At WWE Backlash 2023, Bianca Belair successfully defended her Raw Women’s Championship to leave another WWE premium live event with her belt intact on her shoulder. Besides, she had also achieved something that etched her name, forever in the history books of the company.
Following her victory against IYO SKY of DAMAGE CTRL at WWE backlash 2023, Bianca Belair now stands as the longest-reigning Raw Women’s Champion of all time in WWE history. Prior to this, Becky Lynch held the record when she held the title from Wrestlemania 35 in 2019 to the night after the 2020 Money in the Bank in early May.
WWE Backlash 2023: The Usos Made History At Puerto Rico WWE PLE
As reported in recent times, WWE wanted their record books to change things in the modern era. Following WWE Backlash 2023, Bianca Belair is being officially touted as the longest reigning Women’s Champion of the modern era combined from both Raw and Smackdown. Bayley was the previous longest-reigning titleholder with the Smackdown women’s title while the other top four names for longest-reigning runs consist of Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair.
WWE Backlash 2023: Bianca Belair had another successful title defense
At WWE Backlash 2023, Bianca Belair (c) defeated IYO SKY to retain the Raw Women’s Championship in the opening contest of the night. The PLE went down from Puerto Rico and the fans were chanting for IYO to end Bianca’s year-long title reign.
Belair went for her finishing move KOD at one point in the match, but IYO countered and sent her out of the ring. IYO then went for a Hurricanrana from the top rope, but Belair powerbomb-ed her. Bayley and Dakota Kai expectedly came out and tried to interfere.
Dakota hit Belair behind the referee’s back allowing IYO to set up for the moonsault. But IYO still missed the move as Belair hit the KOD for the pin to win at WWE Backlash 2023. With the Draft in full effect from this week on the WWE roster, Bianca will now enter the Smackdown brand as she was drafted to Smackdown during Night One of the Draft.
A month before WWE Backlash 2023, Belair also defeated Asuka to retain her Raw Women’s Title at Wrestlemania 39 which helped her to hold a 3-0 streak at the Show of Shows. Over the past couple of years, she had won the Smackdown and Raw Women’s Titles at the biggest stage in 2021 and 2022, consecutively.
