,816 --> 00:31:00,027
But once I got here,
it was completely different
679
00:31:00,069 --> 00:31:03,406
than what I kind of had
in my mind.
680
00:31:03,448 --> 00:31:07,410
There's the travel, no sleep,
681
00:31:07,452 --> 00:31:09,954
getting into character,
682
00:31:09,996 --> 00:31:12,915
just the overall sacrifice.
683
00:31:12,957 --> 00:31:15,168
It's a huge toll
on the mental state,
684
00:31:15,209 --> 00:31:17,170
on the physical state.
685
00:31:17,211 --> 00:31:18,671
- Oh!
686
00:31:18,713 --> 00:31:21,424
Becky sends Sasha over the top
rope, and she hit hard!
687
00:31:21,466 --> 00:31:25,011
Uh-oh, Bayley to Belly
from the second rope!
688
00:31:25,053 --> 00:31:29,599
- No one who's on the outside
really understands the level
689
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,768
of commitment
and hard work and effort
690
00:31:31,809 --> 00:31:34,395
that it takes
to be a WWE superstar.
691
00:31:34,437 --> 00:31:37,231
* *
692
00:31:37,273 --> 00:31:39,400
- My frustrations just grew
and grew and grew
693
00:31:39,442 --> 00:31:41,611
and grew and grew
until I was like,
694
00:31:41,652 --> 00:31:44,322
"You know what?
I can't take this anymore."
695
00:31:44,363 --> 00:31:46,949
* *
696
00:31:46,991 --> 00:31:48,951
- The desire
that propelled Mercedes
697
00:31:48,993 --> 00:31:52,288
into being the Boss
was fading fast.
698
00:31:52,330 --> 00:31:54,123
Sasha needed a reboot.
699
00:31:54,165 --> 00:31:56,084
[soft music]
700
00:31:56,125 --> 00:31:59,379
- When I went to Vince McMahon
and asked for my release,
701
00:31:59,420 --> 00:32:01,547
he told me right away, "No."
702
00:32:01,589 --> 00:32:05,551
[chuckles] He told me to take
a little bit time for myself.
703
00:32:05,593 --> 00:32:08,429
* *
704
00:32:08,471 --> 00:32:11,474
- She made the best decision
for herself.
705
00:32:11,516 --> 00:32:14,394
It was a really tough time.
706
00:32:14,435 --> 00:32:15,728
And it was something
707
00:32:15,770 --> 00:32:18,564
that was bigger than wrestling
at the moment.
708
00:32:18,606 --> 00:32:20,316
* *
709
00:32:20,358 --> 00:32:23,236
- I was so ready to leave
710
00:32:23,277 --> 00:32:26,864
because I just didn't want this
to be my everything.
711
00:32:26,906 --> 00:32:30,576
I wanted to know
who I was without Sasha Banks.
712
00:32:30,618 --> 00:32:33,746
* *
713
00:32:33,788 --> 00:32:36,374
- Once Sasha was able
to rebalance her life,
714
00:32:36,416 --> 00:32:38,584
she sought to regain
the passion that she felt
715
00:32:38,626 --> 00:32:41,504
from her days as a youth.
716
00:32:41,546 --> 00:32:44,507
- So I took myself to Japan.
717
00:32:44,549 --> 00:32:47,510
* *
718
00:32:47,552 --> 00:32:49,220
I just wanted to find myself
719
00:32:49,262 --> 00:32:52,515
and to make sure that I was
good mentally and physically.
720
00:32:52,557 --> 00:32:54,934
* *
721
00:32:54,976 --> 00:32:56,686
- The few months
that she was gone,
722
00:32:56,728 --> 00:32:59,522
I was so prepared for her
to never come back.
723
00:32:59,564 --> 00:33:03,109
* *
724
00:33:03,151 --> 00:33:05,027
- Even though I was on a break
from the WWE,
725
00:33:05,069 --> 00:33:07,113
I always wanted to learn,
726
00:33:07,155 --> 00:33:09,365
you know, the Japanese style
of wrestling.
727
00:33:09,407 --> 00:33:12,034
* *
728
00:33:12,076 --> 00:33:16,456
So I learned
the Japanese strong style.
729
00:33:16,497 --> 00:33:20,835
They are just so fine-skilled
in their detail in Japan.
730
00:33:20,877 --> 00:33:22,295
- While in Japan,
731
00:33:22,336 --> 00:33:24,964
Sasha rediscovered her passion
for wrestling,
732
00:33:25,006 --> 00:33:27,967
and she picked up a few new
tricks along the way.
