1 00:00:08,009 --> 00:00:10,595 [tense music] 2 00:00:10,636 --> 00:00:12,930 - [crowd chanting] Sasha's ratchet! 3 00:00:12,972 --> 00:00:16,059 Sasha's ratchet! 4 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,269 Sasha's ratchet! 5 00:00:18,311 --> 00:00:19,937 - Sasha Banks! 6 00:00:19,979 --> 00:00:22,356 * * 7 00:00:22,398 --> 00:00:25,777 - I've always liked when the bad guys won in the movies. 8 00:00:25,818 --> 00:00:27,153 * * 9 00:00:27,195 --> 00:00:28,654 - The Bank Statement locked in. 10 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,531 - Look at the smile on her face. 11 00:00:30,573 --> 00:00:33,868 - Look at the sick smile on the face of Sasha Banks! 12 00:00:33,910 --> 00:00:36,162 * * 13 00:00:36,204 --> 00:00:38,956 - I think there's something just more intriguing 14 00:00:38,998 --> 00:00:40,917 about being a bad guy. 15 00:00:40,958 --> 00:00:42,293 Maybe that's just me. 16 00:00:42,335 --> 00:00:44,170 Maybe I just like the bad guys. 17 00:00:44,212 --> 00:00:46,464 Maybe it's my personality. I don't know. 18 00:00:46,506 --> 00:00:49,175 - It's boss time. 19 00:00:49,217 --> 00:00:53,137 Sasha Banks is here. 20 00:00:53,179 --> 00:00:56,307 Her ego knows no bounds. 21 00:00:56,349 --> 00:00:58,559 - She has that look in her eyes where you're just like, 22 00:00:58,601 --> 00:01:02,146 "All right, this chick is dangerous." 23 00:01:02,188 --> 00:01:05,525 - Sasha on a reckless attack. 24 00:01:05,566 --> 00:01:07,068 - Anytime you see Sasha, 25 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:10,238 you're just waiting to see what's gonna happen. 26 00:01:10,279 --> 00:01:12,615 What's she gonna say this time? 27 00:01:12,657 --> 00:01:15,410 - You're the daughter of Ric Flair. 28 00:01:15,451 --> 00:01:18,496 If it wasn't for a one-night stand, 29 00:01:18,538 --> 00:01:20,998 you probably wouldn't be standing here. 30 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,543 Whoo! 31 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:26,087 - What makes Sasha such an evil character? 32 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:30,758 That she goes to any extreme and all extremes to win. 33 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,178 - And it's celebration time for Belair and Sasha Banks. 34 00:01:34,220 --> 00:01:35,930 Wait a minute! 35 00:01:35,972 --> 00:01:38,182 Backstabber by Banks to the champion! 36 00:01:38,224 --> 00:01:40,685 * * 37 00:01:40,727 --> 00:01:44,856 - There is a little villain within all of us, 38 00:01:44,897 --> 00:01:47,942 but some choose to cultivate their villainous side 39 00:01:47,984 --> 00:01:49,360 to get what they want. 40 00:01:49,402 --> 00:01:52,864 In WWE, that's Sasha Banks. 41 00:01:52,905 --> 00:01:57,034 * * 42 00:01:57,076 --> 00:02:00,037 [dramatic music] 43 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:05,960 * * 44 00:02:19,223 --> 00:02:22,185 [tense music] 45 00:02:22,226 --> 00:02:26,064 * * 46 00:02:26,105 --> 00:02:30,401 - I grew up on a farm in Iowa. 47 00:02:30,443 --> 00:02:34,280 * * 48 00:02:34,322 --> 00:02:37,492 [sighs] It was so rough. I didn't have a dad. 49 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:40,912 My mom didn't have a steady job. 50 00:02:40,953 --> 00:02:45,041 I was the only colored person in that town. 51 00:02:45,083 --> 00:02:49,629 I used to have a huge chip on my shoulder. 52 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:53,174 I went to online school at the age of 12, 53 00:02:53,216 --> 00:02:55,760 had no friends, no social life. 54 00:02:55,802 --> 00:02:57,220 * * 55 00:02:57,261 --> 00:03:02,100 For a very long time, I felt like I had no hope. 56 00:03:02,141 --> 00:03:09,065 * * 57 00:03:09,107 --> 00:03:12,443 I was just sitting in my room one day in Iowa, 58 00:03:12,485 --> 00:03:13,611 scrolling through the channels. 