On Friday Night Smackdown, the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble winner, Bianca Belair, finally made her choice on who she will be competing against for her championship opportunity at WrestleMania 37.
Belair chose Sasha Banks and will now face the Smackdown Women’s Champion at WrestleMania 37.
Following her announcement on Smackdown, Bianca Belair appeared on Talking Smack and spoke about why she picked Sasha Banks instead of RAW Women’s Champion, Asuka.
Belair had this to say about making her decision to face Banks:
“You know, choosing Asuka, you know, she is a great champion on Raw, but the choice just felt so right to pick Sasha Banks. She is ‘The Boss,’ ‘The Standard,’ and what other way to make WrestleMania even bigger. Me choosing Sasha Banks tonight and being the first two African-American women headlining WrestleMania, we just made WrestleMania bigger. It’s going to be a magical night. To be going to WrestleMania and facing Sasha Banks — standing in the ring with Sasha Banks — made making that decision so real for me. I don’t know if people could tell, but I was shaking because of how excited I was … The moment isn’t just about us. It’s about everybody and what it’s going to represent. ”
Belair also mentioned that Sasha has been on her radar since arriving at the Performance Center in 2016:
“Every since I walked into the Performance Center when I first started in NXT, she was on my map. Everything that she has accomplished and the barriers she has broken, I see everything she’s doing. Now, I’m not jealous because, to me, that’s inspiring. She motivates me. If I want to be the best, I have to get into the ring with the best.”
Credit Talking Smack and H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription.
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