Bianca Belair is one of the impressive, if not probably the most impressive, women’s wrestlers of the trendy era. She’s not referred to as “The EST of WWE” for nothing, and “Miss WrestleMania” has racked up one of the impressive records on the event of any woman in history. The track and field star-turned CrossFit athlete was discovered by WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry and reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida in April 2016. The remaining, as they are saying, is history.
Belair worked as a heel in “NXT,” and despite never winning the developmental brand’s top women’s title, she impressed the masses together with her natural athletic ability within the ring. She was involved in a few of the most fun matches within the brand’s history, including the first-ever women’s WarGames match in 2019 alongside Shayna Baszler, IYO SKY (then referred to as Io Shirari), Kay Lee Ray (the now Alba Fyre) in a losing effort. The next night, at Survivor Series, she represented “NXT,” and her team got here out on top over the ladies of “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown.” She made a splash on the 2020 Royal Rumble, eliminating a then-record eight women.
While she was no slouch in “NXT,” when the essential roster officially got here calling following her Rumble appearance, the “EST” really began to shine. Over time, she’s held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships twice and has two reigns with the WWE Women’s Championship.
In only five short years on the essential roster, Belair has had many incredible matches, from episodes of the red and blue brands to “The Grandest Stage of Them All.” While this list is on no account all of Belair’s incredible matches, listed below are what we deem her top five biggest.
5. VS. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, Hell in a Cell 2022
Belair and Becky Lynch kicked off a large feud at SummerSlam in 2021, which saw a returning Lynch squash the “EST” for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and while Belair got her lick back at WrestleMania in 2022, the feud rolled on, and adding the incredible Asuka to a match for a triple threat was only going to be a recipe for excellence.
Over time, the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view lost its luster (this is able to be the ultimate yr for the event), as many fans were bored with a stipulation event reasonably than feuds being put within the cell naturally all year long. Putting this triple threat on the cardboard, a match that did not involve a cage, was a breath of fresh air.
The Raw Women’s Championship was on the road after Belair dethroned Lynch for the title at WrestleMania 38. “Big Time Becks” thought she couldn’t lose, and “The Empress of Tomorrow” thought neither woman was ready for Asuka, but it surely was Belair to beat the percentages of the triple threat.
Some other champion could have looked less-than within the ring with two other top stars, but Belair never lost her shine throughout the bout. After almost 19 minutes of hard-fought motion that never slowed down or let up for a second, it was Belair to capitalize. She caught Asuka with an Unprettier-like move, sending her face-first into the turnbuckle and searched for the KOD. Lynch tried to steal the win, and hit Asuka with a Manhandle Slam, but Belair threw Lynch out to get the pin on Asuka to retain.
The triple threat was named certainly one of the highest women’s matches of 2022 by many shops, but one other Belair match, also on this list, took the highest spot for the yr.
4. VS. IYO SKY, Backlash 2023
In recent times, IYO SKY has emerged as among the best performers in WWE, if not the world, and he or she showed that off in a wonderful match against Belair at Backlash 2023. Along with being a wonderful, crowd-pleasing in-ring battle, the match was essential because together with her victory, Belair became the longest-reigning Raw Women’s Champion, and of your entire modern WWE era, on the time.
It was also wildly interesting because of SKY’s story on the time. Many believed she was being held back by Bayley and Damage CNTRL, and the Puerto Rico crowd actually booed the babyface Belair and chanted for SKY throughout the bout. Belair gave no indication she was rattled by the group, nonetheless.
There was no major feud or excessive story going into their Backlash match, as SKY simply won a triple threat match to challenge for the title on an episode of “Raw,” meaning the in-ring motion was the essential thing to shine. SKY put up a wonderful fight, but Belair showcased her strength, at one point, military pressing her challenger, one handed, above her head. At one other point, despite SKY’s counters, Belair hit a large powerbomb off the ropes. The roof almost got here off the constructing when SKY kicked out.
Thankfully, a big portion of the match was contested ahead of Damage CNTRL interference, which happened just following the powerbomb spot, allowing each Belair and SKY to shine. Belair dodged a moonsault, despite Bayley holding on to her braid, and hit the KOD for the win.
Belair successfully retained the title through the match, but she did something even higher by making SKY look excellent, even in defeat.