59 00:03:13,653 --> 00:03:15,530 - You'll be stepping out in comfort in-- 60 00:03:15,571 --> 00:03:18,282 [upbeat music plays] 61 00:03:18,324 --> 00:03:20,118 - The more you live, the-- 62 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:21,369 [cheers and applause] 63 00:03:21,411 --> 00:03:23,913 - Listen to the Edgeheads! 64 00:03:25,164 --> 00:03:26,666 - Well--oh, no! 65 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:29,919 Look who's here, Sheriff Austin! 66 00:03:29,961 --> 00:03:32,338 - And WWE just popped up on the screen. 67 00:03:32,380 --> 00:03:35,133 I was like, "What is this?" 68 00:03:35,174 --> 00:03:36,551 * * 69 00:03:36,592 --> 00:03:38,302 - Look at the power! 70 00:03:38,344 --> 00:03:40,430 - Here he comes! 71 00:03:40,471 --> 00:03:42,432 The FU! 72 00:03:42,473 --> 00:03:45,685 Wait, wait, wait, wait-- - Oh, look out! 73 00:03:45,727 --> 00:03:49,105 - It's like being a superhero, being a bad guy. 74 00:03:49,147 --> 00:03:52,275 - Oh, never touch a rattlesnake! 75 00:03:52,316 --> 00:03:55,862 - I was obsessed with wrestling. 76 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:57,572 It was my escape. 77 00:03:57,613 --> 00:04:00,783 [crowd roaring] 78 00:04:00,825 --> 00:04:03,077 [static buzzing] 79 00:04:03,119 --> 00:04:04,746 [upbeat music] 80 00:04:04,787 --> 00:04:07,290 - Place is going crazy for Eddie Guerrero. 81 00:04:07,331 --> 00:04:10,334 * * 82 00:04:10,376 --> 00:04:11,878 - When I first saw Eddie Guerrero, 83 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:15,339 there was just this instant connection. 84 00:04:15,381 --> 00:04:17,133 He was one of the few Latinos. 85 00:04:17,175 --> 00:04:20,636 You know, he was one of the few of colored people in the WWE. 86 00:04:20,678 --> 00:04:22,430 - What a counter! 87 00:04:22,472 --> 00:04:25,892 The Superplex from the top rope! 88 00:04:25,933 --> 00:04:29,020 - Eddie Guerrero used to come out in a lowrider. 89 00:04:29,062 --> 00:04:33,357 - A classic lowrider for the WWE champion! 90 00:04:33,399 --> 00:04:36,652 Eddie Guerrero, riding in style! 91 00:04:36,694 --> 00:04:39,072 - Like, come on, you don't get flashier than that. 92 00:04:39,113 --> 00:04:40,865 * * 93 00:04:40,907 --> 00:04:44,702 - He was great being the villain. 94 00:04:44,744 --> 00:04:47,497 - When I said I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you... 95 00:04:47,538 --> 00:04:48,790 - Yeah? 96 00:04:48,831 --> 00:04:50,708 - I lied! 97 00:04:50,750 --> 00:04:53,544 I cheat, I steal! 98 00:04:53,586 --> 00:04:55,755 - Cheat to win! 99 00:04:56,923 --> 00:05:00,843 - And I loved the Frog Splash. 100 00:05:00,885 --> 00:05:03,012 - Oh, my God. Eddie, don't do this. 101 00:05:03,054 --> 00:05:05,807 Eddie, that's 15 feet high, that cage! 102 00:05:05,848 --> 00:05:07,934 - No way, Eddie, don't! - Don't do it, Eddie! 103 00:05:07,975 --> 00:05:10,895 Oh, my God! Frog Splash, Frog Splash! 104 00:05:10,937 --> 00:05:14,607 - He's feeling froggy! - Frog Splash connects! 105 00:05:14,649 --> 00:05:17,068 * * 106 00:05:17,110 --> 00:05:19,821 - Eddie knew how to get you to like him or to hate him. 107 00:05:19,862 --> 00:05:21,572 - Can you believe this? 108 00:05:21,614 --> 00:05:23,366 Now cool it with the smoking gun! 109 00:05:23,408 --> 00:05:25,743 Eddie Guerrero pulled one over there on Matt Hardy. 110 00:05:25,785 --> 00:05:27,870 all: Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! 111 00:05:27,912 --> 00:05:30,123 - He knew how to tap into that inner soul 112 00:05:30,164 --> 00:05:33,126 of each fan sitting in the arena. 