Since her arrival to the scene at WWE, Sasha Banks has become one of the most popular female wrestlers in the organization. Known as “Boss,” she is a real force to be reckoned within the WWE brand. She was one of the original WWE Women’s Tag Team champions, and also won the NXT Women’s championship. With all her success, how much is this wrestler superstar worth? Read on to find out Sasha Banks’ real net worth.
Sasha Banks was born Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado on January 26, 1992. She began professional wrestling with Chaotic Wrestling, who she also trained with. She made her debut in the ring on October 1, 2010 with Nikki Rox in an intergender tag team match. The two did not win the match. She went on to lose more matches until she finally had her first victory with Rox against Alexxis and Mistress Belmont. She went on to become the longest-reigning women’s champion for Chaotic Wrestling with over 182 days of consecutive wins.
She also made her debut with the New England Championship Wrestling organization on August 8, 2010. She then wrestled with National Wrestling Alliance with the ring name Miss Mercedes.
On August 8, 2012, she signed with WWE’s developmental territory, NXT. This is where her current stage name Sasha Banks was born. She eventually got drafted as apart of the Raw brand of WWE in 2016. Originally, she was earning a salary of $180,000. After her feature in the first ever PPV against Charlotte Flair, her popularity skyrocketed. She now earns $250,000 with WWE.
She has become very accomplished and victorious within the WWE organization. She has won countless titles with WWE, winning every belt possible for the Women’s division, with Bayley in a duo called the “Golden Role Models.” She is a seven-time women’s Champion, as well as has boasts being a five-time Raw Women’s Champion. She is also a two time Women’s Tag Team Champion. And has one reign a piece for the NXT Women’s Championship and the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Many fans see Sasha Banks as one of the leading wrestlers who helped to uplift and empower a movement for women’s wrestling within WWE. Her persona as “Boss” resonates with fans and distinguishes her as a modern positive role model within women’s wrestling. Fans love her because of her versatility in character profiles, and is considered one of the most popular women’s wrestlers in WWE. She is viewed as a reflection of a new era in women’s wrestling, and also at the helm of the first female wrestling match to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Sasha Banks is still surprised at how impactful she is to her fans. “I get people who come up to me and are like, ‘You make me wanna live my dream.’ I was them, so I’m like, ‘Me, out of all people? No way.’ Eddie Guerrero did that for me, so to have little girls and guys tell me I inspire them, I didn’t know that came with the job, but it’s so cool,” she once said.
As of 2021, Sasha Banks net worth is approximately $5 million. Her wealth only seems to be continuously increasing, just like her career advancement and popularity. But she is not just interested in the fame and profit of her climb up the professional wrestling ladder. She has used her platform to help foster connections with charitable organizations for the WWE brand. She supports and assists with charities like Make-A-Wish and Conor’s Cure, which are sponsored by WWE. Additionally, she was an elemental player in WWE partnering up with the Special Olympics, collaborating on events like the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. Sasha Banks feels especially close to the mission of the Special Olympics, as she has a younger brother who is autistic. This gives her greater passion to make a difference with the organization.
