Bianca Belair was injured at WWE WrestleMania 41.
At WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, Bianca Belair faced off against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match for the Women’s World Championship. In the end, SKY was able to retain her championship in a match that’s been widely praised by fans and critics alike.
Not only did Belair not emerge from the match as champion, she also suffered an injury during the bout. Fightful Select reported after the event that there was concern she had broken a finger or fingers, and speaking in a Behind the Scenes of WrestleMania vlog posted to WWE’s YouTube channel, Bianca Belair confirmed that one of her fingers was indeed broken. However, she remained positive about the experience, saying:
“Think I broke a finger. My fingers hurt, my feelings hurt. Nah, I’m so happy right now, that was amazing.
“Win or lose it’s WrestleMania. The Mania streak is over but you know what, I would prefer it to be IYO out of anybody, one of the greatest wrestlers on the planet. Can’t be mad at that.
“Congratulations to IYO. Rhea, I’m still coming for that ass. This ain’t over cause it’s your fault.” (h/t WrestleTalk)
Bianca Belair Struggled With Imposter Syndrome
Taking to Instagram following her WrestleMania performance, Bianca Belair posted a video calling back to her WWE tryout. In her caption, the star got candid about her anxiety and dealing with imposter syndrome during her career. She wrote:
My 1st tryout…I had no idea how to take a bump, I didn’t even know what a “bump” was let alone what a “promo” was… I was so nervous you can hear the quiver in my voice. I had no idea what I was doing. The only thing I knew how to do was be me, because there is only ONE ME and that was my way to stand out.
Shoutout to Mark Henry. So I wore my favorite rose outfit I made for a crossfit competition and showed that I may not come from this business, I may not know much but I will work my ass off and I will love and respect this business if I was given a chance. At 1st I always felt like I was stealing someone else’s dream so I threw myself whole heartedly into this.
I dealt with imposter syndrome for A LONG time. I always felt like I had something to prove. Now… I know exactly who I am. I know how much hardwork I put in, I know my worth NO MATTER WHAT, and I know everything I’ve gotten and haven’t gotten yet IS MINE.
Dream big. Do things you didn’t even think were meant for you. You never know. It might change your life and others along the way.
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