733
00:33:28,009 --> 00:33:31,262
- I learned more about
strikes and the impacts,
734
00:33:31,304 --> 00:33:33,723
and I knew if I brought that
into the WWE,
735
00:33:33,765 --> 00:33:36,142
it would be game over
for these woman.
736
00:33:36,184 --> 00:33:39,604
And just right then and there,
something clicked for me.
737
00:33:39,645 --> 00:33:42,106
Just the energy switched
just like that.
738
00:33:42,148 --> 00:33:45,902
I felt like all the fire
within myself just erupted.
739
00:33:45,943 --> 00:33:47,945
I knew I was still so in love
with wrestling.
740
00:33:47,987 --> 00:33:50,198
I was born to do this.
741
00:33:50,239 --> 00:33:54,160
* *
742
00:33:58,706 --> 00:34:00,166
- All right.
743
00:34:00,208 --> 00:34:02,043
I like the environment, so
I like to turn off the lights.
744
00:34:02,085 --> 00:34:04,087
[giggles]
745
00:34:04,128 --> 00:34:07,799
[tense music]
746
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:14,722
* *
747
00:34:14,764 --> 00:34:18,142
I took a four-month break
from the WWE,
748
00:34:18,184 --> 00:34:21,979
and I was truly, truly,
truly searching for myself.
749
00:34:22,021 --> 00:34:23,898
* *
750
00:34:23,940 --> 00:34:26,943
The answer was just
within me the whole time.
751
00:34:26,984 --> 00:34:29,487
I know who I am as Mercedes,
752
00:34:29,529 --> 00:34:31,697
and I know who I am
as Sasha Banks.
753
00:34:31,739 --> 00:34:35,076
* *
754
00:34:35,118 --> 00:34:36,994
I remember coming back
755
00:34:37,036 --> 00:34:41,082
the day after SummerSlam
in Toronto...
756
00:34:41,124 --> 00:34:43,710
and I felt I still love it.
757
00:34:43,751 --> 00:34:46,129
I still have that
ten-year-old kid inside.
758
00:34:46,170 --> 00:34:47,422
* *
759
00:34:47,463 --> 00:34:50,007
Feel it, feel it,
feel it, feel it, feel it.
760
00:34:50,049 --> 00:34:52,176
* *
761
00:34:52,218 --> 00:34:53,845
- Rested and rejuvenated,
762
00:34:53,886 --> 00:34:57,014
Sasha Banks returned
to "Raw"...
763
00:34:57,056 --> 00:35:00,977
- It's been one year today
since my dad died.
764
00:35:02,478 --> 00:35:05,440
Just in time to support
her grieving friend.
765
00:35:05,481 --> 00:35:07,692
[dramatic music]
766
00:35:07,734 --> 00:35:10,111
- What?
- Oh, my!
767
00:35:10,153 --> 00:35:12,363
Could it be?
It is!
768
00:35:12,405 --> 00:35:14,866
It's Boss time!
- Oh, my God!
769
00:35:14,907 --> 00:35:17,535
* *
770
00:35:17,577 --> 00:35:19,829
- Or so we thought.
771
00:35:21,372 --> 00:35:23,666
- What a moment!
772
00:35:26,586 --> 00:35:29,422
- Oh!
- Oh, my God!
773
00:35:29,464 --> 00:35:31,799
- What the hell?
- Surprise, surprise.
774
00:35:31,841 --> 00:35:34,552
- Sasha Banks
attacking Natalya!
775
00:35:34,594 --> 00:35:36,554
- You miss your daddy, huh?
776
00:35:36,596 --> 00:35:39,515
- New blue hair,
same true colors.
777
00:35:39,557 --> 00:35:42,643
Sasha Banks is the worst.
778
00:35:42,685 --> 00:35:46,856
- Sasha really likes being
in control and in charge
779
00:35:46,898 --> 00:35:51,694
and unapologetically bitchy,
rotten, and evil.
780
00:35:51,736 --> 00:35:55,448
- Sasha Banks has returned
with a vengeance,
781
00:35:55,490 --> 00:35:58,785
with an evil, evil vengeance!
782
00:35:58,826 --> 00:36:02,580
Oh, into the ladder
goes Becky Lynch!
783
00:36:02,622 --> 00:36:04,540
Oh, no!
No, no, no!
784
00:36:04,582 --> 00:36:06,125
The left arm!
