10 Wrestlers That NOBODY Hated

7. Bianca Belair

Kurt Angle
WWE.com

The worst thing one could write or say about Bianca Belair is that she isn't necessarily the most interesting character to watch week-to-week.

Is that because the character - not the performer - has few if any flaws, and it's thus very difficult to buy her struggle? Or is it because WWE's booking of the women's scene, in general, is apathetic despite an improved degree of screen-time parity?

Regardless, as a big match performer, there are few better than Bianca Belair.

She was born to steal the show in a huge stadium setting, the likes of which is very difficult. You can almost - almost - buy the idea that the wrestlers who make it in WWE believe that only making it in WWE counts. There's a nonsensical element to that, but also, a lot of otherwise great wrestlers haven't been able to get it done in front of 60,000-plus people at least once. Triple H has failed about half the time. Edge, AJ Styles, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, the Undertaker: all at some point or another have wet the bed at WrestleMania.

Bianca excels at stadium wrestling. Her strength and dramatic timing is off the charts - she has an unreal ability to register how impressive her already impressive spots actually are - and she's such a gifted athlete and likeable performer that her big matches are always emotive, exciting masterclasses. She just gets how to project to the back row that can barely even see her.

Since 2021, there's been no more a universal wrestler than Bianca Belair.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!