This week’s SmackDown saw SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair putting her foot down when it comes to Bayley. Belair knows that she has bested Bayley inside the ring, however, for a while now the Role Model has been getting in the head of the EST.
Belair admits that she has had people mocking and laughing at her her entire life. Something that Bayley continues to do to her with her excessive cackling. So the champ decides to take the matter in her own hands and challenges Bayley to a match at Hell in a Cell.
As Belair is waiting for Bayley to answer the challenge, the champion starts to hear the cackling. Bayley shows up on the screen via satellite from her “sanctuary” where she had photos of herself as champion plastered behind her. The Role Model then accepts the EST’s challenge and says that she won’t be the only one laughing when she beats her. She then starts her laughter as all the screens in the Thunderdome fill up with the image of Bayley cackling.
Much like the upcoming RAW Women’s Championship match between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair, this match was not announced to be inside the Hell in a Cell structure at the time of this writing.
Also on SmackDown, Carmella took on Liv Morgan. Prior to the match, Morgan addressed in a prerecorded promo that she thinks it is so cute that Carmella thinks she is the most beautiful woman in all of WWE. Morgan considers Carmella a 7 at best.
At the end of the match, Carmella tripped up Morgan and then proceeded to lock her in the Code of Silence. Morgan then tapped out to give Carmella the victory. After the match, Carmella required the ring announcer to address her win by referring to her as “the most beautiful woman in all of WWE.”
Morgan took to her social media after her loss and tweeted out to “keep watching.”
Last week, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defeated Carmella in a non-title match. While Belair was trying to focus on her match, Bayley was on commentary and was up to her normal heckling. Belair successfully defended her title against Bayley at the WrestleMania Backlash event a few weeks back. The preview for tonight’s show will … Read more
Have we finally broken the cycle of the rematch? At least on SmackDown we may have. This week’s SmackDown had two matches and neither one was a rematch or multi-woman tag team match thrown together. The results are as follows: Natalya & Tamina defeated The Riott Squad Bianca Belair defeated Carmella The first match was … Read more
Tonight’s episode of SmackDown doesn’t have any official advertisement currently for the women. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair did make a post on Twitter which is geared towards Bayley which shows their rivalry is not yet over. With Hell in a Cell just a few weeks away, will we get another one-on-one for the title? … Read more
On tonight’s WrestleMania Backlash, both Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair set out for one goal. That goal was for both of them to retain their respective championships that they won at WrestleMania. They both did just that. Since winning at the biggest show of the year, Ripley and Belair have referred to their title wins … Read more
WrestleMania BackLash is set to take place tonight. In the women’s division, both the SmackDown and RAW Women’s Championships will be on the line. On the SmackDown side, Bianca Belair will defend her title against long-time rival Bayley. Over on the RAW roster, Rhea Ripley will fend off Charlotte Flair and Asuka in a Triple … Read more
WrestleMania Backlash is tonight and there are two titles that will be defended. Both titles changed hands at WrestleMania so will they stay put after tonight’s Backlash? First, the SmackDown Women’s Title is on the line with Bianca Belair defending her title for the first time since her historic WrestleMania win against Sasha Banks. She … Read more
Tonight at WrestleMania BackLash, Bianca Belair will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time since her historic win at WrestleMania 37. The EST of WWE will go head-to-head with her old foe Bayley once more at tonight’s pay-per-view. In a recent interview with TalkSPORT, Bianca Belair discussed who she would love to face … Read more
Tonight’s episode of SmackDown is a Throwback edition. At the time of this writing, there hasn’t been anything officially announced for the women. However, WrestleMania Backlash is a week from this Sunday on May 16 and we have a SmackDown Women’s Title match to build towards. The champion Bianca Belair will be defending her title … Read more
A match was made official yesterday for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania Backlash which is set to take place on May 16. Bianca Belair will renew a rivalry that she had earlier this year as she defends her title against Bayley. On SmackDown, Bayley was talking a lot about Belair’s win at WrestleMania. As … Read more
In an advertisement for Friday Night SmackDown that was sent out to fans, it lists Bayley as Bianca Belair’s challenger for WrestleMania Backlash. This is shown to be a SmackDown Women’s Championship match.
Belair defeated Sasha Banks to win the SmackDown Women’s Title at WrestleMania two weeks ago in a historic main event. Bayley was left without a match for the event but stole the show as an extra host for both nights.
Last week Belair took the time to celebrate her momentous victory while providing a little jab to Banks. This enraged Banks to the point where she wasn’t able to get out any words to demand a rematch.
Bayley then stepped in and said that if Banks can’t ask for a rematch then she wants to bring prestige back to the SmackDown Women’s Title and wants a match against the new champion.
What do you think about Bayley taking on Bianca at WrestleMania Backlash?
Leave your thoughts below and check back in with Diva Dirt tonight for a SmackDown Discussion Post.
Bianca Belair is the new SmackDown Women’s Champion and she was welcomed to the ring to celebrate by her husband and fellow Superstar Montez Ford alongside his tag team partner Angelo Dawkins. Once in the ring, Belair stood center to give a much-deserved victory speech as the virtual crowd chanted EST!