113 00:05:33,167 --> 00:05:37,797 - Orale, mi raza! [cheers and applause] 114 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,424 - When I watched Eddie Guerrero, 115 00:05:39,465 --> 00:05:42,009 I felt so alive. 116 00:05:42,051 --> 00:05:44,220 * * 117 00:05:44,262 --> 00:05:46,097 I saw myself in him. 118 00:05:46,139 --> 00:05:49,559 * * 119 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,436 I knew that was my only dream. 120 00:05:51,477 --> 00:05:54,522 [soft music] 121 00:05:54,564 --> 00:05:59,777 * * 122 00:05:59,819 --> 00:06:04,115 I always pictured myself walking down that WWE ramp, 123 00:06:04,157 --> 00:06:06,868 in the ring on the top turnbuckle, 124 00:06:06,909 --> 00:06:09,704 having a pose, and just all eyes on me. 125 00:06:09,746 --> 00:06:12,248 * * 126 00:06:12,290 --> 00:06:15,460 Wrestling was my addiction and my escape. 127 00:06:15,501 --> 00:06:17,754 - Eddie Guerrero... 128 00:06:17,795 --> 00:06:22,216 - I had journals upon journals upon journals, writing ideas. 129 00:06:22,258 --> 00:06:23,968 * * 130 00:06:24,010 --> 00:06:25,678 I would watch "Raw" and "SmackDown!" 131 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,555 Every single week and write down 132 00:06:27,597 --> 00:06:30,349 and take notes and just study nonstop. 133 00:06:30,391 --> 00:06:32,602 * * 134 00:06:32,643 --> 00:06:37,482 I used to sit and write all the results 135 00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:40,193 of every wrestling show. 136 00:06:40,234 --> 00:06:45,615 * * 137 00:06:45,656 --> 00:06:50,078 - I believe Mercedes was maybe nine or ten when I discovered 138 00:06:50,119 --> 00:06:53,164 that she was truly into WWE and wrestling. 139 00:06:53,206 --> 00:06:57,710 - I begged for Snoop Dogg to take me to WrestleMania-- 140 00:06:57,752 --> 00:06:59,337 I believe it was 24. 141 00:06:59,379 --> 00:07:00,922 * * 142 00:07:00,963 --> 00:07:03,841 Ric Flair's retirement match. 143 00:07:03,883 --> 00:07:07,678 - Tonight we celebrate Nature Boy Ric Flair. 144 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,305 * * 145 00:07:09,347 --> 00:07:12,600 - She was real young, but I was taking her around, 146 00:07:12,642 --> 00:07:14,018 meeting all of her favorite wrestlers, 147 00:07:14,060 --> 00:07:16,771 and just watching how she reacted to 'em 148 00:07:16,813 --> 00:07:18,606 and how she was infatuated, 149 00:07:18,648 --> 00:07:20,691 and how she was professional at the same time. 150 00:07:20,733 --> 00:07:24,028 It was, like, fascinating to me. 151 00:07:24,070 --> 00:07:27,698 - There was no plan B, C, D, E, or F. 152 00:07:27,740 --> 00:07:30,201 It was only, only one. 153 00:07:30,243 --> 00:07:33,287 And that was become a WWE superstar. 154 00:07:33,329 --> 00:07:40,253 * * 155 00:07:43,631 --> 00:07:47,844 - At 18, Mercedes and her family moved to Boston. 156 00:07:47,885 --> 00:07:49,804 That's where she got her first opportunity 157 00:07:49,846 --> 00:07:51,639 to pursue her dream. 158 00:07:52,932 --> 00:07:55,393 - Chaotic Wrestling is the place 159 00:07:55,435 --> 00:07:58,062 that I started training when I was 18 years old. 160 00:07:58,104 --> 00:08:01,274 They had their own professional wrestling school. 161 00:08:01,315 --> 00:08:05,820 - Hey, Alexis. Remember me, Mercedes? 162 00:08:05,862 --> 00:08:08,698 The one that broke up your correlat--what is it? 163 00:08:08,740 --> 00:08:10,950 - Coronation. - Ugh. Hey, Alexis... 164 00:08:10,992 --> 00:08:12,744 My first character, I wouldn't even say 165 00:08:12,785 --> 00:08:14,287 was a character. 