Sasha Banks’ post-WWE wrestling name may have just been revealed in Soulnado trademarks-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

What will Sasha Banks do next? (Picture: WWE)

Fans are convinced Sasha Banks is preparing for life after WWE after an intriguing set of trademarks filed by a new company called Soulnado.

The former SmackDown Women’s Champion – whose real name is Mercedes Varnado – hasn’t been seen on WWE television since she shockingly walked out of a Raw taping back in May alongside her tag team partner Naomi over creative issues, and her future has been the source of constant speculation.

Now, it has emerged new firm Soulnado, Inc. was set up in August 2022, and has recently filed for a number of trademarks for entertainment and merchandise purposes.

Through wrestling trademark attorney Michael Dockins, the company has made moves for Statement Maker, Mercedes Mone’, Mone’ Talks and Bank Mone’.

While it’s not known if Sasha has anything to do with the trademarks, Soulnado could be a nod to her surname Varnado, while Statement Maker could be a reference to her Banks Statement finishing move.

Away from wrestling, Soulnado also appears as a supernatural force in Mortal Kombat, which is described on the franchise’s fandom Wiki as ‘a bright green swirling tornado of immense spiritual energy, and of tortured spirits trapped between the Realms’.

The Legit Boss has been making moves away from wrestling (Picture: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Meanwhile, Sasha recently added further fuel to the fire regarding her next move with a cryptic video on Instagram hinting at some big plans in the pipeline.

She said: ‘As time passes, there’s been so much growth and so much beautiful opportunity and the journey that I’ve been loving but as the time also goes on, the date is coming that I’ve been waiting for [for] the past six months.

‘I can’t wait, but I’m really going to make the most of November to make all my dreams happen in preparation for this date that I’ve been waiting for. I’m very excited.

‘I hope you guys come along for this journey, which I know a lot of you have been with me for so long so thank you, but I just wanted to let you know there’s going to be something so f***ing crazy coming.’

Sasha hasn’t appeared on screen since the May 13 episode of SmackDown, while she and Naomi defended the Women’s Tag Team Titles against Shayna Baszler and Natalya two days later on a live event.

The following night, they walked out of Raw and while the pair have been making waves on the runway at New York Fashion Week and beyond.

Current Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair – who has plenty of history with Sasha after they became the first Black women to main event WrestleMania together in April 2021 – has kept coy when it comes to the speculation.

Quizzed about the possibility of seeing her former opponent make a comeback, she exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘I don’t know what’s happening – I know about as much as you guys!’

When asked if it was something she’d like to see one day, the Raw Women’s Champion laughed and added: ‘We’ll just have to see what happens!’

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