3. VS. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY, WrestleMania 41
It could be slight recency bias, but many shops, and most, if not all of us here at WINC, ranked the triple threat match featuring Belair, SKY, and Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 41 for the Women’s World Championship as among the best matches of 2025. Sadly, it needs to be noted, that as of this writing, the bout is Belair’s most up-to-date match, because of a nasty knuckle injury she suffered through the contest.
It is the shortest match on this list, coming in at just below 14:30, but it surely began off hot and never let off the brakes once things got underway. It could be easy to ignore how good Belair was on this match, because of how vivid Ripley and SKY’s stars continued to shine after this match, while Belair was placed on the shelf because of injury, but she held her own until the very end.
At one point, Belair looked to place each Ripley and SKY up on her shoulders for the KOD, but each women escaped. She was capable of suplex them, with Ripley on the center rope, and SKY on the highest, nonetheless. Belair very nearly had the match won with a KOD to SKY after she ate a pair of trainers by Ripley off an Over the Moonsault, however the pin was interrupted by Ripley. She almost had Ripley with the KOD, before taking an Over the Moonsault by SKY and eating the pin.
The match could be Belair’s first-ever WrestleMania loss, but it surely was still a hue a win for her relating to WrestleMania moments. SKY was white-hot as champion on the time, so while taking the belt off of her didn’t make sense, the match to get to her retaining was flawless, thanks partly to Belair’s athleticism.
2. VS. Becky Lynch, WrestleMania 38
As previously mentioned, Belair and Lynch had certainly one of the most popular feuds of 2022, after Lynch squashed the “EST” for the blue brand’s championship, the title she won within the one of the essential matches in WWE history, upon her return at SummerSlam the previous yr. At WrestleMania 38, Belair searched for redemption, and he or she got it in a serious way with a victory on “The Grandest Stage of Them All” Against “Big Time Becks,” this time, for the Raw Women’s Championship.
Lynch put Belair through a physical bout, one which lasted barely over 19 minutes, but Belair absolutely held her own. At one point, she attempted to place Lynch in her own submission, the Dis-Arm-Her, but Lynch was capable of get back accountable for the match. Lynch just was not capable of keep Belair down, however the “EST” definitely took a beating.
Belair tried to powerbomb Lynch, but ended up sending each of them excessive rope, but it surely was enough for her to finally get some control of the match. At one point, Belair had Lynch across her shoulders and sent her stomach-first across the turnbuckle, before hitting a formidable 450 Splash. Even after taking a Manhandle Slam on the steps, in the long run, it was Belair to rally and hit a giant KOD to finish the most effective women’s match of 2022 and claim the Raw Women’s Championship.
Lynch and Belair weren’t done there, nonetheless. In what must also be required viewing in Belair’s catalog of wonderful bouts, and a match that probably must have made the list, the ladies went after it yet another time at SummerSlam 2022 of their feud-ending match.
1. VS. Sasha Banks, WrestleMania 37
The aforementioned incredibly essential match in WWE history saw 2021 Royal Rumble-winner Belair tackle Sasha Banks within the essential event of night one. It was the primary time two Black women fought within the essential event of WrestleMania, or every other WWE pay-per-view, and only the second time in history women would take the marquee ‘Mania spot in WWE history.
The feud going into the match was hot, with Banks reminding Belair that the “EST” couldn’t exist without the road she, the “BEST” had paved. Despite that, each women were clearly very emotional, because of the history they were making, before locking up to begin the match.
The ladies were evenly matched, though Banks, in storyline, may not have been fully prepared for the sheer strength of her opponent. Belair pressed Banks over head head, marched up the steps, and dumped her within the ring at one point within the opening minutes of the bout. The ladies went back-and-forth, and sequences continued to return right down to Belair’s strength and power, only to be met with Banks’ experience, or vice versa.
With the ladies on the ropes, Banks attempted a double stomp to Belair, who countered, and made it to the highest to hit the 450 Splash. Banks someway kicked out, which proved to be a foul idea, as Belair nailed her together with her braid, before finally getting her up for the KOD to win the historic match and change into recent SmackDown Women’s Champion. While it is not shown within the Netflix broadcast, various clips on social media on the time showed Banks on the skin, smiling toward her difficult, seemingly knowing just what they each had achieved that night.