WWE SummerSlam Preview: Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair

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Their first meeting was literally awarded. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair will try to meet or exceed their WrestlingMania 37 classic on Saturday August 21 in Las Vegas.

The road to Slam summer

On the road to ‘Mania, the relationship between Banks and Belair was different. They’ve been partners for a while, and even when The Boss showed off her stripes, she seemed to treat Bianca like a worthy challenger. EST had won the Royal Rumble for the right to face him, after all.

But the loss in Tampa brought out an even more ruthless side of Sasha. Maybe it was the scar Bianca’s braid left her. This is the reason Banks gives for his leave. Whatever the real explanation, since the return The Mandalorian the star did nothing but look down on Belair. It was evident in her first actions after coming forward at the end of last month …

… and it was evident throughout the signing of their contract last week …

Banks was not on the homecoming edition of Smack down (his absence is more mysterious than his post-‘Mania absence, but hopefully won’t turn out to be more serious than an injury inflicted by a braid). Bianca was, and she made it clear by beating Zelina Vega and Carmella in singles matches that she was not playing. Slam summer.

The champion says she is going to force Sasha to respect her name.

What to watch out for

It is probably not fair to expect Banks and Belair to win their last singles match. It’s also not fair to judge Bianca’s reign based on her ability to defeat The Boss again. She successfully defended her title against Bayley and Carmella, the first in a Hell in a Cell match.

But those are the kind of expectations that come with being on top of the scripted fighting game. I have no doubts that EST can live up to its nickname and prove the skeptics wrong with yet another thief of shows at Slam summer.

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