Bianca Belair’s latest run is a peculiar one. The three-time women’s world champion was selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 WWE Draft. Her booking over the following 10 months does not scream leading woman, despite two reigns as WWE women’s tag team champion. That could frustrate some superstars in a business rife with big personalities. For Belair, however, taking a break from the world title scene was transformative.
“I’ve learned that you have to take the ego out of things when it comes to WWE,” Belair told CBS Sports ahead of the Elimination Chamber on Saturday. “I learned it’s important that the division needs to evolve. It’s the whole point of this.
“I know eventually I will go back to the singles picture, but I feel like it was a nice break for me. It doesn’t always have to be about you for you to be proud of it. And I’m very proud of the work that I’ve put in, the work that I’ve done in this tag team division.”
Belair can reinsert herself into the singles title picture in short order. “The EST of WWE” is one of six superstars competing in Saturday’s women’s Elimination Chamber match. At stake is an opportunity to challenge women’s world champion Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 41.
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