| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | January 26, 1992 (32 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Wrestler |
| Nationality: | — |
Sasha was born on January 26th, 1992 in Fairfield, California as Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado. Her family moved a lot to accommodate special needs of her disabled brother. Banks’ ancestry is German and African-American. She started early with professional wrestling and studied online in order to save time. Sasha joined WWE in 2012. Her previous nicknames were Miss Mercedes and Mercedes KV. Fun fact: she’s a cousin of Snoop Dogg.
Career
Sasha first started wrestling for the Massachusetts based Chaotic Wrestling. Ferrari VK was her in-ring name there. She won the Chaotic Wrestling Woman’s Championship on 2nd December 2011. From 2010 to 2012, Sasha was wrestling in the independent circuits. At that time, she wrestled for New England Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance.
Personal Life
Her birth name is Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado. She married Sarath Ton in 2016. Her cousins are rappers Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and Ray J, as well as singer Brandy.
She has teamed up with Paige in WWE NXT.
Quotes
“I call Boston home because it’s where I started coming into my own.”
— Sasha Banks
“Eddie Guerrero is my number one. He is the reason I am in the WWE – I wanted to be the female version of him.”
— Sasha Banks
“I told everyone that I was going to be a pro wrestler ever since I was 10 years old, and now I can show them that I did it.”
— Sasha Banks
“I’ve always known that I wanted to be different. I wanted to stand out, so my gear is very elaborate, very blingy, very loud, because I want people to notice me, want to look like me. The Boss necklace, the ring. I want everything big.”
— Sasha Banks
“It’s really cool to see how many people try to imitate me or wear my stuff. I get a lot of Instagram videos of people doing my entrance. I think that’s so cool. To see the variety of people, little girls, guys, doing it. I never really thought that would happen. It’s amazing.”
— Sasha Banks