87-494: [REDACTED] Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. [REDACTED] Look up hoss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boss Hoss may refer to: Boss Hoss Cycles , a motorcycle company Hot Wheels "Boss Hoss", a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 miniature The BossHoss , a German band See also [ edit ] Horse Topics referred to by
174-586: A Hell in a Cell match, and the first to win the PWI award for Feud of the Year . In 2019, she won the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with tag team partner , Bayley, at Elimination Chamber . In 2020, she won the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell , becoming a WWE Women's Grand Slam Champion and WWE Women's Triple Crown Champion . That year, she was named " Wrestler of
261-447: A WWE tryout camp and on August 18, it was announced that she had been signed to a contract. She was assigned to NXT , WWE's developmental territory , where she adopted the ring name Sasha Banks , and made her televised debut on NXT on December 12, losing to Paige . Banks then entered a storyline where she received letters from a secret admirer, who was eventually revealed to be Audrey Marie , who returned and attacked Banks on
348-512: A WWE Live event on May 15 proved to be Banks' final WWE match, as during the May 16 episode of Raw , Banks and Naomi reportedly walked out on WWE due to a creative dispute with Vince McMahon . WWE released an official statement claiming that the two "walked into WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis ' office with their suitcases in hand, placed their tag team championship belts on his desk and walked out". The two were originally booked for
435-431: A fatal four-way tag team match , ending their reign at 49 days. The following day, Banks cancelled an appearance on the morning talk show Wendy at the last minute. Throughout the week, speculation from dirt sheets emerged that she was looking to quit the company due to her longstanding frustrations with WWE. Banks held the impression that she and Bayley were going to have a long title reign to bring credibility to
522-521: A three-way match . After the match, Mayu Iwatani challenged Moné for the title at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom . At the event, Moné lost the IWGP Women's Championship to Iwatani, ending her reign at 64 days. At Resurgence on May 21, Moné participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural Strong Women's Champion , defeating Stephanie Vaquer to advance to the finals, before losing to Willow Nightingale . Moné sustained an ankle injury during
609-567: A time limit draw and Charlotte was named the number one contender. Following this, Banks rekindled her rivalry with Paige and defeated her twice on the September 7 and 14 episodes of Raw . Although she lost in a fatal four-way number one contender's match for Charlotte's Divas Championship in November, Banks was not pinned and began a winning streak, defeating the likes of Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, and Becky Lynch on various shows. After
696-404: A 1911 Broadway play by Edward Sheldon BOSS: Baap of Special Services , a 2019 web series Science and technology [ edit ] Boss (geology) , a body of igneous rock Boss (engineering) , an engineering term for a protrusion type feature Boss General Catalogue , an early 20th century star catalog BOSS (molecular mechanics) (Biochemical and Organic Simulation System),
783-408: A 1980s hard rock band The Boss (band) , a South Korean boy band Albums [ edit ] Boss (album) , by Magik Markers, 2007 The Boss (Diana Ross album) , 1979 The Boss (Jimmy Smith album) , 1968 The Boss (Timati album) , 2009 Songs [ edit ] "Boss" (Fifth Harmony song) , 2014 "Boss" (Lil Pump song) , 2017 "Boss" (NCT U song) , 2018 "Boss",
870-496: A British television sitcom "Boss", an episode of Life's Work Bimorphic Organisational Systems Supervisor, a fictional supercomputer in the Doctor Who television serial The Green Death Other [ edit ] Boss (video games) , a particularly powerful enemy or opponent in a video game Boss Radio , a 1960s pop radio format Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago , a 1971 book by Mike Royko The Boss ,
957-461: A Cell pay-per-view event on October 30, which was then announced as the main event, making it the first time women had received the last match of a pay-per-view card in WWE. At the event, Charlotte defeated Banks, again ending her reign at 27 days. A few weeks later, on November 20, Banks was part of Raw's women's team for Survivor Series , during which she was eliminated by Natalya , but Team Raw
