WWE (2016–present) NXT (2016–2020) (left) before a
tag team match at a
house show in 2018 Blair entered her information into the
WWE prospects database shortly after the premature end of her CrossFit career. saying he could get her a tryout. She made her in–ring debut on September 29, losing to
Aliyah. On the May 3, 2017, episode of
NXT, Blair made her television debut under the ring name Bianca Belair, taking part in a
battle royal to determine the number one contender for the
NXT Women's Championship, but was eliminated by
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. Belair then participated in the
2017 Mae Young Classic, defeating
Sage Beckett in the first round, but was eliminated in the second round by the eventual tournament winner
Kairi Sane. In January 2018, Belair began an undefeated streak by defeating various competitors including
Lacey Evans,
Candice LeRae,
Dakota Kai and
Deonna Purrazzo. She made her
WrestleMania debut by participating in the
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal at
WrestleMania 34, but was eliminated by
Becky Lynch. In January 2019, At
TakeOver: Phoenix, Belair unsuccessfully challenged Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship after
interference from
Jessamyn Duke and
Marina Shafir, ending her undefeated streak at 367 days. At
TakeOver: New York, Belair failed to win the title as she was submitted by Baszler in a
fatal four-way match also involving Kairi Sane and
Io Shirai. At
WarGames, Belair and Team Baszler (NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, and
NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray) lost to Team Ripley (Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and
Tegan Nox) in the first ever women's
WarGames match. The following night, she participated at
Survivor Series, where the three
brands (
Raw,
SmackDown, and
NXT) faced each other in several matches; she was part of Team NXT, who defeated Team Raw and Team SmackDown in a 5-on-5-on-5 women's
Survivor Series match. In January 2020, at
Royal Rumble, Belair entered her first women's
Royal Rumble match at No. 2, eliminating a record 8 other superstars (tied with Baszler), before she was eliminated by eventual winner
Charlotte Flair. At
TakeOver: Portland, Belair faced Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship in a losing effort. On the February 26 episode of
NXT, she competed in her final match in NXT, losing to Flair.
SmackDown Women's Champion (2020–2021) At
WrestleMania 36, Belair made her main roster debut as a
face by saving
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) from
Zelina Vega,
Angel Garza, and
Austin Theory, establishing herself as a member of the
Raw roster. As part of the
2020 WWE Draft, Belair was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. On the October 30 episode of
SmackDown, she defeated
Billie Kay and
Natalya in a triple threat match to qualify for Team SmackDown at
Survivor Series. At the event, she was eliminated by
countout and her team lost the match to Team Raw. In January 2021, at
Royal Rumble, Belair won the
Royal Rumble match by last eliminating
Rhea Ripley, becoming the second-ever Black wrestler to achieve this feat in WWE history after
The Rock. She was in the match for over 56 minutes, a record at the time for a participant in the Women's Royal Rumble match, having entered at No. 3. On the following episode of
SmackDown, Belair officially challenged Banks to a title match at
WrestleMania 37. They also failed to win the tag team titles at
Fastlane. At the first night of WrestleMania, Belair defeated Banks in the main event to win the SmackDown Women's Championship. She then retained the title against
Bayley at
WrestleMania Backlash, and at
Hell in a Cell, inside the
namesake structure. Belair was scheduled to defend the title against Bayley in a
"I Quit" match at
Money in the Bank, but the match was cancelled due to Bayley suffering a
torn ACL while training at the WWE Performance Center. At
SummerSlam, Belair was scheduled to defend her title against Sasha Banks, but during the event, it was announced that Banks could not compete. She was seemingly replaced by
Carmella, who was attacked by a returning
Becky Lynch, who challenged Belair for the title. Belair accepted and lost the title in a
squash match, ending her reign at 133 days. She described the loss as one of the lowest points of her career, "losing the title in 26 seconds in front of all of your fans". At
Extreme Rules, Belair defeated Lynch by
disqualification due to interference by a returning Sasha Banks, thus not earning the title. As part of the
2021 WWE Draft, Belair was drafted to the Raw brand. At
Crown Jewel, Belair failed to regain the title in a triple threat match against Lynch and Banks. At
Survivor Series, Belair made history by becoming the first person to overcome a four-on-one handicap to win the event's traditional
Survivor Series match.
