SASHA Banks' fans are celebrating the one year anniversary of her shock return to WWE.
On August 12 last year, 'The Legit Boss' shocked the WWE Universe by returning to the organization after she took four months off.
"Her return was awesome live. Loved it. What a year it has been for her." said @sofdlovesbsb on Twitter.
"Happy 1 Year Anniversary @sashabankswwe! We knew at the time that WWE couldn't go without you. Great return," Adam Smith added.
"1 Year ago today @sashabankswwe came back and I cried tears of joy because I kept waiting for her return & I was shocked and surprised…..now she taking over the whole damn company." @officalRatedLKO said on Twitter.
After Sasha and her tag team partner Bayley lost their WWE Women's Tag Team Championships to the IIconics at Wrestlemania in April 2019, Banks went left the WWE with the organization giving no date for her return.
This led to months of speculation on why The Boss disappeared.
Rumors swirled that Sasha was unhappy with losing the title so quickly after her and Bayley became the inaugural women's tag team champions.
Sasha had notoriously short title reigns, with her longest just 49 days as a tag team champion.
A narrative developed among wrestling fans that Sasha "took her ball and went home."
Sasha fueled the rumors by posting cryptic messages on social media.
While Sasha was on her hiatus, the career of her rival Becky Lynch skyrocket, making history at Wrestlemania 35 being in the first ever women's main event, walking out as both RAW and SmackDown women's champion.
After Becky's career took off, fans were clamouring for her to face Sasha – if 'The Boss' ever returned.
On the RAW after Summerslam in 2019, fans finally got their wish.
WWE veteran Natalya Neidhart was fresh off a submission vs submission match against RAW women's champion Becky.
Arm in a sling after losing, Natalya began a heartfelt speech about her father, Jim The Anvil Neidhart, who passed in 2018.
Suddenly Sasha's entrance music piped up during the speech.
Before her hiatus, Sasha, real name Mercedes Varnado, was a face so fans expected her to comfort Natalya – but she attacked her instead.
She continued to attack Natalya until Becky came to veteran's aide.
Sasha got the better of Becky, using a black steel chair, vowing to replace her rival at the top of the WWE.
And with that Sasha was back – and at the beginning of a major feud with Becky.
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Since then, Sasha has realigned herself with tag team partner Bayley, who also turned heel in 2019, and the pair have been dominating ever since.
Sasha and Bayley are currently two-time women's tag team champions, while Sasha holds the RAW championship and Bayley holds the SmackDown championship.
Fans could not wait to celebrate Sasha's journey over the last 365 days.
In September 2019, WWE released a documentary on Sasha, her hiatus, and return on WWE Network docseries Chronicle.
In the series, Banks revealed why she left after 'Mania, which had everything to do with her mental health and needing a break and nothing to do with losing the tag team titles.
During her time off Sasha trained in Brooklyn and Japan, the show reveals.
Now Sasha is regarded as one of the best wrestlers in the world and is a shoe-in for the WWE Hall of Fame.
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