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#17328011196641044-590: A SmackDown Women's Championship rematch to retain the title, thus ending her drought of unsuccessful defenses with a main roster singles title. At the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event on December 20, Banks defeated Carmella by submission to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 31, Banks defeated Carmella in a rematch from TLC to retain
1131-671: A cameo appearance as an audience member at the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) pay-per-view event All In . In February 2024, Fightful and Andrew Zarian of Mat Men Radio reported that Moné had signed with AEW the previous month. Moné debuted at the outset of Big Business, which took place at the TD Garden in Varnado's adopted hometown of Boston. At the end of the episode, Moné came to the ring to save Willow Nightingale from an attack by Julia Hart and Skye Blue . Within
1218-553: A company that manufactures guitar accessories and audio equipment Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS), in Boulder, Utah Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.), a South African state security agency from 1966 to 1980 Shield boss , the domed metal centre to a shield The Boss (roller coaster) , a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis A series of modified Ford engines used for NASCAR racing, including: Ford Boss 302 engine Boss 351 Boss 429 "Boss",
1305-458: A controversial finish. A rematch took place eight days later on Raw , where Banks defeated Asuka to win the Raw Women's Championship for a record-setting fifth time. With the win, Banks and Bayley became the first female tag team—and the fifth overall—in history to hold singles and tag team titles simultaneously. Throughout August, Asuka and Banks continued their feud, which culminated in
1392-573: A fatal four-way match that also involved Lynch and Bayley. Banks successfully retained the championship against Charlotte twice, Alexa Bliss , and Becky Lynch. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn on August 22, Banks dropped the NXT Women's Championship to Bayley, thus ending her reign at 192 days. The match was highly praised by critics and won Match of the Year at the NXT Year-End Awards . At NXT TakeOver: Respect on October 7, Banks
1479-431: A four-month hiatus, Banks returned and was paired with Bayley, both as heels . Upon her return, Banks reignited her feud with Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch , leading to a Raw Women's Championship match at Clash of Champions . At the event, Banks took a win via disqualification, however, Lynch retained. Their feud eventually led to the second ever women's Hell in a Cell match at the titular event , in which Banks
1566-829: A lunar crater People [ edit ] As a real name [ edit ] Boss (surname) Boss Mustapha , politician, Secretary of the Nigerian government (2017–2023) As a nickname or stage name [ edit ] Athletes [ edit ] Lance Armstrong (" Le Boss ", born 1971), former professional cyclist Sasha Banks (born 1992), American professional wrestler Tomás Boy (" El Jefe ", 1951–2022), former Mexican professional football player and current coach Bobby Lashley (born 1976), American professional wrestler Helmut Rahn (" Der Boss ", 1929–2003), German football player Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder) (born 1978), American professional skateboarder George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), owner of
1653-471: A molecular modeling program Balanced Optical SteadyShot , an image stabilization technology used in Sony video cameras Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey BOSS Great Wall , the largest known galaxy wall Bharat Operating System Solutions , Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS/C-DAC, India Big Occultable Steerable Satellite , a system for observing distant planets Bride of sevenless ,
1740-546: A month off television, Banks returned at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 24, 2016, attacking Charlotte and Becky Lynch after their championship match, showing her intentions to gain the Divas Championship. Prior to a match with Lynch on the February 1 episode of Raw , Banks claimed that she was "on her own", signaling that she had moved on from Team B.A.D., only to be attacked by Naomi and Tamina during
1827-559: A new gimmick as "The Boss". Banks and Rae, who dubbed themselves The Beautiful, Fierce Females (BFFs), faced Paige and Emma on the October 16 episode of NXT , where they emerged victorious. On the November 13 episode of NXT , the BFFs defeated Bayley and Charlotte in a tag team match, when Charlotte attacked Bayley and aligned herself with Banks and Rae. In mid-January 2014, as Rae moved up to WWE's main roster, Banks and Charlotte began
