Naomi and Sasha Banks walked out on Monday Night Raw, not knowing if it was the last night of their WWE contracts. Last week, The Ringer’s “The Masked Man Show with Kaz” interviewed a former WWE writer who spilled some interesting information about Naomi and Banks’ contracts.
“I did hear that their contracts … they were in negotiations for renewals,” Famuyide said. “I don’t know how soon it is, but I think Sasha and Naomi’s contracts were set to expire within the next two months already … What happens if their contracts just run out while they’re doing this? I don’t know. There’s so much unspoken, there’s so much unknown with this situation that I don’t want to be that person who’s just irresponsible, just spewing things recklessly like people tend to do … I’m just saying what I know, and you do with that information what you will.”
With this article, Famuyide has released new information regarding the state of Naomi’s WWE contract. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Naomi and WWE are involved in negotiations for a new deal before her upcoming departure.
Banks’ contractual status, on the other hand, had been previously unknown; a report from Fightful in September 2019 suggested that Banks signed an extension with WWE after she returned from a four-month hiatus from the promotion. The former Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champion would confirm she received a new contract shortly thereafter. It should be noted that neither Fightful nor Banks revealed how long her contract was extended. WWE has handed out extensions lasting five years or more in the past, but if Banks signed a three-year extension, as is common practice in WWE, her deal would be set to expire sometime this year, which lines up with Famuyide’s speculation.
It is unknown what the WWE will do with their current Women’s Tag Team champions. In the past, contracts have been frozen with stars who left WWE on bad terms or had a serious injury, such as the current AEW talent PAC and Bryan Danielson. Naomi and Sasha Banks have remained silent about leaving the WWE so far.