166 00:08:14,328 --> 00:08:16,664 It was just Mercedes K.V.... 167 00:08:16,706 --> 00:08:18,499 * * 168 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,335 Which was Kaestner-Varnado was my last name. 169 00:08:21,377 --> 00:08:27,884 * * 170 00:08:27,925 --> 00:08:30,303 - Fury, the largest competitor in this contest, 171 00:08:30,344 --> 00:08:31,554 Mercedes, the smallest, 172 00:08:31,596 --> 00:08:33,056 but she's gonna be looking to use her speed 173 00:08:33,097 --> 00:08:35,266 and her agility to take advantage. 174 00:08:35,308 --> 00:08:38,561 - My upbringing was very, very, very hard. 175 00:08:38,603 --> 00:08:42,315 The chip on my shoulder came from a very young age, 176 00:08:42,356 --> 00:08:44,442 and it gave me a whole different drive 177 00:08:44,484 --> 00:08:47,236 than a lot of people. 178 00:08:47,278 --> 00:08:49,405 - I remember when Sasha was wrestling 179 00:08:49,447 --> 00:08:50,740 in this independent league, 180 00:08:50,782 --> 00:08:53,326 and she was trying her hardest to get to the WWE, 181 00:08:53,367 --> 00:08:56,204 just doing good and having great fights. 182 00:08:56,245 --> 00:08:59,749 - Oh, look at her pulling back! 183 00:08:59,791 --> 00:09:03,294 She quit! We've got a new champion! 184 00:09:03,336 --> 00:09:05,922 - I was not shy when I went out and performed 185 00:09:05,963 --> 00:09:07,548 because I couldn't be. 186 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,634 I had to make fans like me. 187 00:09:09,675 --> 00:09:12,637 I had to give them energy so they can give it right back. 188 00:09:12,678 --> 00:09:15,014 Come on! 189 00:09:15,056 --> 00:09:17,058 - Mercedes proved that she had the skills 190 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:19,352 to move beyond the independent circuit. 191 00:09:19,394 --> 00:09:23,064 crowd: Thank you, KV! Thank you, KV! 192 00:09:28,361 --> 00:09:29,445 [cheers and applause] 193 00:09:29,487 --> 00:09:32,448 - In 2012, she was invited to join 194 00:09:32,490 --> 00:09:34,742 WWE's developmental system. 195 00:09:34,784 --> 00:09:37,203 - I was so happy. 196 00:09:37,245 --> 00:09:39,497 It's the only thing that I ever wanted to chase. 197 00:09:39,539 --> 00:09:41,165 It's the only thing that I ever dreamt of. 198 00:09:41,207 --> 00:09:44,210 I wanted to make it to the WWE 199 00:09:44,252 --> 00:09:48,297 and prove that I was better than everybody. 200 00:09:56,305 --> 00:09:59,350 [tense music] 201 00:09:59,392 --> 00:10:06,607 * * 202 00:10:07,567 --> 00:10:11,696 - I learned right away when I first walked in the doors 203 00:10:11,738 --> 00:10:14,031 of the WWE Performance Center, 204 00:10:14,073 --> 00:10:17,869 I knew absolutely nothing. 205 00:10:17,910 --> 00:10:20,455 It takes so much 206 00:10:20,496 --> 00:10:25,084 to be a character on national television. 207 00:10:25,126 --> 00:10:26,919 - This is so unique! 208 00:10:26,961 --> 00:10:28,921 * * 209 00:10:28,963 --> 00:10:32,550 - They broke me down so fast. 210 00:10:32,592 --> 00:10:34,969 - When Sasha debuted in NXT, 211 00:10:35,011 --> 00:10:37,889 she was kind of just a generic character, 212 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:39,891 really had no persona. 213 00:10:39,932 --> 00:10:42,060 People just said she kind of seemed 214 00:10:42,101 --> 00:10:44,228 like a "girl next door" character, 215 00:10:44,270 --> 00:10:46,814 if you want to call it a character at all. 216 00:10:46,856 --> 00:10:48,900 * * 217 00:10:48,941 --> 00:10:51,944 - Did you see "Raw" on Monday? - Of course. 218 00:10:51,986 --> 00:10:54,781 - What'd you think? - I mean, it was okay. 219 00:10:54,822 --> 00:10:57,742 I had no character whatsoever. [chuckles] 220 00:10:57,784 --> 00:10:59,285 * * 221 00:10:59,327 --> 00:11:03,164 I felt like I was not going to last long in NXT. 222 00:11:04,582 --> 00:11:06,042 I was so shy as Mercedes 223 00:11:06,084 --> 00:11:09,754 and so scared to even put myself out there. 