Bianca Belair says that Becky Lynch's recent run as NXT Women's Champion inspires her to maybe one day go back to NXT and accomplish that goal herself.
Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch are the only two women in WWE history to ever win a Women's Championship in the main event of WrestleMania. However, until 2023, Lynch had never held the NXT Women's Championship and Bianca is also missing that dubious distinction from her resume.
Speaking to TheWrestlingClassic's Justin Dhillon and Nickie Booshie of Shakkas Den on Casual Conversations, the former WWE Women's Champion admitted that she felt a kinship to Lynch as she watched her capture the NXT Title for the first time.
"When I saw Becky in NXT, and then she got the title, I was like, 'Oh, wait,' because she never got the title when she was in NXT and so I was very happy for her. I was like, 'You go and get that title,' because we all know that, especially when you start in NXT, that's where you're trying to prove yourself. That's where the grind is real, you're trying to show 'I belong here,' and that's the foundation of everything," Bianca said. "So, to leave NXT without the title, even though you go and — Becky went and main-evented WrestleMania, I main-evented WrestleMania. I've become a three-time champion. I've done historic matches on the main roster, [but] it's still in the back of your mind. You're just like, 'But I never got that back then.' For me, that NXT Title was validation for me when I was in NXT and I never understood like, 'Why can't I accomplish this and get this title, because if I can't do this here, how can I do things on the main roster?'
"So, when I saw her get that title, I was like 'I know that was a checkmark for her,' and even though she's gone on to do great things, that was always something she wanted to check off her list," Belair added. " I'm like, 'You know what? I feel her because I feel the same way.' So, yes, I can see one day trying to go and Mark that off my accomplishments list because I was never able to do that."
Elsewhere in this interview, Belair named the stars of NXT that are currently on her radar. Read more here.
Becky Lynch recently lost the NXT Women's Championship to Lyra Valkyria at WWE NXT Halloween Havoc. Fans can read Becky's thoughts on her loss at this link.
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