785
00:36:06,167 --> 00:36:07,502
* *
786
00:36:07,543 --> 00:36:10,004
- I feel like ever since
I came back from my break,
787
00:36:10,046 --> 00:36:13,883
my wrestling style,
my in-the-ring performance...
788
00:36:13,925 --> 00:36:18,221
is just on a whole
different level.
789
00:36:18,262 --> 00:36:19,639
- Oh!
790
00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,517
Banks just drove Lynch
through the table!
791
00:36:22,558 --> 00:36:27,313
- I made fans frickin' cry,
made little kids cry.
792
00:36:27,355 --> 00:36:30,650
Is this your mommy?
Is this your mommy?
793
00:36:30,691 --> 00:36:33,069
- Banks trash-talks
and now continues
794
00:36:33,111 --> 00:36:37,198
to beat down Evans
in front of her family.
795
00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:38,699
- Sasha Banks is gnarly.
796
00:36:38,741 --> 00:36:42,620
She does not care about anyone.
797
00:36:42,662 --> 00:36:45,498
- Ooh.
- No, no, no, no.
798
00:36:45,540 --> 00:36:48,710
- Sasha has studied
the art form of WWE
799
00:36:48,751 --> 00:36:52,672
to such an extent that
she's become a master of it.
800
00:36:52,714 --> 00:36:55,299
- No!
- Ring the freakin' bell!
801
00:36:55,341 --> 00:36:56,968
[bell dings]
802
00:36:57,009 --> 00:37:00,471
- I'm the blueprint.
I'm the standard.
803
00:37:00,513 --> 00:37:02,598
I'm the Boss.
I'm the greatest.
804
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,809
I'm the best.
I'm everything.
805
00:37:04,851 --> 00:37:07,729
* *
806
00:37:07,770 --> 00:37:09,313
- Look at the confidence
807
00:37:09,355 --> 00:37:12,316
on the face of the SmackDown
Women's Champion.
808
00:37:12,358 --> 00:37:14,068
* *
809
00:37:14,110 --> 00:37:15,778
- At WrestleMania 37,
810
00:37:15,820 --> 00:37:17,739
Banks intended
to steal the spotlight
811
00:37:17,780 --> 00:37:20,116
from WWE's newest star.
812
00:37:20,158 --> 00:37:22,160
[cheers and applause]
813
00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:25,747
- WrestleMania's
the biggest night of the year
814
00:37:25,788 --> 00:37:27,540
for WWE.
815
00:37:27,582 --> 00:37:30,626
It's the Super Bowl
of wrestling.
816
00:37:30,668 --> 00:37:32,587
- This is an historic moment.
817
00:37:32,628 --> 00:37:33,796
For the first time ever,
818
00:37:33,838 --> 00:37:35,673
two Black women
have a title match
819
00:37:35,715 --> 00:37:39,927
in the main event
at WrestleMania.
820
00:37:39,969 --> 00:37:42,388
- Being the first
two Black females
821
00:37:42,430 --> 00:37:44,515
to ever main-event
WrestleMania--
822
00:37:44,557 --> 00:37:46,726
we knew the significance
of that.
823
00:37:46,768 --> 00:37:49,520
- Banks gonna fly
with a Suicide Dive!
824
00:37:49,562 --> 00:37:53,566
Sasha hanging on, DDT!
825
00:37:53,608 --> 00:37:56,694
- I remember being in NXT
and dreaming
826
00:37:56,736 --> 00:37:59,072
about main-eventing
a WrestleMania one day.
827
00:37:59,113 --> 00:38:02,366
But those dreams were
so far, so big
828
00:38:02,408 --> 00:38:06,662
that I honestly never thought
that would actually happen.
829
00:38:06,704 --> 00:38:08,122
- Sasha trying to lock it in!
830
00:38:08,164 --> 00:38:09,707
Put this one away!
- Oh, wow, wow!
831
00:38:09,749 --> 00:38:11,918
- Uh-oh, she's utilizing
Bianca's plait.
832
00:38:11,959 --> 00:38:15,880
- My rule is, if you don't
touch my hair, I won't use it.
833
00:38:15,922 --> 00:38:18,549
Sasha Banks grabbed my hair
I think more than anybody
834
00:38:18,591 --> 00:38:20,885
has ever grabbed
my hair ever before.
835
00:38:20,927 --> 00:38:22,929
- This is unique.
This is innovative.
