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#3 Bayley takes down Bianca Belair on WWE SmackDown

LIGHT WORK for The #ESTofWWE!#SmackDown @BiancaBelairWWE @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/25TXlbI54J

— WWE (@WWE) December 19, 2020

It looks like WWE is looking to make Bianca Belair a top talent in the women’s roster for the coming year, and they’ve done the right thing by putting her in a rivalry against Bayley. The former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion has played a great heel character all year, and she can do the job of giving The EST a major push.

Ahead of their match on SmackDown, Belair and Bayley were interviewed. Belair refused to consider Bayley a Role Model, while the former SmackDown Women’s Champion called her arrogant.

The EST of WWE used her strength to keep Bayley down, but the heel targeted Belair’s arm to get back in the contest. Belair was able to recover and planted Bayley with a beautiful suplex followed by a spinebuster.

While both women kept exchanging some blows, Bayley used her heelish tactics to set Belair up for a Rose Plant to pick up the victory. This was a good match between two incredible performers who can only do better next time.

.@BiancaBelairWWE took her to the limit, but @itsBayleyWWE (with a few tricks up her sleeve) was able to outlast The #ESTofWWE on #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/4jYNx8OZUS

— WWE (@WWE) December 19, 2020

It was also Bayley’s first victory in the ring since August 2020. While the veteran won the match, the result leaves the door open to a rematch between the two women at a later date. Bayley seems to be the perfect opponent for Belair.