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#17328011196641914-588: A political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina See also [ edit ] Bos (disambiguation) El Jefe (disambiguation) (the boss in Spanish) Snoop Dogg ("The Boss Dogg", born 1971), American rapper and record producer Vic Sotto , Filipino television personality nicknamed "Bossing" Swelling (medical) , referred to as bossing Who's the Boss (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
2001-412: A professional wrestler in her own right. It was released as a single digital track on June 18, 2018. Varnado, as Sasha Banks, served as honorary starter for the 2021 Daytona 500 . In September 2022, Varnado made her modeling debut at New York Fashion Week alongside Naomi . Through her father, Kaestner-Varnado is a first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg , who helped develop her in-ring persona . She
2088-464: A promoter for the sevenless gene "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge Yahoo! Search BOSS , a web services platform initiative Other uses [ edit ] Boss (architecture) , a protruding stone, often decoratively carved Boss Coffee , a brand of Japanese coffee-flavored beverages Boss Audio , a company that manufactures audio equipment for automotive and marine applications Boss Corporation ,
2175-504: A ring name [ edit ] Ray Traylor (1963–2004), American professional wrestler, one of whose ring names was "The Boss" Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Boss ( Mazinger ) , from the anime Mazinger Z Big Boss ( C.O.P.S. ) , a crime boss from the animated series C.O.P.S. Big Boss ( Metal Gear ) , a character in the Metal Gear video game series Boss Hogg ,
2262-545: A rivalry with Bayley, who had aligned herself with Natalya , and lost in both singles and tag team matches. On April 6, Banks made an appearance at WrestleMania XXX as a part of Triple H 's entrance. In May, Banks entered a tournament for the vacant NXT Women's Championship, defeating Bayley in the first round, but losing to Natalya in the semi-finals. On the July 3 episode of NXT , Banks and Charlotte defeated Bayley and Becky Lynch , only for Charlotte to leave Banks after
2349-563: A silent film based on a play by Edward Sheldon (see below) The Boss (1956 film) , an American film by Byron Haskin The Boss (1973 film) or Il Boss , an Italian crime film The Boss (1975 film) , a blaxploitation film The Boss , a 2005 short film starring Jennifer Sciole The Boss (2016 film) , an American film starring Melissa McCarthy Sivaji: The Boss , a 2007 Indian film by S. Shankar Music [ edit ] Bands [ edit ] Boss (Australian band) ,
2436-537: A song by the Carters from the album Everything Is Love , 2018 "Boss" by Mirror , 2021 "The Boss" (Diana Ross song) , 1979 "The Boss" (Rick Ross song) , 2008 "The Boss", a song by James Brown from the soundtrack Black Caesar , 1973 "The Boss", a song by A. R. Rahman from the soundtrack Sivaji , 2007 Television [ edit ] Boss (TV series) , a 2011 US series starring Kelsey Grammer The Boss (TV series) or The Peter Principle ,
2523-535: A tag team match the following week, on the June 27 episode of Raw , where Banks and Paige scored the victory. Following multiple attacks and matches between Banks and Dana Brooke , Banks and her mystery partner Bayley defeated Brooke and Charlotte in a tag team match on July 24 at Battleground . After being drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, 2016, Banks made her first appearance for
2610-462: A title match at SummerSlam on August 23, where Banks dropped the Raw Women's Championship back to Asuka. A week later at Payback , Banks and Bayley dropped the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler . On the September 4 episode of SmackDown , after losing a rematch to Jax and Baszler, Bayley turned on Banks by brutally attacking her in the ring, thereby turning
2697-610: Is a fan of K-pop music and the Japanese anime Sailor Moon . Kaestner-Varnado has cited Eddie Guerrero as her favorite wrestler and inspiration. She was in attendance at Guerrero's memorial episode of Raw on November 14, 2005, in Minneapolis , and she also revealed that she was unaware that Guerrero had died before she arrived at the arena. On August 4, 2016, Kaestner-Varnado married retired professional wrestler Sarath Ton. The two met while they were both wrestling on
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2784-489: Is an American professional wrestler and actress. As a wrestler, she has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2024 , where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné ( / m oʊ ˈ n eɪ / moh- NAY ) and is the current AEW TBS Champion in her first reign. She also appears in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and its sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom , where she
