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* HappilyMarried: to Montez Ford.

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* HappilyMarried: to To Montez Ford.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"Girl. Uh-uh."''

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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: ''"Girl. Uh-uh."''
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* BerserkButton: '''DO. NOT. GRAB. HER. BRAID.''' This is likely to trigger a literal whipping with said hair.
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Bianca Blair Crawford, née Blair, professionally known as Bianca Belair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler.

A former track-and-field athlete, Belair excelled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Prior to her success in the ring, she was a gifted track-and-field athlete who achieved All-SEC and All-American honors while studying at the University of Tennessee.

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Bianca Blair Crawford, née Blair, professionally known as Bianca Belair; born Belair (born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) Tennessee) is an American professional wrestler.

A former track-and-field athlete, Belair excelled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse.Tennessee. Prior to her success in the ring, she was a gifted track-and-field athlete who achieved All-SEC and All-American honors while studying at the University of Tennessee.
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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; Crawford, née Blair, professionally known as Bianca Belair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler.
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* WildCard[=/=]{{Tweener}}: Possesses the requisite heel nastiness and arrogance as well as a moveset, crowd-working ability, and {{Determinator}} attributes that lean more toward what is typical of WWE faces. As such, she's been able to serve as this to NXT's Women's Division. A perfect example of this is her interactions with Shayna Baszler, as she's both competed as a babyface against Shayna ''and'' served as a member of Shayna's heel team in a ''War Games'' match without really changing her character.

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* WildCard[=/=]{{Tweener}}: Possesses the requisite heel nastiness and arrogance as well as a moveset, crowd-working ability, and {{Determinator}} attributes that lean more toward what is typical of WWE faces. As such, she's been able to serve as this to NXT's Women's Division. A perfect example of this is her interactions with Shayna Baszler, as she's both competed as a babyface against Shayna ''and'' served as a member of Shayna's heel team in a ''War Games'' match without really changing her character.character.
* YankTheDogsChain: After powering through a leg injury, Bianca won back the WWE Women's Championship from Asuka at ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' after losing it to her at ''Night of Champions'' a few months prior. Cue IO SKY rushing in with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
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* TheAce: Presented as a confident super-athlete with indomitable will and this is reflected in her booking.

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* BraidsOfAction: Occasionally uses her very long hair to whip her opponents.

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* BraidsOfAction: Occasionally uses her very long hair to whip her opponents. It looks pretty badass.



* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Bianca typically competes separately from Montez Ford and doesn't manage him directly, but when Ford was poisoned by Zelina Vega in the lead-up to a championship match with Vega's team of Angel Garza and Andrade, Bianca inserted herself into the program, even going as far as to hunt Zelina down ''at her house'' and beat the crap out of her while she was in the middle of a Website/Twitch stream.
* WhipItGood: Has a habit of using her hair to whip opponents in the face. It looks pretty badass. {{Downplayed|Trope}} more recently, as she relies more on her skill and athleticism than the hair gimmick as of late, saving the hair weapon for when it's [[LetsGetDangerous time to get serious]].

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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Bianca typically competes separately from Montez Ford and doesn't manage him directly, but when Ford was poisoned by Zelina Vega in the lead-up to a championship match with Vega's team of Angel Garza and Andrade, Bianca inserted herself into the program, even going as far as to hunt Zelina down ''at her house'' and beat the crap out of her while she was in the middle of a Website/Twitch stream.
* WhipItGood: Has a habit of using her hair to whip opponents in the face. It looks pretty badass.
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A former track-and-field athlete, Belair excelled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her athletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane.

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A former track-and-field athlete, Belair excelled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her athletic journey would take Prior to her success in the ring, she was a gifted track-and-field athlete who achieved All-SEC and All-American honors while studying at the University of Tennessee.

Blair's natural athleticism led
her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after impressing at two tryouts, and she would later join tryouts. She made her debut with the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} roster and would stand out gained attention for her standout performances during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'', although she ultimately lost to Kairi Sane.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field athletic, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her athletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first WWE championship, the Smackdown Women's Championship, in the ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''[=WrestleMania=]'' event.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. wrestler.

A former track and field athletic, track-and-field athlete, Belair exceled excelled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her athletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. Sane.

She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first WWE championship, the Smackdown Women's Championship, in the ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''[=WrestleMania=]'' event.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Tough and badass you may be, but taking that braid across bare skin ''hurts like hell.'' And sounds like it does, too.
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!! ''The The EST of Tropes'':
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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first WWE championship, the Smackdown Women's Championship, in the ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, athletic, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic athletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first WWE championship, the Smackdown Women's Championship, in the ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' ''[=WrestleMania=]'' event.



* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ianca '''B'''el[=Air=].

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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ianca '''B'''el[=Air=].'''B'''elair.



* TookALevelInKindness: Since being called up to the main roster, Bianca has not lost any of her trademark confidence or trendsetting attitude, but it's portrayed as more cheerful rather than vain compared to how it was on NXT, in order to solidify her as a face. This is especially evident when comparing her to the Four Horsewomen, who the bulk of her championship feuds have been against. Wrestling/SashaBanks, while also nominally a face after her falling out with Wrestling/{{Bayley}}, was far more arrogant and cutthroat against Bianca than the other way around, while Bayley had already completed her 180 into a proudly selfish troll by the time she became Belair's challenger. Wrestling/BeckyLynch's feud with Bianca, started by suckering The EST into an infamous quick defeat, was when Lynch fully succumbed to the darkness of her obsession with being the champion and top star of the women's division which had first appeared with her turn against Wrestling/CharlotteFlair years ago. Charlotte, who has had sparing interactions with Bianca post-NXT compared to the others, is well documented as being the haughtiest female competitor in the entire company.

