‘The EST of WWE’ found the final piece of the Triple Crown puzzle at Backlash.
In winning the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at Backlash, Bianca Belair joins the elitist sports entertainers as a Triple Crown Champion.
‘The EST’ had already held the Raw Women’s and SmackDown Women’s Championships in 2022 and 2021, respectively, with the women’s doubles straps having eluded her until now. Belair teamed with Jade Cargill in ascending to the top of the women’s tag team division, toppling The Kabuki Warriors to end their 99-day stint as Women’s Tag Team Champions.
These aren’t the only titles available to Bianca Belair, however, as she failed to lift the NXT Women’s Championship before her April 2020 main roster move. Lifting that belt would solidify her as a Grand Slam Champion, a feat very few have achieved in WWE.
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill’s title triumph was Backlash: France’s sole title change. Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest retained the Undisputed and World Heavyweight Championships over AJ Styles and Jey Uso, respectively, while Bayley - one of Bianca’s greatest in-ring foes - reigned supreme as WWE Women’s Champion in an enthralling Triple Threat over Naomi and Tiffany Stratton.
History has told us that holding the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships indicates that Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill’s union will have dissolved within the next few months, with a feud between the two having been teased from the second Cargill arrived in WWE at the Royal Rumble.
Now, Dutch Mantell - who appeared in WWE as Uncle Zebekiah and Zeb Colter - has claimed on the Smack Talk podcast that a rivalry between the pair is inevitable, though it’s Belair who he’d position as the heel (H/T Sportskeeda Wrestling):
“Well, it would be a great way to start them out. You get them started there. The difference now between WWE and what it was before [is] they’re telling stories earlier. So you can see where it’s going. How impressive do they look? They are impressive young women. Start them on that long run like you said. And you know, Bianca showing a little bit of heel tendencies. That’s for later on.”
Bianca Belair has portrayed a babyface since she arrived on the main roster at WrestleMania 36.