Title: Sasha Banks, Future Champion |
AO3Fandom: World Wrestling Entertainment
Pairing: Sasha Banks/Bayley, past Becky Lynch/Sasha Banks
Rating: General Audiences
Prompt: The Evil Queen
Word Count: 581
Summary: Sasha discusses her title ambitions and her passions with Paige.
Sasha lurked behind curtains and road cases and hid in corners to spy on Paige as Paige interviewed all of Bayley's past title challengers. Sasha was startled when she heard a voice that wasn't one of Bayley's past opponents: "Excuse me, General Manager Paige?"
Of course Sasha would know the voice of her former Team B.A.D. stablemate, Tamina.
"I feel I should face Bayley at WrestleMania because I haven't had a title shot yet. Every time an opportunity presents itself to face Bayley, someone else--Dana, Lacey, Naomi--is jumping the line. I feel like I'm behind Sasha Banks and she refuses to fight Bayley."
"They are in a tag team, Tamina," Paige said, "even though they've dropped their 'Boss N' Hug Connection' moniker."
"Sasha fought against Bayley for the Raw Women's Championship several times. She targeted Bayley during a Royal Rumble. She went directly after Becky when she returned to Raw because she wanted to be the main event. She didn't break up their tag team in the past. Maybe she feels the same now."
"They went to therapy, scared off their first therapist, then went to therapy again with a different therapist."
"Could you talk to Sasha to make sure she doesn't want to fight Bayley?"
"I'll talk to her."
Paige found Sasha outside of gorilla, not knowing Sasha was waiting for Bayley. "How are you, Sasha? It's been a while since I've see you."
"I was having a lovely night until you showed up." Sasha scowled.
"I've been talking to the women's locker room about a contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship. Tamina reminded me you've fought against Bayley for the Raw Women's Championship and in Royal Rumbles. Would you want to fight against Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship at WrestleMania?"
Sasha laughed. "No, Paige, I would not like to fight Bayley at WrestleMania."
"This doesn't sound like the Sasha I've known since NXT."
"Bayley and I have worked out our issues. I have my own title ambitions and she has hers. She's happy being Smackdown Women's Champion. I don't want to stand in the way of that."
"What about your ambitions?"
"I want to win the Raw Women's Championship, Paige."
"Even though you're on SmackDown."
"That's the belt I wanted to challenge for if I didn't get hurt before the Rumble. You could've had a real challenger in me instead of some vampire in a leather jacket," Sasha said, referring to the number one contender for the Raw Women’s Championship, Shayna Baszler. "And please explain how you can justify Becky getting bit in the neck."
"You sound defensive of Becky. Like you think you're supposed to be the one that hurts her."
"That's right. We have that history. The other girls wish they were like Becky and I."
"Maybe you miss her."
Paige chuckled. "There's always Money in the Bank, baby girl."
"If you can't give me a shot at the Raw Women's Championship, you'd better give me an automatic slot in the Money in the Bank women's match and tell Becky or Shayna the moment I win that briefcase, that belt is mine."
"I'll consider what you've said. But you and Bayley are in that ring next."
"I can't wait for your 'blockbuster' announcement."
"I'm sure you can't." Paige stepped through the curtains leading to gorilla. Sasha, on the other hand, felt Paige was about to take her wrath out on Bayley and her, and there was nothing they could do about it.
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