Bianca Belair showed off a new look today amid her hiatus from WWE. The EST suffered a hand injury at WrestleMania 41 during her Triple Threat match against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship.
WWE and Stranger Things will be collaborating for the January 5, 2026, episode of RAW. Ahead of the show, Bianca Belair shared a video alongside her husband, Montez Ford, to promote season 5 of Stranger Things. In the video, the former champion has a stunning new hairstyle, and you can check it out in the Instagram post below.
IYO SKY defeated Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair at The Show of Shows to retain the Women's World Championship. Stephanie Vaquer currently holds the title and beat Nikki Bella and Raquel Rodriguez in a Triple Threat match this past Monday night on WWE RAW to retain the championship. Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY are scheduled to challenge The Kabuki Warriors for the Women's Tag Team Championships on the January 5, 2026, episode of RAW.
WWE star Bianca Belair provides an update on her injury
Bianca Belair recently shared a major update about the severity of her injury at WrestleMania 41.
In an appearance on BET's 106 & Sports, Belair disclosed that she broke her knuckle, which has taken longer to heal than expected. She added that the injury occurred when Ripley landed on her hand at WrestleMania earlier this year.
"Yeah, so, I broke my knuckle, which is not my finger. I broke my knuckle. I broke the joint. It's something that I thought was going to be very straightforward, 8-12 weeks. It's been almost six months at this point. But it was WrestleMania [41], and I was in a Triple Threat match with Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY, and we were going to the top rope because that's what we do, and we came off the top rope, and Rhea landed straight on my hand, and it just crushed everything of my finger. So, it's been a crazy journey," Belair said.Bianca Belair says she thought her injury would be a straightforward one, hopes to be back soon: “I broke my knuckle, broke the joint. It's something that I thought was going to be a very straightforward 8 to 12 weeks — it’s been almost six months at this point. It was
Only time will tell when the 36-year-old will be cleared to return to WWE television.
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