According to Mat Men Pro Wrestling, and confirmed by ProWrestlingSheet’s Ryan Satin (who’s appeared several times on FS1’s WWE Backstage), WWE Superstar Sasha Banks has filmed scenes for Season 2 of Disney+’s The Mandalorian – which is set to premiere October 2020.
No other details are known about Banks’ role at this time, or how prominently she might be featured, but Banks has been off of TV for a number of weeks now, since January 3, supposedly healing up from an ankle injury. Whether or not the injury is legit or not is unknown, but she has had ample time for side projects is she has in fact been cast on The Mandalorian.
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Walt Disney boss Robert Iger has teased that Mandalorian spinoffs are a “possibility” after Season 2, heavily implying that the show might utilize more familiar Star Wars characters and allow them to headline their own shows after being introduced in the flagship Star Wars series.
Banks is a four-time Raw Women’s Champion though her time off TV caused her to miss WWE’s annual Royal Rumble PPV, where her best friend Bayley successfully defended the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Lacey Evans.
What kind of role would you like to see Sasha Banks’ play on The Mandalorian? A fellow bounty hunter? An Imperial assassin? Someone who gets chocked out by The Child? Let us know!
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