Okay, so I found myself going down a bit of a rabbit hole recently, all focused on Sasha Banks from her WWE days. It wasn’t really planned, just sort of happened. I saw some stuff online about her current run elsewhere, and it made me think back to her time as ‘The Boss’. I remembered the hype, but felt like I hadn’t truly grasped the whole picture back then.
So, I decided to really dig in. First thing I did was pull up the WWE stuff on Peacock. Just typed her name in and started scrolling way back. I wanted to see the progression, you know? Started with some of her NXT work. It’s funny how you remember things, because seeing those early matches felt fresh again.
Getting into the Weeds
Then I started actively hunting down specific feuds and moments people always talk about. This took some doing. You search for stuff, and the timeline gets messy. I was jumping between old Raws, Smackdowns, and the big Pay-Per-View events.
Here’s roughly what I did:
- Watched a bunch of the NXT TakeOver specials she was in. That Four Horsewomen era.
- Tried to follow her main roster debut and the programs that followed. Specifically looked for matches against Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Becky Lynch.
- Pulled up old interviews on YouTube, trying to get a feel for the character work beyond just the matches.
- Skimmed through results and recaps online to fill in gaps where I couldn’t find or didn’t want to watch the full show.
Honestly, it took up a fair bit of time over a couple of weeks. Just chipping away at it whenever I had a spare hour or two. Found myself getting really invested in some of those storylines again, even knowing how they turned out.
Some Thoughts After Watching
Going through all that material, you really see the talent. The charisma was undeniable, the ‘Boss’ character felt like a big deal. She had some amazing matches, moments that genuinely stick with you.
But watching it chronologically, or trying to, also highlighted the frustrating parts. The booking felt all over the place sometimes. Huge pushes followed by weird periods where she’d lose momentum or disappear from major storylines. It felt like stop-start, stop-start. One minute she’
