Mercedes Varnado gives her thanks.
Ahead of reports that she will appear at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) sent out multiple thank you messages on social media.
Varnado thanked WWE, Vince McMahon, Triple H, William Regal, the WWE Universe, The Krew (her fans), and Sasha Banks (her WWE persona).
Thank you @WWE
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you @RealKingRegal
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you @TripleH
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you @WWEUniverse
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you #Krew I love you so much
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you @VinceMcMahon
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Thank you #SashaBanks --
— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 4, 2023
Banks hasn't appeared on WWE television since the May 13, 2022 episode of WWE SmackDown. She and Naomi, who were the reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at the time, walked out on the company on May 16 after meeting with Vince McMahon. They were subsequently stripped of the titles and suspended by WWE.
Banks reportedly became a free agent on January 1, 2023. She has appeared at red carpet events, walked fashion runways, applied for various trademarks and worked on other ventures during her time away from the company.
Fightful will have live coverage of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 beginning at 1:20 am ET.
