5 Long-term WWE absentees and their expected return dates

#3. Former WWE Women's Champion Sasha Banks hasn't appeared since April

Sasha Banks main evented this year's WrestleMania alongside Bianca Belair when the two women battled it out for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship. Banks made history as the youngest woman to main event the biggest show of the year. But following her loss, The Boss has been missing from WWE TV for more than three months.

Banks appeared on the episode of SmackDown following WrestleMania back in April where she made it clear that she was speechless following her Women's Championship loss. Bianca Belair also moved forward when she began a feud with Banks' former friend Bayley.

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Outside the ring, Banks has been busy since she recently attended The ESPYS and won the award for "Best WWE Moment" alongside Belair for their match at WrestleMania.

Since Bayley's recent injury, there have been rumors that The Boss is set to make her WWE return in the near future and is expected to be part of the build-up to the SmackDown Women's Championship match at SummerSlam.

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