2871-457: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages boss [REDACTED] Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boss may refer to: Occupations [ edit ] Supervisor , often referred to as boss Air boss , more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier Crime boss ,
2958-498: Is responsible for most of Banks' losing efforts. Despite their brewing dispute, Banks and Bayley reclaimed the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the June 5 episode of SmackDown by defeating Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross . During the reign, Banks and Bayley began feuding with Raw Women's Champion Asuka , leading to a Raw Women's Championship match between Banks and Asuka at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules , which ended in
3045-462: Is the current Strong Women's Champion in her first reign. Varnado became widely known for her time in WWE from 2012 to 2022, where she performed under the ring name Sasha Banks . She is the first and only female professional wrestler to win championships across WWE, AEW, and NJPW. Varnado began her wrestling career in 2010 on the independent circuit , most notably for Chaotic Wrestling , where she won
3132-572: The Chaotic Wrestling Women's Championship . She signed with WWE in 2012 under the ring name Sasha Banks and was assigned to the developmental territory NXT . She would later win the NXT Women's Championship . Her match against Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Respect in October 2015 was the first women's match to ever headline an NXT TakeOver , the first iron woman match in WWE history, and the longest women's match in WWE history at
3219-604: The USA Network game show Barmageddon , which aired on January 2, 2023. The episode was filmed before her departure from WWE. On January 13, 2023, it was reported that Varnado, alongside Paul Ben-Victor , had been cast for the 2023 action-thriller film The Collective , playing a character named Nikita. "Song for Sasha Banks", written and performed by The Mountain Goats , tells the story of Varnado's childhood, watching Chris Jericho on SmackDown , and then becoming
3306-420: The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship , with the two allegedly not being informed until the last minute that they would be dropping the titles at WrestleMania . Her talk show cancellation was reported to be due to a personal matter. As she had been dealing with depression , she asked Vince McMahon for her release. While McMahon denied her request, he granted Banks time off to reconsider her career. After
3393-584: The mobile games WWE SuperCard and WWE Mayhem , as well as the WWE 2K spin-off, WWE 2K Battlegrounds . Varnado made her acting debut in the second season (2020) of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian , where she portrays Koska Reeves , a Mandalorian who serves under Bo-Katan Kryze as a member of the Nite Owls. In her final appearance as Sasha Banks, she was a celebrity contestant on an episode of
3480-566: The ring name "Mercedes KV". In December 2011, she won the Chaotic Wrestling Women's Championship by defeating Alexxis in a "I Quit" match . She held the title for 378 days, vacating it in December 2012 after signing a contract with WWE . Between 2010 and 2012, she also worked for New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). In June 2012, Kaestner-Varnado participated in
3567-475: The December 30, 2014, episode of Main Event , where she lost to Charlotte in a non-title match. On January 21, 2015, Banks received another title match against Charlotte, which she lost after Becky Lynch attacked Charlotte, causing a disqualification , which led to dissension between Banks and Lynch. On February 11, 2015, at NXT TakeOver: Rival , Banks won the NXT Women's Championship by pinning Charlotte in
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3654-479: The February 20 episode of NXT , due to Marie's jealousy of Banks' success. Marie went on to defeat Banks in a match later that episode. Banks' feud with Marie came to an end on the April 3 episode of NXT , when Banks teamed with Paige to defeat Marie and Summer Rae . On the June 19 episode of NXT , Banks competed in the NXT Women's Championship tournament to determine the inaugural champion, but lost to Rae in
3741-473: The February 25 episode of SmackDown , Naomi announced that she and Banks were going to challenge for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship . At Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 , Banks and Naomi won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for the first time as a team, the first time for Naomi, and a record-tying third time for Banks. Banks and Naomi's title defense on the May 13 episode of SmackDown would be their final televised WWE appearance, and their match at
