A former Lady Vols’ track standout has reached a pinnacle in sports entertainment.
Bianca Blair Crawford won the 2021 WWE Women’s Royal Rumble Sunday.
Crawford, who competed in track and field for the University of Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas A&M, is a Knoxville product and a graduate of Knoxville’s Austin-East Magnet High School, where she competed in multiple sports, including track and field.
With the Lady Vols, Crawford was an All-Southeastern Conference and All-America standout. She was also on the SEC’s academic honor roll in 2011 and 2012.
The EST of @WWE!
Congrats to former Lady Vol track star @BiancaBelairWWE on winning tonight's #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/h6mpFj9qij
— Tennessee Track & Field/XC (@Vol_Track) February 1, 2021
She wrestles under the name Bianca Belair and is part of the WWE’s SmackDown brand.
Crawford is married to professional wrestler Kenneth Crawford, who performs under the stage name Montez Ford.
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