5 current WWE stars and their childhood wrestling idols 

Carmella and Roman Reigns were both inspired by WWE Hall of Famers
Carmella and Roman Reigns were both inspired by WWE Hall of Famers

#3. Sasha Banks and Eddie Guerrero

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Sasha Banks has broken down glass ceilings in WWE ever since she made her debut in the company back in 2013, the former Women's Champion has been an integral part of the Women's Evolution as part of the company that she always dreamed of working for.

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Growing up as an avid wrestling fan, Sasha Banks was inspired by The Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero. The former WWE Champion 'lied, cheated and stole' his way into the heart of The Boss, who has gone on to pay tribute to Guerrero with a number of different attires throughout her WWE career.

Banks spoke to The Independent ahead of her WrestleMania match back in 2019 where she was able to reveal how much Guerrero inspired her throughout her WWE career.

“Vickie [Guerrero – Eddie’s wife] has been nothing but amazing to me, her and her family. She once actually gave me a pair of Eddie Guerrero’s tights, and she has absolutely no idea what that means to me! I just hope that I am just making Eddie and his name proud. I am not related to them, but he had a huge impact on my life. I wouldn’t be here as a person if it wasn’t for Eddie Guerrero.
It’s cool to see when I do autograph signings, people actually get me to sign things of Eddie, yet there are a lot of people who’ve never seen an Eddie Guerrero match. We talk about it and they want to go and watch and that makes me over the moon... I want everyone to know how amazing he was and how much of an influence he was on my career.”

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