3828-600: The July 20 episode of Raw , in a tag team match where Banks teamed with Naomi for the first time, and again on the July 27 episode of Raw in a singles match. After defeating the Divas Champion Nikki Bella by submission in a non-title match on the August 17 episode of Raw , Banks participated in the first-ever Divas number one contender's Beat the Clock challenge match , in which she fought Paige to
3915-1170: The New York Yankees baseball team Jos Verstappen (born 1972), Dutch Formula One driver Musicians [ edit ] Boss (rapper) (née Lichelle Laws, 1969–2024), American rapper Gene Ammons ("The Boss", 1925–1974), American jazz musician and songwriter Ross the Boss Friedman (born 1954), guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar Diana Ross ("The Boss", born 1944), American singer and actress Rick Ross ("The Boss", born 1976), American rapper Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter Politicians [ edit ] Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), former mayor of Chicago, Illinois, United States Alexander Robey Shepherd , 1835–1902), Washington, D.C., politician William M. Tweed (1823–1878), notoriously corrupt New York City politician Other people [ edit ] Joe Lycett , English comedian, television presenter and painter who briefly changed his name to Hugo Boss Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), Anglo-Irish explorer As
4002-436: The October 23 episode of NXT after Banks defeated Bayley in a singles match. Banks promptly began feuding with NXT Women's Champion Charlotte, leading to a match between the two at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution on December 11 with Charlotte's championship on the line, which Banks lost. Banks received a rematch on the December 25 episode of NXT , where she was once again unsuccessful. Banks first appeared on WWE's main roster on
4089-506: The Raw Women's Championship. Bliss retained the title at Great Balls of Fire , but Banks won it at SummerSlam . Eight days later, Banks dropped the title back to Bliss on Raw . At No Mercy on September 24, Banks received her rematch for the title as she took part in a fatal five-way match which was won by Bliss. In December, Banks competed in the first-ever women's match contested in Abu Dhabi against Alexa Bliss. In 2018, Banks
4176-410: The SmackDown Women's Championship. Later on in the night, Bianca Belair would go on to win the women's Royal Rumble match , thereby granting her an opportunity to challenge for a women's championship of her choice at WrestleMania 37 . In the weeks to follow, Banks and Belair would proceed to build up to the reveal of Belair's opponent of choice on SmackDown , up until the February 26 episode of
4263-570: The TBS Championship. Two weeks later, Moné successfully defended the title against Hikaru Shida at All Out . After kicking off a feud with Kris Statlander in October, Moné defeated her in a TBS Championship match at Full Gear . Her alliance with Kamille ended on November 27 at Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite . As Sasha Banks, Varnado made her video game debut in WWE 2K17 , and subsequently appeared in WWE 2K18 , WWE 2K19 , WWE 2K20 , and WWE 2K22 . She also appeared in
4350-554: The Year " by Sports Illustrated . At WrestleMania 37 , Varnado and opponent Bianca Belair became the first two black women to headline a WrestleMania. After creative issues in 2022, Varnado walked out of WWE and was unable to negotiate a new contract. She made her debut for NJPW/Stardom at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in January 2023 under the ring name Mercedes Moné and became a one-time IWGP Women's Champion . After her NJPW/Stardom contract ended in December that year, she signed with AEW
4437-541: The aforementioned show, when Belair officially chose to face Banks for the SmackDown Women's Championship at the event. Over the following month, the two would team up to challenge Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at the Elimination Chamber and Fastlane pay-per-view events, but were unsuccessful. On April 9, WWE announced that the bout between Banks and Belair would main event Night 1 of WrestleMania 37, thus marking
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#17328011196644524-633: The bone shield of some adult Bovinae bull's horns, such as the African buffalo Boss, the bony mass on the skull of some dinosaurs from family Ceratopsidae Boss, the hub of a propeller Boss, an alternate name for one personality type in the Enneagram of Personality theory Hugo Boss , often stylised as BOSS, a German fashion house BOSS GP , European motor racing series Lifting boss , knobs or protrusions left by masons on blocks to facilitate levering or lifting Bosnian Party ( BOSS ),
