WWE’s Sasha Banks makes surprise visit to Brooklyn middle school wrestling club
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks surprised students at a Brooklyn middle school by appearing in their classroom on Friday.
Students at Brooklyn, New York’s KIPP AMP Middle School formed a wrestling club where they watch matches. In March, a teacher at the school tweeted Banks a video of students watching her Hell in a Cell 2020 bout against Bayley.
Today’s wrestling club features the best to ever do it. The kids loved this match. They were invested in the storyline of @SashaBanksWWE and @itsBayleyWWE. 🐐⭐️
One of them told me “I don’t want to watch this…they don’t want to hurt each other they’re friends.” 😭 pic.twitter.com/7HH90sycaf
— Victor Taylor Perry (@wallflowerperry) March 9, 2022
Banks responded:
What period is this? I gotta come to this school! 🔥 https://t.co/qaH4thTrQN
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) March 10, 2022
Banks visited the school today before Friday night’s SmackDown event in Long Island. The same teacher posted a video of Banks surprising the students as they watched her 2015 NXT TakeOver: Respect Iron Man match against Bayley.
Thank you @SashaBanksWWE and @WWE for coming to see The Wrestling Club. These kids will remember this day for the rest of their lives. 💙 💚 pic.twitter.com/3dt5CUZg3X
— Victor Taylor Perry (@wallflowerperry) May 6, 2022
“I can feel their passion, feel their love for me, and I just wanted to give that right back,” Banks said in a WWE video about the visit.
Ahead of #SmackDown, @SashaBanksWWE visited the students of KIPP AMP Middle School! pic.twitter.com/DDxdF7q5dR
— WWE (@WWE) May 6, 2022
“They asked the best questions. And for such young, inspiring people to come with these questions? Man. They’re so prepared for the future, they’re so prepared for the now,” Banks said.
School was in session with The Boss at KIPP AMP Middle School in Brooklyn ahead of #SmackDown!
@SashaBanksWWE pic.twitter.com/Qj0ZjGGJXI
— WWE (@WWE) May 6, 2022
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.