224 00:11:09,796 --> 00:11:12,090 I had to build myself up to prove 225 00:11:12,131 --> 00:11:14,050 that I could belong here 226 00:11:14,092 --> 00:11:17,762 and transform myself into someone else. 227 00:11:17,804 --> 00:11:20,306 [static buzzing] 228 00:11:20,348 --> 00:11:23,810 I started out watching hours of different types 229 00:11:23,851 --> 00:11:25,144 of movies and interviews. 230 00:11:25,186 --> 00:11:27,605 - Tell me one athlete right now 231 00:11:27,647 --> 00:11:29,190 has been dominating the game 232 00:11:29,232 --> 00:11:30,942 for 16 years straight without a loss. 233 00:11:30,983 --> 00:11:32,276 - I saw Floyd Mayweather. 234 00:11:32,318 --> 00:11:34,904 I was like, "Man, I like how this guy speaks." 235 00:11:34,946 --> 00:11:36,781 - I'm the best. I'm the best. 236 00:11:36,823 --> 00:11:38,074 All work is easy work. 237 00:11:38,116 --> 00:11:40,451 - Kanye West was really arrogant, 238 00:11:40,493 --> 00:11:43,329 going up onstage interrupting people. 239 00:11:43,371 --> 00:11:46,457 - Thank you so much for giving me a chance to win a VMA award. 240 00:11:46,499 --> 00:11:50,628 - Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you. 241 00:11:50,670 --> 00:11:52,088 I'ma let you finish. 242 00:11:52,130 --> 00:11:54,799 But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. 243 00:11:54,841 --> 00:11:56,592 [crowd booing] 244 00:11:56,634 --> 00:11:59,053 - So I stole some of that. 245 00:11:59,095 --> 00:12:01,055 I really love Nicki Minaj-- 246 00:12:01,097 --> 00:12:04,767 the hair, the nails, the outfits. 247 00:12:04,809 --> 00:12:07,145 And I really like the Bratz dolls. 248 00:12:07,186 --> 00:12:09,355 - * Bratz * 249 00:12:09,397 --> 00:12:11,899 - Let me take a little bit of that. 250 00:12:11,941 --> 00:12:14,068 And then I was like, Mercedes, hello, 251 00:12:14,110 --> 00:12:16,195 Snoop Dogg is your cousin. 252 00:12:16,237 --> 00:12:17,864 People used to call him the boss. 253 00:12:17,905 --> 00:12:19,657 I want people to treat me like that. 254 00:12:19,699 --> 00:12:22,034 Let me take that. I'll call myself "the Boss." 255 00:12:22,076 --> 00:12:23,661 * * 256 00:12:23,703 --> 00:12:28,040 I was going to be the bad guy. 257 00:12:28,082 --> 00:12:30,585 - She took advantage of that moment, 258 00:12:30,626 --> 00:12:33,296 and she honed it in, and she created her character, 259 00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:36,466 and she became Sasha Banks. 260 00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:39,218 - In three, two... 261 00:12:39,260 --> 00:12:42,764 - 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 00:12:49,353 --> 00:12:52,023 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 00:13:09,332 --> 00:13:12,293 'cause if you're thinking, it's not real. 272 00:13:12,335 --> 00:13:14,837 But you have to put it in front of an audience. 273 00:13:14,879 --> 00:13:17,965 all: NXT, NXT, NXT! 274 00:13:18,007 --> 00:13:20,635 - Sasha's first big opportunity at NXT 275 00:13:20,676 --> 00:13:22,136 came against Paige. 276 00:13:22,178 --> 00:13:24,305 * * 277 00:13:24,347 --> 00:13:26,391 - We're seeing a metamorphosis here of Sasha Banks. 278 00:13:26,432 --> 00:13:28,393 * * 279 00:13:28,434 --> 00:13:31,354 - Paige got her! [bell dings] 280 00:13:31,396 --> 00:13:32,939 - In a moment of rage, 281 00:13:32,980 --> 00:13:35,233 we got our first glimpse of the Boss, 282 00:13:35,274 --> 00:13:37,443 and there was no turning back. 283 00:13:37,485 --> 00:13:38,986 * * 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 00:13:55,586 --> 00:13:58,131 - 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 * *