WWE announced that Sasha Banks has been pulled from Mixed Match Challenge this season due to injury. She will be replaced by Mickie James, who will team with Bobby Lashley.
No word yet on when Banks suffered her injury but her last TV match came on September 3. She teamed with Bayley to defeat Ember Moon and Dana Brooke that night. She also worked the September 7 live event in Birmingham, teaming with Bayley, Natalya and Ember Moon to defeat Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan and Alicia Fox.
James and Lashley will be wrestling this Tuesday against Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal. Also on that episode will be Asuka & The Miz vs. Carmella & R-Truth.
Cathy Kelley makes the announcement on Banks in the video below:
BREAKING NEWS: Due to injury, @SashaBanksWWE must step down from @WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2. @MickieJames will team with @fightbobby in her place. #WWEMMC pic.twitter.com/cS2TCe2JBR— WWE (@WWE) September 21, 2018
