“I Was in Tears”: History Making Match at WrestleMania 37 Hailed as Favorite Match of Former WWE Women’s Champion

The world of WWE and pro wrestling often look like another means of entertainment with actors playing their parts. Pro wrestling, like WWE, demands a wrestler’s full physical and mental commitment. One former WWE Women’s Champion recently gave proof of it and reminded the WWE Universe that pro wrestling involves both skill and compassion.

Three-time Women’s Champion Bianca Belair spoke about her iconic main event match with Mercedes Varnado, known in WWE as Sasha Banks. Belair opened up about the sentimental value the match held for her in her heart. In fact, she also revealed that she had teared up when the match came to an end.

The culmination of an era-defining match

Bianca Belair has emerged as one of the most valuable wrestlers in WWE. The EST of WWE had won her way to her first WWE Women’s SmackDown Championship via a grueling Royal Rumble victory in 2021. This was followed by several days of promotion till she finally faced Sasha ‘The Boss’ Banks at WrestleMania 37. 

Seeing the grandiosity of things, Belair was overcome by emotions. In a recent appearance on Keke Palmer’s podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer, she spoke about her feelings on the match.

In the episode, Belair said, “Hands down, when I am at main event WrestleMania, it was the first time me and Sasha Banks, it was the first time two black women ever made the main event at WrestleMania in the history of WWE.” While Belair shared the historical importance of the match, she also divulged her own sentiments attached to it.

“So that’s the most memorable match to me because oh that day… Cause if anybody goes back and watches that match I was in tears. In…. In the ring after the bell rang after the and.. and that’s the last place you wanna be in it.” 

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Belair quoted both the historical and sentimental importance of the match to her. Indeed, it was a match that was the first of its kind, and one that granted Belair her first WWE Women’s Championship.

The dawn of a new Women’s Champion on SmackDown

The match between Bianca Belair and Mercedes Varnado wasn’t just symbolically great. The two female wrestlers were at the top of the company rankings when they clashed at WrestleMania. Belair had made her way to WWE’s current monolith by winning the 2021 Royal Rumble as its third entry. 

On the other hand, Sasha Banks was the biggest wrestler at the time. The match displayed some of the most explosive visuals as both women traded intense blows to defeat the other. 

Eventually, it was Bianca Belair who finished things off with a vicious K.O.D. to win her first WWE Women’s title. The crowd was ecstatic with the result and cheered for their new champ. Sasha Banks became Mercedes Varnado the next year in 2022 and exited WWE. Meanwhile, Belair has lost and won her title three times.

But it seems that the iconic WrestleMania main event memory is forever safe in Belair’s memory vault. What are your thoughts on Belair pointing out the historical significance of the fight?

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