Bianca Belair: 10 things you didn't know about WWE's EST

Bianca Belair is one of WWE‘s biggest new stars, having had a meteoric rise to success in the last five years.

Belair joined WWE in 2016, making her debut in NXT where she remained until 2020. From here, she moved to the main roster, first to Smackdown and then to Raw. She has won both brand’s Women’s Championships, as well as the 2021 Royal Rumble.

Belair is set to defend her Raw Women’s Title, which she won at WrestleMania 38, against Bayley in a ladder match at Extreme Rules on Saturday October 8th.

Despite all of her success, there is probably some things about “The EST of WWE” that fans remain unaware of, so GiveMeSport takes you through 10 things you didn’t know about Bianca Belair…

Real-life Bianca Blair first attended the University of South Carolina and then Texas A&M University before completing college at the University of Tennessee, her home state. Throughout college, she competed in track and field, becoming an All-American at Tennessee.

 “The EST” of WWE is not just a gimmick, with her track and field success being followed by Bianca becoming a CrossFit athlete and a powerlifter. She appeared in Femme Rouge magazine and on CrossFit.com.

Belair’s CrossFit ended due to intercostal chondritis, also known as shifting rib syndrome. After quitting, she took on a normal job in Atlanta, working as a sales representative for a brief period.

On a whim, Bianca entered her information into WWE’s prospects database after her CrossFit career ended prematurely. A few weeks later, Mark Henry DM’ed her on Instagram having come across her CrossFit profile. He ended up getting her a try out.

Having only joined WWE aged 27 and with no previous wrestling experience, Bianca is a true success story of WWE’s developmental system,