Bianca Belair faced Bayley in a women’s ladder match at last year’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view event, and she recently discussed her emotions leading up to the match. The RAW Women’s Champion spoke with Fightful and discussed being both nervous and excited ahead of the match, which was her first ladder match.
The current RAW Women’s Champion said, “Um, it was nerve-racking. I had never been in a ladder match before, I had never even set up a ladder in the ring. The ladders are a lot heavier than you think. But no, I was excited to make history. I’ve made so much history with Bayley. Bayley was one of the first feuds I had coming onto SmackDown, and she introduced me to this crowd. So being able to make history with Bayley was amazing, in Philadelphia as well. It was fun, but it was nerve-racking. I remember before the match started I freaked out because I couldn’t find my title. I was like, ‘Where’s my title?’ before the entrance and they were like, ‘You are in a ladder match.’ I’ve never done this before guys, okay?”
Bianca will face the winner of the women’s Elimination Chamber match for her RAW Women’s title at WrestleMania 39.
