Bianca Belair Appears At WrestleMania 42, Announces Pregnancy (WWE News)

Bianca Belair returns at WrestleMania 42 and announces that she's pregnant.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having been absent from in-ring action for an entire year, Bianca Belair made her long-awaited WWE return at WrestleMania 42 Night 1... but the EST won't be lacing up her boots again any time soon.

As John Cena announced the official Night 1 attendance as being 50,816, the record-setting 17-time World Champion was interrupted by Belair's music, as Bianca made her way to the ring. There, she took the microphone, thanked her fans for their support, and said that you can't have WrestleMania without having a few surprises.

With that, Bianca unzipped her coat, telling Cena he needed to add another one to that attendance number, as she showed off her baby bump, saying, "The EST is having a baby". Cena thanked Belair for sharing that news, as she received a fantastic reaction from the Allegiant Stadium crowd.

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Bianca Belair last wrestled at WrestleMania 41, coming up short against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley in an excellent match for IYO's Women's World Championship; the Genius of the Sky retaining the gold on that occasion.

Unfortunately for Bianca, she suffered a hand injury during that match, which was later detailed to be a broken knuckle. That injury kept the Knoxville native on the sidelines for the past 12 months, although she did make an appearance as a special referee in the Jade Cargill vs. Naomi contest at the Evolution PLE last July.

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Many fans had speculated that Bianca Belair might be making her WWE return at WrestleMania 42 or in the fallout to 'Mania, and while that return did take place, Bianca will obviously be stepping away from the ring for the foreseeable future.

From all of us here at WhatCulture, a huge congratulations to Bianca Belair, Montez Ford, and their family on this fantastic news.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.