Bianca Belair continues to make history.
Belair's reign as the WWE Raw Women's Champion has reached 200 days. As a result, she is now the longest reigning (male or female) Black world champion in WWE history.
The reign started at WWE WrestleMania 38 in April, where Belair defeated Becky Lynch.
Bianca Belair has now officially held the #WWERAW Women’s Title for 200 days.
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) October 19, 2022
She becomes the longest reigning (male or female) Black World Champion in @WWE history.
We are witnessing historical greatness before our very eyes. pic.twitter.com/eYuwsd7V97
Will Washington noted that, overall, MVP is WWE's longest reigning Black champion, as he held the United States Championship for 343 days. AEW's Jade Cargill currently holds the TBS Championship, and her reign stands at 283 days and counting. The Rock's run with the Intercontinental Championship came in third at 264 days.
Cheeseburger noted that Jay Lethal held the ROH World Television Championship for 567 days and the World Championship for 427 days.
Ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole on black wrestlers holding singles titles across major promotions (WWE, WCW, AEW, etc.)
— Will Washington 10/26 (@WilliamRBR) October 17, 2022
The longest reigning black singles champions ever are
1) MVP - US (343 Days)
2) Jade Cargill - TBS (283 Days)
2) Shelton Benjamin - IC (244 Days)
Belair will face Bayley on the October 24 episode of WWE Raw. More information is available here.
Ric Flair recently shared his belief that a WrestleMania match between Belair and Charlotte Flair could potentially be as big as The Rock vs. Steve Austin. Check out his comments here.