Birth name | Bianca Blair |
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Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
April 9, 1989
Spouse(s) | Montez Ford (engaged) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Bianca Belair Bianca Blair Binky Blair |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Billed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
Billed from | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | September 29, 2016 |
Bianca Blair (born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Bianca Belair.
Blair was a track and field player at the University of Tennessee and was named to the SEC's academic honor roll in 2011 and 2012. She was also a CrossFit competitor and powerlifter, having appeared in RX magazine, Femme Rouge magazine, and CrossFit.com.
On April 12, 2016, Blair signed a contract with WWE, where she was assigned to the WWE Performance Center. Blair made her first appearance during an in-ring segment at an NXT house show on June 25, 2016. On September 29, 2016, she made her in-ring debut during an NXT live event in a losing effort against Aliyah. On the May 3, 2017 episode of NXT, Blair made her television debut in a battle royal to determine the No. 1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship, where she was eliminated by Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. On June 23, Belair defeated Aliyah to qualify for the Mae Young Classic. On July 13, Belair defeated Sage Beckett in the first round of the tournament. The following day, Belair was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Kairi Sane.
On June 9, 2017, it was announced that Blair was engaged to fellow wrestler Montez Ford.