4611-469: The brand on July 25, where she defeated Charlotte to win the WWE Women's Championship for the first time. On August 21 at SummerSlam , Banks dropped the championship back to Charlotte, ending her reign at 27 days. Around that time, the title was renamed the Raw Women's Championship following the creation of the SmackDown Women's Championship . On September 25, Charlotte successfully retained
4698-399: The championship against Banks and Bayley in a triple threat match at Clash of Champions . Banks was granted a one-on-one rematch on the October 3 episode of Raw , where she defeated Charlotte in the main event to capture her second Raw Women's Championship. Banks challenged Charlotte to compete for the championship in the first ever women's Hell in a Cell match at the titular Hell in
4785-414: The first bout ending in a draw after a double pin occurred as both of their shoulders were down for the count, and the second in a no contest after both Banks and Lynch were attacked by Charlotte. As a result, a triple threat match between Banks, Lynch and Charlotte for the Divas Championship was announced for WrestleMania. At the event on April 3, the Divas Championship was retired and replaced with
4872-486: The first game), the main character of the Saints Row series Film [ edit ] Boss (2006 film) , an Indian Telugu-language film Boss (2011 film) , an Indian Kannada-language film Boss: Born to Rule , a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film starring Jeet Boss 2 , its 2017 sequel Boss (2013 Hindi film) , an Indian Hindi-language film starring Akshay Kumar The Boss (1915 film) ,
4959-405: The first round. After weeks of influence by Summer Rae to make herself relevant, Banks was defeated by the NXT Women's Champion Paige on the September 11 episode of NXT , after which she attacked Paige after the latter attempted to console her, Banks turned heel. Two weeks later on NXT , Banks defeated Bayley , while accompanied by Rae. After the match, Banks cut a promo with Rae and debuted
5046-470: The first time in the company's history that two African-American women will have faced each other in a marquee match. Furthermore, the two were the first African-American wrestlers in WrestleMania history to have faced each other in the main event of the show. At the event, Banks dropped the SmackDown Women's Championship to Belair, ending her reign at 167 days. After Banks' return in July, she
5133-533: The following month and made her debut at Dynamite : Big Business in March 2024, subsequently winning the AEW TBS Championship in her AEW in-ring debut at Double or Nothing two months later. Outside of wrestling, Varnado portrays the recurring character Koska Reeves in the second and third seasons of the Disney+ space western series The Mandalorian . Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado
5220-559: The following weeks, Banks competed in different singles and tag team matches in both winning and losing efforts. In June, after she defeated Ruby Riott in the finals of a gauntlet match for the last spot, Banks competed in a Money in the Bank ladder match for the first time in her career, that was ultimately won by Alexa Bliss. Throughout mid-2018, after Banks and Bayley continued to attack each other, they were told to attend counsellor meetings to help maintain their friendship. In July,
5307-420: The head of a criminal organization Fire boss , a person in charge of mine safety Pit boss , the person who looks after the employees who work in a casino pit Political boss , a person who controls a political region or constituency Places [ edit ] Boss, Missouri , United States, an unincorporated community Boss, Texas , United States, an unincorporated community Boss (crater) ,
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#17328011196645394-406: The inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship by lastly eliminating Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in a six tag team Elimination Chamber match . In their first title defense, Banks and Bayley successfully retained over Nia Jax and Tamina , at Fastlane , on March 10. At WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Banks and Bayley lost the championship to The IIconics ( Billie Kay and Peyton Royce ) in
5481-642: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boss&oldid=1258394585 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Articles containing Spanish-language text Articles containing German-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Articles with short description All set index articles Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992)
5568-440: The latter face in the process and disbanding their team. The feud between the two eventually culminated in a Hell in a Cell match at the eponymous pay-per-view , where Banks submitted Bayley to win the SmackDown Women's Championship for the first time in her career. With the win, Banks became the third Women's Grand Slam and fourth Triple Crown Champion . On the November 6 episode of SmackDown , Banks defeated Bayley in