836
00:38:22,970 --> 00:38:25,598
This is creative.
- Great move by Banks.
837
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:27,767
- It is part
of being a bad guy--
838
00:38:27,809 --> 00:38:32,146
doing anything you can
to hurt your opponent.
839
00:38:32,188 --> 00:38:35,191
- It took a lot for me
to finally decide, that's it.
840
00:38:35,233 --> 00:38:38,277
- Come on!
841
00:38:38,319 --> 00:38:40,571
- Oh, my God!
- Oh!
842
00:38:40,613 --> 00:38:42,407
* *
843
00:38:42,448 --> 00:38:44,742
- [laughing]
844
00:38:44,784 --> 00:38:46,786
Whew, that was probably
the loudest hair whip
845
00:38:46,828 --> 00:38:49,831
that I've ever heard.
846
00:38:49,872 --> 00:38:52,917
[hair snaps]
- Oh, my God!
847
00:38:52,959 --> 00:38:54,544
- It's just the name
of the game.
848
00:38:54,585 --> 00:38:57,338
You have to deal with the pain.
849
00:38:57,380 --> 00:38:59,590
- KOD!
- No way!
850
00:38:59,632 --> 00:39:01,426
- Kiss of Death!
- No way!
851
00:39:01,467 --> 00:39:03,136
- Grabs up Banks!
[bell dings]
852
00:39:03,177 --> 00:39:06,097
[soft music]
853
00:39:06,139 --> 00:39:08,683
- Even though I was beaten
and bloody
854
00:39:08,725 --> 00:39:10,643
from Bianca's braid,
855
00:39:10,685 --> 00:39:13,229
I really wanted
to take that moment in.
856
00:39:13,271 --> 00:39:16,065
- A WrestleMania main event,
whether you win or lose,
857
00:39:16,107 --> 00:39:19,318
it is the crowning achievement
of being in this business,
858
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,862
being in WWE.
859
00:39:20,903 --> 00:39:23,740
Even though she lost,
it seems like a win to me.
860
00:39:23,781 --> 00:39:26,200
[cheers and applause]
861
00:39:26,242 --> 00:39:28,119
- Win or lose,
862
00:39:28,161 --> 00:39:30,037
when it's Boss time,
863
00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:32,707
Sasha has found a way
to embrace the villain within.
864
00:39:32,749 --> 00:39:35,460
* *
865
00:39:35,501 --> 00:39:37,003
- Being a boss,
866
00:39:37,045 --> 00:39:39,797
sometimes you got to do
what you got to do.
867
00:39:39,839 --> 00:39:42,050
And that's what makes her
who she is,
868
00:39:42,091 --> 00:39:44,677
is that she's willing to take
that chance and be different
869
00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:47,638
and be on the dark side.
870
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,640
* *
871
00:39:49,682 --> 00:39:51,642
- She is the Boss.
872
00:39:51,684 --> 00:39:53,978
She is the blueprint.
873
00:39:54,020 --> 00:39:57,106
She is the pinnacle
of the division.
874
00:39:57,148 --> 00:40:00,068
* *
875
00:40:00,109 --> 00:40:02,987
- I enjoy watching Sasha
every time.
876
00:40:03,029 --> 00:40:05,948
She carries that Latino heat
within her.
877
00:40:05,990 --> 00:40:08,785
- Sasha with a Frog Splash!
- Oh!
878
00:40:08,826 --> 00:40:10,828
Oh!
- A la Eddie Guerrero!
879
00:40:10,870 --> 00:40:13,790
- I always wanted
to make everybody feel
880
00:40:13,831 --> 00:40:16,501
how Eddie Guerrero
made me feel.
881
00:40:16,542 --> 00:40:22,507
* *
882
00:40:22,548 --> 00:40:24,384
You know, that's unstoppable.
883
00:40:24,425 --> 00:40:27,512
- Sasha Banks is unstoppable.
884
00:40:27,553 --> 00:40:29,222
She'll do whatever it takes...
885
00:40:29,263 --> 00:40:31,057
- Banks...
[shouts indistinctly]
886
00:40:31,099 --> 00:40:33,684
- To whoever she wants,
whenever she wants.
887
00:40:33,726 --> 00:40:35,019
- Oh!
- Backstabber!
888
00:40:35,061 --> 00:40:38,689
- That's why she'll always be
the Boss.
889
00:40:38,731 --> 00:40:41,109
[indistinct shouting]
890
00:40:41,150 --> 00:40:44,946
* *