Bianca Belair Says Her Eye Is Hurt, Not Injured; Was More Nervous For WrestleMania 38 Than WM 37

For the the second straight year, Bianca Belair walked out of WrestleMania a champion.

At WrestleMania 37, Belair bested Sasha Banks to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship. At WrestleMania 38, she conquered Becky Lynch to win the Raw Women’s Championship.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, Belair commented on her WrestleMania 38 victory.

“Last year, I walked into WrestleMania as a rookie and I was there to prove myself against Sasha Banks. This year, it was more personal. This has been going on since August at SummerSlam when Becky Lynch took the title from me in 26 seconds. She’s been doing everything she can to keep me away from this because she knew that when we finally threw down, I was going to come out on top. This one was more about redemption and more personal. This was my first time being in front of a full crowd at WrestleMania, the most people I’ve ever performed in front of and it was the fans that have been riding with me since SummerSlam. To be able to hold this title up and celebrate with the fans, I couldn’t ask for a better night,” she said.

Asked if she was more nervous this year or last, she said, “I was more nervous because it was more personal. I wasn’t just trying to prove myself. I had a lot to lose, I had more to lose this year. I knew what it felt like to be champion and have the title taken from me. I wanted to have that feeling again to be champion and not let everyone down that have cheering for me since SummerSlam. It was more nerve-racking, but it’s WrestleMania. I was nervous, but not scared.”

During the match, Belair caught a boot to the eye as Lynch came off the top rope with a rolling kick. The kick left Belair with a swollen eye, but she’s doing okay.

“I thought it was getting better, but it’s swelling up. I knew Becky was going to bring everything she had to me and she did. This is the result of it. I just had to overcome. It’s okay. It’s hurt, not injured. I’m the toughest and am gonna push through,” she said.

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