Bianca Belair Reacts To Setting Historic WWE Milestone

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Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair set a historic milestone today, when she reached her 344th day as the Raw Women’s Champion.

This officially means Bianca’s title reign past that of MVP’s 343 day reign as the United States Champion, officially making her the longest reigning black singles champion in WWE history.

Speaking to the Whole Story podcast, Bianca spoke about the accolade, and what it means to her.

She said:

“It means everything to me. I feel like I’m still fairly new to this. I know I’ve had a lot of success very quickly, but I’ve only been on the main roster for, [I’m] going on my third year.

“So to know that I’m currently the longest-reigning black champion in WWE history, it’s something that’s really hard to put into words. It’s an honor, it makes me feel like I’m doing something right, and it really puts, not pressure but significance on how big this moment is, and that it’s not just about me.

“I think that’s what I love about it the most is that I feel like it’s not just about me. It adds a why to what I’m doing. It’s representation, it’s inspiring others.”

Bianca then recalled a conversation she had with her husband Montez Ford after WrestleMania 37, where he helped put into perspective the significant of her win.

She said:

“Something that stuck with me that my husband said when we were talking about WrestleMania 37, when I was one of the first black females to ever main-event WrestleMania, my husband, I think he had just turned 30, and he was saying, ‘I’m 30 years old, and this is the first time we’re seeing this.’

“My stepdaughter, I think she was around eight or nine at the time, he said, ‘She’s eight years old, and she saw it at eight years old, so imagine how that’s gonna impact her, seeing it at a such a young age. So that really stuck with me, knowing that, where WWE is right now, it’s an amazing time where these unprecedented moments are happening, and I’m able to make my title reign be something that’s bigger than me, and it can inspire people and let them know that [if] you want to go do something, you go after it and you keep going with it as long as you can.

“So I’m riding this wave. I hope I’m doing it right. I want to be representation, I want to be inspiration, and I just really want my title reign to be more than just about me, and that’s what it’s becoming, and I think that that’s special.”

Bianca is set to defend the title against Asuka at WrestleMania 39.

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