One thing about me… I’m never going to apologize for doing me. Be you. Do you! Always! You are History In the Making. https://t.co/F4BIXF5E4H
“Wow. I feel like I have been floating since Saturday night. My mind is blown, my heart is filled, and I just feel so blessed. But you know, despite the setbacks and the struggles, I never stopped believing that this moment was possible.
And my family, you know my family has been making history for generations and they are the ones who showed me that when you demand greatness from yourself, that no matter how hard something may get, that you can change the game. Because if you were to ask me a year ago that I ever imagined that I would main event WrestleMania, that I would win the SmackDown Women’s Championship….well I mean I probably would have said yeah.
I mean, I would have. I probably would have said yes. But that’s not cockiness. That’s just being unapologetically me. Because everybody has some EST within themselves and when you find your EST, when you know that you are talented and you know that you work hard you should never apologize for looking somebody in their face and telling them – ‘I am the B E-S-T.’ Because if you can dream it, you can do it.
Because I went to WrestleMania and I showed up and I showed out. But you know what, it’s not just about me. Sasha Banks. Sasha, thank you because there is nobody that I would rather share the spotlight with other than you. You pushed me harder than anybody else. And it takes two. We both made history. We did.
But Sasha, if you ever try to forget it. Just know that I kind of left you with a little something to remember me by. But this is also more about Sasha too. This moment is so much bigger than that. This is for all those little girls that were watching at Raymond James Stadium or even sitting at home and especially the ones that saw themselves when they looked at me. This is for you!!
At WrestleMania, it was magic but just know we are just getting started creating history.”
After her speech she motivated The Street Profits to get themselves gold in their match that came next. Once the celebration was finished, Sasha Banks was backstage and she was fuming. Kayla Braxton was trying to interview her by commenting on their match at WrestleMania.
Banks stopped her and after saying Bianca’s name showed the mark that the SmackDown Women’s Champion left on her body from her braid. Banks didn’t get out any more words as she stormed off-screen.
With Banks unable to get her words out, Bayley saw an opportunity backstage by being interviewed by Braxton. Bayley stated that Banks probably wants a rematch but she was so angry that she couldn’t put together a sentence while Belair was out in the ring showboating. She calls Belair arrogant and the reason why Belair was crying before her match at WrestleMania was that she didn’t think she could get the job done. This all while Bayley was too busy hosting both nights to try and save the show.
She ends by saying that she is challenging Bianca to take the title from her and restore dignity to the championship.
The one women’s match of the night was Natalya facing Shayna Baszler. Baszler and Nia Jax retained their WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania against Natalya and Tamina. Tamin and Jax were both at ringside.
After a kick to the mouth to Natalya, Baszler tried to put her opponent away with the Kirifuda Clutch. Nattie shoved Baszler to the ropes avoid the submission and almost caused Baszler to run into Jax who was on the ring apron. The advantage was taken by Nattie as she rolled up Baszler for the win.
After the match, Jax went after Nattie but was stopped by Tamina to end the segment.
What did you think of Bianca’s speech? Do you think that Bayley will get a title match next or will Sasha get her rematch? Will Natalya and Tamina finally get tag team gold at some point? Leave your thoughts below.
Tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown will be the first show since Bianca Belair became SmackDown Women’s Champion at WrestleMania last weekend. In a battle that many will remember for a lifetime, Belair defeated Sasha Banks in the main event of Night One. WWE has just posted a video of Belair’s first week as champion while celebrating … Read more
The biggest event on the wrestling calendar, WrestleMania 37, took place over the weekend. The event was energetic, historic, and ushered in a new era for the women’s division by crowning two new champions. The event was remarkable for several reasons. Firstly it was just brilliant to see fans in attendance. Their presence brought life and … Read more
When the Royal Rumble rolled around this past January, Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair were odds on favorites to win the match. In Bianca, many saw the hope and promise of a dream match with reigning Smackdown Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks. This had the promise of a great, fresh matchup, and representation for many young … Read more
“Imagine this rookie being the one to end Sasha Banks’s reign as SmackDown Women’s Champion. And I did it. I did it. I did it and it’s just an amazing feeling. I just knew I had to give it my all. Sasha Banks is amazing and I can’t thank her enough.” – Bianca
In her first-ever singles match at WrestleMania. In the main event. Bianca Belair defeated The Blueprint Sasha Banks to win her first gold in WWE, the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
It was a history-making moment that people will remember for a lifetime. Tears were shed and emotions were high. As the opening bell rang it already pulled in each and every fan at Raymond James Stadium and those at home.
Belair took part in a Watch Along moment after her gigantic win to send many thanks, how it felt to be back in front of a live crowd and wanting a rematch against Banks.