5655-418: The loss, the feud between the two ended, since it was stipulated that Banks could not invoke her rematch clause if she lost. On the February 13 episode of Raw , Banks helped Bayley defeat Flair to win the Raw Women's Championship. At WrestleMania 33 , Banks participated in a fatal four-way elimination match for the title, where Bayley retained the championship. Months later, Banks faced Alexa Bliss for
5742-512: The main villain of the television show The Dukes of Hazzard Pointy-haired Boss , the office nemesis of cartoon character Dilbert The Boss ( Metal Gear ) , a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater "The Boss," title bestowed upon the narrator of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court "The Boss", Nicolas Lucifer III, from the animated series The Baskervilles "The Boss" (simply known as "playa" in
5829-532: The match against Nightingale. In December 2023, it was reported that Moné was no longer under contract with NJPW. On June 30, 2024, at Forbidden Door , Moné defeated Stephanie Vaquer to win the Strong Women's Championship in a Winner Takes All match that also involved Moné's AEW TBS Championship . She successfully defended her title for the first time against Momo Watanabe in the main event of Capital Collision on August 30. In August 2023, Moné made
5916-463: The match to get attacked by Bayley, with Banks officially disbanding the BFFs in a backstage segment later that night. On the August 14 episode of NXT , Banks lost to Bayley in a match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship. At NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11, Banks attacked Bayley after her title match with Charlotte, before Charlotte stopped her. Becky Lynch turned on Bayley and aligned herself with Banks on
6003-403: The match, turning Banks into a fan favorite in the process. The feud between Banks and Naomi and Tamina continued throughout February, and led to a tag team match at Fastlane on February 21, where Banks allied with Lynch to defeat the two. Banks and Lynch went on to compete in two matches to determine the number one contender for Charlotte's Divas Championship at WrestleMania 32 , with
6090-416: The new WWE Women's Championship , with all three women competing for it in the triple threat match; Banks was unsuccessful in capturing the new title at her WrestleMania in-ring debut. After a hiatus, Banks returned to WWE television in early June, and later reignited her feud with Charlotte over the WWE Women's Championship after an attack along with Paige on the June 20 episode of Raw . This led to
6177-493: The ring name Mercedes Moné , she confronted and subsequently attacked reigning IWGP Women's Champion Kairi and announced that she had joined both NJPW and its sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom . This led to a title match between the two at Battle in the Valley on February 18, in which Moné defeated Kairi to win the title. In her first title defense at Sakura Genesis on April 8, Moné defeated AZM and Hazuki in
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6438-499: The show's main event, which had to be reworked. On the following episode of SmackDown , it was announced that Banks and Naomi had been suspended indefinitely, therefore vacating the titles. In December 2022, it was reported that negotiations over compensation had fallen through during the summer and that Banks was done with WWE. After months of speculation, Varnado made her debut appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17 . Now going by
6525-493: The span of 35 days, Moné made her in-ring debut at Double or Nothing , where she defeated Nightingale to win the AEW TBS Championship and later defeated the Strong Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer at Forbidden Door , becoming a double champion in the process. After this, Moné feuded with Britt Baker , during which she turned heel and introduced Kamille as her bodyguard. At All In , Moné defeated Baker to retain
6612-482: The time, lasting 30 minutes. Their match was named " Match of the Year " by Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI ), with Varnado also being named " Woman of the Year ". In 2015, Varnado was promoted to WWE's main roster, where she went on to hold the WWE Raw Women's Championship five times . In 2016, she and Charlotte Flair became the first women to headline a WWE pay-per-view event , the first to compete in
6699-447: The two reconciled and created a tag team , known as "The Boss 'n' Hug Connection". After a short hiatus from the ring due to an undisclosed injury, Banks returned to WWE television in October, and took part in the first-ever all women's pay-per-view Evolution , where she teamed with Bayley and Natalya in a winning effort against The Riott Squad. In November, Banks again competed at Survivor Series as part of Team Raw, where she
