WWE News & Rumor Roundup: Original plan for Survivor Series main event, Backstage talk on released superstars, Reason why Sasha Banks wanted to leave (November 21, 2021)

Sasha Banks (left) and Vince McMahon (right)
Sasha Banks (left) and Vince McMahon (right)

#4. Virgil thinks Vince McMahon "has lost it" following recent WWE releases

In addition to Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, and Top Dolla, five other members of the WWE roster got released on November 18.

John Morrison, Tegan Nox, Drake Maverick, Shane Thorne, and Jaxson Ryker made the list.

Ex-Million Dollar Champion Virgil took to Instagram to address the latest round of WWE budget cuts and criticized Vince McMahon. You can check out his post HERE.

"Between the sheets is where the dirt lays. Not saying much but the truth here. Vinny [Vince McMahon] has lost it. He literally does whatever he wants with no structure. Trips [Triple H] has ideas and half way they cut the motor. People's dreams get shattered, or maybe they get ignited. Depends. For me, I have been through the ringer, used abused and amused for others to benefit. Hey man my gig was good but looking back if I wasnt hustling to survive I would be treated like dog s**t to this day. Time to play your own game. Enough with the glass ceiling, the measuring stick, or the powers that be. Everyone needs to crush beef the way I do. Like a God." stated Virgil.

#3. Sasha Banks on why she asked Vince McMahon to leave WWE at one point

Though The Legit Boss continues to be one of the most prominent superstars today, she considered leaving WWE after WrestleMania in 2019.

Recently speaking with Ariel Helwani for BT Sport, Sasha Banks expressed that she always strives to be the best. However, at that point in her career, the former champion wasn't feeling well and thought she needed to leave. When Banks asked for her release, Vince McMahon denied it and offered her time off instead.

She felt this was a great decision for both parties and praised McMahon for showing kindness back then:

"I felt like I wasn't giving my highest good. If I'm not giving my highest good, if I'm not being the best, if I'm not used as the best then I gotta go find that. I am always that performer of wanting to be No. 1 and I felt in my heart that I wasn't feeling just good, I wasn't feeling good. I felt that I did all that I could and I needed that break. I needed that release and Vince told me, 'No.' That was a great decision on both ends. He knew what he saw and he's so smart, he's so kind, he's so gentle. He actually knew what I needed, which was 'time,' at the end of the point all of us just need a little bit of time," said Sasha Banks.

Both of them certainly have a good professional relationship. The Legit Boss even said a few months ago that the WWE Chairman trusts her.

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