“That first moment, I felt like we just felt the moment. Hearing the fans for the first time in over a year. Hearing EST and Boss, we just wanted to stay in that moment because it was an amazing opportunity to main event WrestleMania. We were creating history and we wanted that image to be in the world. Just standing there, that was honestly one of my favorite parts of the match. Just taking my time and soaking it all in. That’s what this was all about. That moment, in the beginning, that’s what I’m going to remember for the rest of my life. That feeling, making people feel something. What we do, we do to put smiles on fans faces. The fans put a smile on our faces in that moment. My heart was so full of love and joy and my mind is just so blown. I’m just so full of joy. I’m blessed.”
Belair was asked how the support from fans and the drive from her husband, family, and faith keeps her going.
“What I can say is winning this title means so much to me, but when it’s not just about me and I feel like everyone feels like they’re part of it, this is what this is about. And my purpose is to inspiring people, and touching people, and connecting with people because that’s what lasts. Your time, it can come and it can go and it can come back but the way you connect with people in the way you inspire people, you know my role models inspired me I’m here because of them.”
Belair’s time on the main roster has been short. Just a year now. However, in that year she has done a lot without a live audience and without her family being able to see her in person. Her debut was done without a live crowd, her Royal Rumble win was done without a live crowd, now finally her family and fans were able to see her in person and achieve such a beautiful moment.
Even her opponent who she has given an immense amount of praise to was trying to fight back smiles after her loss.
Look at Sasha Banks struggling to hide her joy while selling at ringside as Bianca Belair celebrated her victory in the ring. The smile says it all.
Other Superstars took to social media as well to praise both women in the main event and to congratulate Belair on her win. Talent from not only WWE but throughout the industry has said many positive messages surrounding what we witnessed last night.
I love you @SashaBanksWWE so much! I am so proud on a million different levels of you & you know all the reasons. Congratulations to the NEW Champ @BiancaBelairWWE you are an absolute star. I’m excited to watch you shine brighter than ever. Happy #WrESTlemania ?? #HERstory
I refuse to respond to any trolls regarding the main event last night and why it matters. It was explained. It was felt.?? Doesn’t matter if you agree or not. It’s important.? https://t.co/2JyhBsrjGr
Thank you @BiancaBelairWWE and @SashaBanksWWE for propelling women’s wrestling one notch further. Thank you for your integrity, tenacity, and fearlessness. That was a fucking main event. Period. Absent of gender, race, and age. I love Professional Wrestling. TAG ME IN!!
— The Real Taylor Wilde (@RealTaylorWilde) April 11, 2021
Bianca has already said she is ready for a rematch against Sasha Banks to further cement that she is indeed the EST of WWE.
A huge congratulations once again from Diva Dirt to Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks for delivering such an amazing moment. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!
At WrestleMania 37, Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair made history as the first-ever African-American women to headline the “Show of Shows”. Emotions were running high as the bell rang, and the superstars got the main event underway. The match started with both wrestlers feeling each other out. Belair using her power and strength, while Banks … Read more
WrestleMania 37 is here, and the first night of the two-day extravaganza features a history-making main event. WWE announced that Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship will officially headline Night One of WrestleMania. The main event match makes history for several reasons. Firstly it is the first women’s singles match to close the … Read more
It’s official, Sasha Banks will be defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair in the main event of Night One at WrestleMania. As of Monday’s RAW, it was believed that the women would not get the main event spot but as of yesterday speculation started to stir. First, there was Banks who started getting … Read more
WWE’s biggest show of the year WrestleMania 37 is upon us. The two-day extravaganza offers up three women’s championship matches and a Tag Team Turmoil match. Taking place on night one is the tag team turmoil match. It has the teams of Naomi and Lana vs Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose vs The Riott Squad … Read more
UPDATE: Stephanie McMahon confirmed earlier today on the Bill Simmons podcast that Banks vs. Belair would be headlining Night One. Furthermore, WWE has just posted that the WWE Championship match between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre will be first on Night One. SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and her WrestleMania challenger Bianca Belair will be … Read more
WrestleMania is only eight days away and tonight was the second to last SmackDown before the two-night event. Tonight’s SmackDown’s booking was thrown together which we are going to just end up having until after the biggest event of the year. So let’s just get into it. Let me first start off by saying this … Read more
One of the last shows before WrestleMania weekend which will take place just one week from tomorrow and there isn’t anything advertised for the women. Per usual. There have been prior rumors about adding two more women’s matches to the big two-night event on April 11 & 12. That has however been a focus to … Read more
WrestleMania is two weeks from this Sunday and let’s see if WWE can right some of its wrongs when it comes to booking Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for that event. Banks delivered the first slap at Fastlane after she teamed up with Belair and wasn’t able to capture the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. … Read more
After 2021 Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair challenged Sasha Banks to a title match at WrestleMania 37, the pair were expected to make history and headline one of the two nights at the biggest pay-per-view of the year. When Belair won the Royal Rumble match it was even said by commentary that she would be … Read more
Not sure how everyone else is feeling but it has been a frustrating past two months to be a women’s wrestling fan when it comes to WWE. That is of course aside from NXT. Let’s dive into this Fastlane event. There is absolutely no reason to continue to have the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions … Read more