6786-456: Was feuding with Team Bella ( Alicia Fox , Brie and Nikki Bella ), Banks allied with Naomi and Tamina , who later dubbed themselves as Team B.A.D. (Beautiful and Dangerous), leading to a brawl between the three teams. In her WWE pay-per-view debut on July 19 at Battleground , Banks competed in a triple threat match against Charlotte and Brie Bella , which Charlotte won. Banks went on to defeat Paige twice, first by submission on
6873-461: Was booked to faced Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at SummerSlam , but Banks was pulled from the event. She had the title match at Crown Jewel on October 21, but as a triple threat match also involving new champion Becky Lynch , where Banks was unsuccessful at regaining the title. At Survivor Series in November, Banks was captain of the SmackDown women's team, where she
6960-778: Was born in Fairfield, California , on January 26, 1992, the daughter of Reo and Judith Varnado. Her mother is of German descent, while her father was African-American. Her family moved to various places, including Minnesota , to find schools and hospitals for her autistic brother Joshua. They settled in Boston , where she began her professional wrestling career. She went to school online and grew up watching All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW). Kaestner-Varnado began training with Chaotic Wrestling in Woburn, Massachusetts , in 2008. She made her debut on August 8, 2010, working under
7047-526: Was defeated by Bayley in the main event in the first women's 30-minute Iron man match in WWE history, losing two falls to three in what would be her last match in NXT. Banks made her official debut on the July 13, 2015, episode of Raw along with Charlotte and Becky Lynch, after Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas division. While Lynch and Charlotte allied with Paige , who
7134-446: Was eliminated via countout following interference from her teammates. On January 2, 2022, Varnado sustained a calcaneus injury during a house show match against Charlotte Flair . She would make her return on the January 28 episode of SmackDown , where she declared for the women's Royal Rumble match. At the namesake event, Banks entered first, eliminating Melina and Kelly Kelly before being eliminated by Queen Zelina . On
7221-424: Was pinned by Rhea Ripley from Team NXT , who won the match. At WrestleMania 36 , she participated in a fatal five-way elimination match for Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship, where the champion retained. After WrestleMania 36, Banks and Bayley would begin teasing a potential feud between the two, with the emphasis being put on the narrative that Banks is the reason for Bayley's success and that Bayley
7308-521: Was the first entrant in the inaugural Women's Royal Rumble match , where she lasted 54:46, and the first women's Elimination Chamber match . On the March 26 episode of Raw , after weeks of animosity between the two, including Banks betraying Bayley during their matches, they brawled backstage and had to be separated. Banks and Bayley faced off in mid-April but their match ended in a no-contest after The Riott Squad ( Ruby Riott , Sarah Logan , and Liv Morgan ) interfered and attacked them both. In
7395-428: Was the last woman from the team that was eliminated by Asuka after an attack by teammate Nia Jax . On January 27, 2019, at the Royal Rumble , after she defeated Nia Jax to earn herself a title match, Banks unsuccessfully challenged Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship. During the match with Rousey, Banks suffered a separated shoulder. On February 17, at the Elimination Chamber , Banks and Bayley won
7482-489: Was ultimately victorious. On the November 28 episode of Raw , after invoking her rematch clause a week prior, Banks defeated Charlotte in a falls count anywhere match to win the Raw Women's Championship for the record-tying third time. A 30-minute iron man match between the two took place at Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, which resulted in a 2–2 draw, but Banks lost to Flair 3–2 in sudden death overtime . With
7569-527: Was unsuccessful in winning the title. After she was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2019 draft , she then went on another brief hiatus from TV due to injuring her tailbone. When she returned, she was named captain of the SmackDown women's team, leading into Survivor Series . At the pay-per-view, Banks was the last woman standing for the SmackDown brand in the Women's Survivor Series match, but
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