WWE star Bianca Belair recently appeared on an episode of The Collection with Brad Gilmore, where she talked about a number of topics including how WrestleMania 39 was the most rewarding, but exhausting time of her career and how she was feeling sick and run-down due to the pressures that comes with being a champion.
Belair said, โIt was the most rewarding, but exhausting time of my career.โ โEveryone wants to be champion, but a lot of people donโt realize the schedule that comes with that, the pressure that comes with that, the reputation that comes with that. Every time you step out, you want to put on a champion performance. Itโs multiple segments on the show, youโre on every single show, every single live event, youโre doing media between the weeks.โ
โEveryone else is going home after Raw and SmackDown, youโre going to New York or California to do media, to do press, to do opportunities. I got to do a lot of amazing things and took the title to so many places when I was champion. From NBA games, NFL games, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Hart, Wild N Out, College Gameday, I did so many amazing things, but I was never home. It also comes with the pressure. Iโm someone who is a perfectionist. When it comes to WrestleMania, I put everything into it. I was so sick that WrestleMania. Physically, I was run down and so sick. Itโs a lot of pressure that comes with it, but itโs the most rewarding, but exhausting time of the year. Youโll see how exhausting that journey is, but rewarding and trying to balance everything.โ
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(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)