During a recent interview with the Sailor Moon Fan Club podcast, the reigning WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion discussed a number of topics. “The Boss” Sasha Banks spoke about how she came up with her finishing move, The Banks Statement. Sasha revealed the way she came up with the name, and explained:
“When I was trying to find my character and I was just thinking I had to be a bad guy, I wanted a whole new finisher. At the time, I was just doing a neckbreaker finisher. I was like that’s cute, but it’s basic because everyone does a neckbreaker and I’m not trying to be basic in WWE. I really loved the backstabber and how it looked. I was really small, and I needed a finisher that I could do to everybody. One day, I went to training and asked the head trainer, ‘Can you help me?’ He said, ‘I like the backstabber, but how about you flip it into a crossface?’ I was like, ‘Oh, money, money, money, like a bank statement.’ That’s what I do, I leave a statement. I take that change, put it in the back, cha-ching, and I make these girls tap out.”
The fourth ever WWE Woman’s Triple Crown explained why The Banks Statement works so well, and spoke about another famous finishing maneuver. “The Boss” mentioned:
“I can get that sucker on anybody really fast and in any variation. If my arm is messed up, I got a solution. If my leg is messed up, I’ve got one. If theirs is messed up, I’m going for it and I’m gonna get it. That’s why I just love my finisher so much. It’s so unique and so different. I can get it in so many different ways. I don’t like things that take so long to break someone down to get a win. Some people need to change it up. That’s why they don’t win anymore. But mine? Money and success. So, the Banks Statement has to be my favorite besides the Frog Splash.”
What is your favorite finishing move? Let your opinion be known in the comments section!
(H/T and transcribed by 411Mania)