Raw Women's Champion (2022–2023) In 2022, at
Elimination Chamber, Belair won the
Elimination Chamber match to become the No. 1 contender for the Raw Women's Championship at
WrestleMania 38, thus continuing her feud with Lynch. The rivalry between the two heightened and on the March 28 episode of
Raw, Lynch appeared and attempted to cut Belair's hair with a pair of scissors in revenge for being scarred from a ponytail whip from Belair, however, she attacked Lynch with a Kiss of Death and chopped off her hair instead. At night one of WrestleMania 38, Belair defeated Lynch to win the Raw Women's Championship. Belair then retained the title against
Asuka and Lynch in a triple threat match at
Hell in a Cell, and against Carmella at
Money in the Bank. At
SummerSlam, Belair retained the title against Lynch, and after the match, they would embrace each other, ending their feud. However, they were confronted by the returning
Bayley and her new allies
Dakota Kai and
Iyo Sky. On the August 8 episode of
Raw, they challenged Belair,
Alexa Bliss, and Asuka to a six-woman tag team match at
Clash at the Castle, which they accepted. At the event, they lost to
Damage CTRL when Bayley pinned her. At
Extreme Rules, Belair retained the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley in a
ladder match. On October 19, Belair reached 200 days as champion, making her the longest-reigning Black world champion in WWE history. At
Crown Jewel, Belair retained the title against Bayley in a
Last Woman Standing match. At
Survivor Series: WarGames, Belair, Asuka, Bliss, Lynch, and
Mia Yim defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Kai, Sky),
Nikki Cross, and
Rhea Ripley in a
WarGames match. On the January 2, 2023 episode of
Raw, Belair retained the title against Bliss by disqualification after Bliss attacked Belair and the referee. A rematch between the two was later scheduled for the
Royal Rumble, where Belair retained the title against Bliss. At Night 2 of
WrestleMania 39, Belair retained the title against
Asuka. As part of the
2023 WWE Draft, Belair was drafted to the SmackDown brand along with the Raw Women's Championship. At
Backlash, Belair retained the title against Iyo Sky. This win made Belair the longest-reigning Raw Women's Champion, surpassing Becky Lynch's reign of 398 days, subsequently being the longest reign of any WWE women's championship since
Trish Stratus' reign with the
original WWE Women's Championship in 2006, with WWE promoting Belair as the longest-reigning women's champion of the modern era. At
Night of Champions, Belair lost the championship to Asuka, ending her first reign at a record-setting 420 days. At
SummerSlam, Belair regained the title by defeating Asuka and
Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match to win her second
WWE Women's Championship. However, she lost the title to Iyo Sky after Sky cashed-in her Money in the Bank contract, ending Belair's second reign in 1 minute and 35 seconds. This marks the title's shortest reign in history. After a two-month hiatus, Belair challenged Sky for the title at
Crown Jewel but was unsuccessful due to interference by a returning
Kairi Sane. At
Survivor Series WarGames, Belair, Flair, Lynch and
Shotzi defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Sky, Sane, and Asuka) in a
WarGames match.
Triple Crown Champion and hiatus (2024–present) In January 2024 at
Royal Rumble, Belair entered the Royal Rumble match at number 10, eliminating
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace in the process, before being eliminated by the winner, Bayley. She then took part in the women's
Elimination Chamber match at the
titular event, but was eliminated by
Liv Morgan. At
WrestleMania XL, the team of Belair,
Jade Cargill, and
Naomi defeated
Damage CTRL. In May 2024 at
Backlash, Belair and Cargill defeated Damage CTRL's
The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Sane) to win the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. With this win, Belair became the ninth
WWE Women's Triple Crown Champion. Belair then participated in the
2024 Queen of the Ring tournament, defeating
Candice LeRae in the first round, and
Tiffany Stratton in the quarterfinals. but lost to
Nia Jax in the semifinals. At
King and Queen of the Ring, Belair and Cargill defended their titles against
Candice LeRae and
Indi Hartwell. At
Clash at the Castle, Cargill and Belair lost the titles to
The Unholy Union (
Alba Fyre and
Isla Dawn) in a
triple threat match, but regained the titles at
Bash in Berlin. They then retained at
Crown Jewel. At
Survivor Series WarGames, Belair was a member of team
Rhea Ripley which defeated team
Liv Morgan in a
WarGames match. After Cargill suffered an injury (
kayfabe), Naomi volunteered to be Belair's new tag team partner. On the February 24 episode of
Raw, Belair and Naomi lost the titles to
The Judgment Day (
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez) after interference from
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, ending their reign at 73 days and Belair's individual reign at 177 days. Five days later at
Elimination Chamber, Belair won the
namesake match by last eliminating Morgan, becoming the first woman to win the Elimination Chamber match more than once and earning a
Women's World Championship match at
WrestleMania 41. At Night 2 of WrestleMania, Belair faced
Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship in a
triple threat match also involving Rhea Ripley, which she lost after being pinned by Sky, thus ending her undefeated WrestleMania streak.
Dave Meltzer of the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated the match
five stars, making it the first women's match in WWE history to achieve such a rating. On the April 25 episode of
SmackDown, Belair revealed after the match at WrestleMania 41 that she had suffered broken fingers on her left hand and would be taking time off to heal. She appeared at
Evolution, as the guest referee of the match between Cargill and Naomi. At
WrestleMania 42 on April 18, 2026, Belair made another appearance to announce her pregnancy. == Professional wrestling style and persona ==