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** [[Professional wrestling throws#Alley Oop|Alley Oop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/nxt-tv-taping-spoilers-fallout-brooklyn-241631|title=NXT TV TAPING SPOILERS: FALLOUT FROM BROOKLYN|date=August 24, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=August 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/nxt-tampa-fl-live-results-mcintyre-and-sanity-defend-their-titles-241706|title=NXT TAMPA, FL, LIVE RESULTS: MCINTYRE AND SANITY DEFEND THEIR TITLES|date=August 26, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=August 26, 2017}}</ref>
** [[Professional wrestling throws#Alley Oop|Alley Oop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/nxt-tv-taping-spoilers-fallout-brooklyn-241631|title=NXT TV TAPING SPOILERS: FALLOUT FROM BROOKLYN|date=August 24, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=August 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/nxt-tampa-fl-live-results-mcintyre-and-sanity-defend-their-titles-241706|title=NXT TAMPA, FL, LIVE RESULTS: MCINTYRE AND SANITY DEFEND THEIR TITLES|date=August 26, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=August 26, 2017}}</ref>
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|Spear]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/nxt-tv-taping-spoilers-all-three-titles-line-237901|title=NXT TV taping spoilers: All three titles on the line|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}</ref> - 2017
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|Spear]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/nxt-tv-taping-spoilers-all-three-titles-line-237901|title=NXT TV taping spoilers: All three titles on the line|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}</ref> - 2017
**Argentine facebuster
* '''Signature moves'''
* '''Signature moves'''
** ''Belair Driver'' ([[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly piledriver|Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Gutbuster|gutbuster]])
** ''Belair Driver'' ([[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly piledriver|Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Gutbuster|gutbuster]])

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Bianca Belair
Belair in April 2018
Birth nameBianca Blair[1][2]
Born (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989 (age 35)[1]
Knoxville, Tennessee[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bianca Belair[3]
Bianca Blair
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Billed fromKnoxville, Tennessee[3]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[4]

Bianca Blair (born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Bianca Belair.

Early life

Blair was a track and field athlete, who competed in the hurdles. She had what ESPN writer Sean Hurd called "a volatile six-year track career" that saw her attend three universities.[5] She first attended the University of South Carolina and then Texas A&M University, and later did not compete at all for a year, before completing her college career at the University of Tennessee, where she became All-SEC and All-American as well as being named to the SEC's academic honor roll in 2011 and 2012.[6][5] She was also a CrossFit competitor and powerlifter, having appeared in RX magazine, Femme Rouge magazine, and CrossFit.com. Blair was forced to abandon her CrossFit career due to intercostal chondritis, also known as shifting rib syndrome.[5]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2016–present)

Blair entered her information into the WWE prospects database shortly after the premature end of her CrossFit career "more on a whim than with an actual plan", according to Hurd.[5] Less than two weeks later, she received a social media message from 20-year WWE veteran Mark Henry, who had come across Blair's profile on the CrossFit circuit, saying he could get her a tryout, but emphasized that she had to do the work.[5] After two official tryouts,[5] Blair signed a contract with WWE on April 12, 2016, and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center.[2] Blair made her first appearance during an in–ring segment at an NXT live event on June 25,[7] and her in–ring debut in September, losing to Aliyah.[8]

On the May 3, 2017, episode of NXT, Blair made her television debut as part of a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, where she was eliminated by Billie Kay and Peyton Royce.[9] In June, Belair defeated Aliyah to qualify for the Mae Young Classic,[10] where she defeated Sage Beckett in the first round,[11] but was eliminated in the second round; after losing to eventual tournament winner, Kairi Sane.[12][13] Belair made her singles NXT television debut on September 20, defeating Lacey Evans.[14] In 2018, Belair made sporadic appearances at NXT, defeating different competitors.[15][16] Most recently on the June 13, 2018 episode of NXT TV where she defeated Aliyah.

Personal life

On June 9, 2017, it was announced that Blair was engaged to fellow professional wrestler Kenneth Crawford, who competes in NXT as Montez Ford.[17]

Professional wrestling highlights

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bianca Blair – 2012–13 Track & Field / XC Roster – University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE. April 12, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Bianca Belair". WWE. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=18242
  5. ^ a b c d e f Hurd, Sean (August 22, 2017). "Mae Young contestant Bianca Blair seeks to fulfill athletic potential in WWE". ESPNW. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bianca Blair Bio – University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "NXT Cocoa, FL, live results: Bobby Roode makes his Florida NXT debut". June 25, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "NXT Lakeland, FL, live results: The Drifter returns; Asuka teams with Ember Moon". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "WWE NXT REPORT: NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE WOMEN'S TITLE, WHO IS RODERICK STRONG . . . PART 2, BURCH VS DAIN, AND MORE - PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Japanese phenom Kairi Sane sets course for Mae Young Classic". WWE. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Williams, JJ (July 13, 2017). "WWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The tournament begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. ^ Williams, JJ (July 14, 2017). "WWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The finals are set". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "Kairi Sane on Conquering at Mae Young Classic, Heading to Houston". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  14. ^ Moore, John. "9/20 Moore's NXT TV Review: Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish vs. Mustache Mountain, Aleister Black speaks for the first time, Tino Sabbatelli vs. Johnny Gargano, No Way Jose vs. Lars Sullivan". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  15. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: GARGANO VERSUS DREAM, BASZLER AND MOON SIT DOWN AND TALK, AOP DESTROY SOME WRESTLERS, PART 2 WITH TM61, AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  16. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DAIN, JOHNNY GARGANO'S LAST STAND?, AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  17. ^ a b "NXT's Bianca Blair announces engagement". WWE. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "NXT TV TAPING SPOILERS: FALLOUT FROM BROOKLYN". August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  19. ^ "NXT TAMPA, FL, LIVE RESULTS: MCINTYRE AND SANITY DEFEND THEIR TITLES". August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  20. ^ "NXT TV taping spoilers: All three titles on the line". June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  21. ^ eMinor. "We Do It Better – Wordsmith". ReverbNation. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "Watch Me Shine". iTunes. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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