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Bianca Belair

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Bianca Belair
Belair in 2023
Birth nameBianca Nicole Blair[1][2]
Born (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989 (age 36)[1]
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2018)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bianca Belair[3]
Bianca Blair[4]
Binky Blair[5]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Billed fromKnoxville, Tennessee[3]
Trained bySara Del Rey[4]
WWE Performance Center[2]
DebutSeptember 29, 2016 (2016-09-29)[4]

Bianca Blair Crawford (born Bianca Nicole Blair; April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bianca Belair. She is a three-time women's singles champion, winning the SmackDown Women's Championship once and the (Raw) Women's Championship[a] twice. Her 420-day reign as Raw Women's Champion is the longest in the championship's history,[b] while her second reign is the shortest at 1 minute and 35 seconds. She also won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice and the women's Royal Rumble match in 2021. Belair and Sasha Banks then became the first black women to be in the last match of WWE's biggest yearly event, WrestleMania. On the first night of WrestleMania 37, Belair defeated Banks to win the SmackDown Women's Championship.[6]

Blair also is a Fitness and figure competitor.[7] She is married to Kenneth Crawford, another WWE wrestler, better known by his ring name Montez Ford.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

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Fitness and figure competition

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  • World Beauty Fitness & Fashion
    • 1st place (Wellness Class; 2022)
    • 2nd place (Fitness Class; 2022)

Professional wrestling

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Foototes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Belair's first reign happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was called "WWE Raw Women's Championship". Her second reign happened after it became exclusive to SmackDown and was renamed to "WWE Women's Championship" in June 2023.
  2. ↑ She also has the longest reign of any female WWE championship since 2006, with WWE calling her the longest-reigning women's champion of the modern era. This reign would break a couple of other records , including the longest-reigning black world champion (male or female) and the longest-reigning African American for any singles championship.
  3. ↑ After Cargill got injured during their second reign, Belair chose Naomi as Cargill's replacement on the December 20, 2024, episode of SmackDown.[19]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bianca Blair – 2012–13 Track & Field / XC Roster – University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE. April 12, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bianca Belair". WWE. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bianca Belair profile". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "NXT Cocoa, FL, live results: Bobby Roode makes his Florida NXT debut". June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Guzzo, Gisberto (April 11, 2021). "Becky Lynch Congratulates Sasha Banks And Bianca Belair For Making History At WrestleMania 37". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021. ...they are the first Black women to headline [WrestleMania].
  7. ↑ Kilbane, Lyle (December 5, 2022). "Bianca Belair Competes In Bodybuilding Competition". TJR Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bianca Belair and Montez Ford get married". WWE. June 23, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pro Wrestling 2022 awards: The best male and female wrestler, feud, faction, promo and more". ESPN. December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN. July 10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ Staszewski, Joseph (December 27, 2022). "The Post's 2022 pro wrestling awards". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  12. ↑ McElvaney, Kevin (October 21, 2021). "2021 PWI Women's 150 – The Top 5 Revealed!". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (December 28, 2018). "SLAM WRESTLING AWARDS 2022: BEST OF WWE". Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  14. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (December 28, 2018). "Week in Wrestling: Top 10 Women's Wrestlers of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (January 6, 2022). "The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2021". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (December 28, 2022). "Ranking the Top 10 Wrestlers of 2022". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  17. ↑ "WWE Women's Championship". WWE. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ "SmackDown Women's Championship". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  19. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 20, 2024). "Naomi Officially Recognized As One-Half Of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  20. ↑ Mrosko, Geno (May 4, 2024). "WWE Backlash 2024 results: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair win tag team titles". SBNation. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  21. ↑ Clapp, John (January 31, 2021). "Bianca Belair won the 2021 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  22. ↑ Martínez, Sebastián (August 4, 2021). "WWE presenta the Bumpy Awards 2021" [WWE presents The Bumpy Awards 2021]. Solowrestling.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

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