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* TookALevelInKindness: Since being called up to the main roster, Bianca has not lost any of her trademark confidence or trendsetting attitude, but it's portrayed as more cheerful rather than vain compared to how it was on NXT, in order to solidify her as a face. This is especially evident when comparing her to the Four Horsewomen, who the bulk of her championship feuds have been against. Wrestling/SashaBanks, while also nominally a face after her falling out with Wrestling/{{Bayley}}, was far more arrogant and cutthroat against Bianca than the other way around, while Bayley had already completed her 180 into a proudly selfish troll by the time she became Belair's challenger. Wrestling/BeckyLynch's feud with Bianca, started by suckering The EST into an infamous quick defeat, was when Lynch fully succumbed to the darkness of her obsession with being the champion and top star of the women's division which had first appeared with her turn against Wrestling/CharlotteFlair years ago. Charlotte, who has had sparing interactions with Bianca post-NXT compared to the others, is well documented as being the haughtiest haughti-[[{{Pun}} EST]] female competitor in the entire company.
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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first championship in thw ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first championship WWE championship, the Smackdown Women's Championship, in thw the ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.

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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/{{RAW}}'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first championship in thw ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The EST: Fastest, Strongest, Toughest]]

Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{NXT}} Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/{{RAW}}'' ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first championship in thw ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.event.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ianca '''B'''el[=Air=].
* AmazonianBeauty: Look at those abs...
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Tough and badass you may be, but taking that braid across bare skin ''hurts like hell.'' And sounds like it does, too.
* BraidsOfAction: Occasionally uses her very long hair to whip her opponents.
* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"Girl. Uh-uh."''
* CombatPragmatist: AintNoRule, apparently, that states that you can't use your hair as a weapon.
* FinishingMove: Currently using an Argentine Rack dropped into a Facebuster dubbed the KOD (Kiss of Death) she previously used the Alley-Oop and the Spear.
* HappilyMarried: to Montez Ford.
* LightningBruiser: Belair may be one of the ''best'' pure athletes in WWE, regardless of gender. She's tall and lean but ''very'' well-muscled (again, look at those abs...) She's strong enough to perform her KOD finisher on multiple women at once, and carry the 300-pound+ Otis on her shoulders a considerable distance. She's also a former track sprinter that can bust out a 450 splash from the top rope.
* LogicalWeakness: Her braid makes a good weapon, but an even better weak spot for opponents to exploit. The sight of opponents yanking her around by her braid is not uncommon.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Her in-ring look, mannerisms, and relative inexperience in pro wrestling aren't quite indicative of a 30-year-old.
* RedBaron: "The EST of NXT/WWE", as in fastest, strongest, etc.
* SignatureMove: The Spear, which she previously used as a finisher. And there is also her hair whip.
* TookALevelInKindness: Since being called up to the main roster, Bianca has not lost any of her trademark confidence or trendsetting attitude, but it's portrayed as more cheerful rather than vain compared to how it was on NXT, in order to solidify her as a face. This is especially evident when comparing her to the Four Horsewomen, who the bulk of her championship feuds have been against. Wrestling/SashaBanks, while also nominally a face after her falling out with Wrestling/{{Bayley}}, was far more arrogant and cutthroat against Bianca than the other way around, while Bayley had already completed her 180 into a proudly selfish troll by the time she became Belair's challenger. Wrestling/BeckyLynch's feud with Bianca, started by suckering The EST into an infamous quick defeat, was when Lynch fully succumbed to the darkness of her obsession with being the champion and top star of the women's division which had first appeared with her turn against Wrestling/CharlotteFlair years ago. Charlotte, who has had sparing interactions with Bianca post-NXT compared to the others, is well documented as being the haughtiest female competitor in the entire company.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Bianca typically competes separately from Montez Ford and doesn't manage him directly, but when Ford was poisoned by Zelina Vega in the lead-up to a championship match with Vega's team of Angel Garza and Andrade, Bianca inserted herself into the program, even going as far as to hunt Zelina down ''at her house'' and beat the crap out of her while she was in the middle of a Website/Twitch stream.
* WhipItGood: Has a habit of using her hair to whip opponents in the face. It looks pretty badass. {{Downplayed|Trope}} more recently, as she relies more on her skill and athleticism than the hair gimmick as of late, saving the hair weapon for when it's [[LetsGetDangerous time to get serious]].
* WildCard[=/=]{{Tweener}}: Possesses the requisite heel nastiness and arrogance as well as a moveset, crowd-working ability, and {{Determinator}} attributes that lean more toward what is typical of WWE faces. As such, she's been able to serve as this to NXT's Women's Division. A perfect example of this is her interactions with Shayna Baszler, as she's both competed as a babyface against Shayna ''and'' served as a member of Shayna's heel team in a ''War Games'' match without really changing her character.
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Bianca Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennesse) is an American professional wrestler. A former track and field atheletc, Belair exceled in the sport and became an All-SEC and All-American while attending the University of Tennesse. Her atheletic journey would take her to the Wrestling/{{WWE}} after two tryouts, and she would later join the roster of Wrestling/{{NXT}} and would stand out during the ''Wrestling/WWEMaeYoungClassic'' before losing to Kairi Sane. She would make her roster debut in on ''Wrestling/{{RAW}}'' in 2020, and then win the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' in 2021 and capture her first championship in thw ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}}'' 37 main event, where she and Wrestling/SashaBanks were the first two black women to headline a ''Wrestlemania'' event.

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