Bianca Belair’s WWE Return Still Uncertain After WrestleMania Finger Injury

Bianca Belair hasn’t wrestled since WrestleMania 41, and now it’s becoming clear why — her finger injury from that night is still causing her problems, and there’s still no timeline for her WWE return.

During a recent appearance on the Club 520 Podcast, Belair casually revealed that her injury hasn’t healed yet, months after her triple threat match against Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY. Though fans knew she suffered a broken finger, no one expected the recovery to drag on this long.

“I have my wedding ring on my right hand because my left finger is still broken.”

WWE had initially expected a much quicker turnaround. According to Sean Ross Sapp on the Fightful Select Backstage Report podcast, the company didn’t anticipate this extended absence and thought she’d be back already. He explained the full extent of what went wrong during that now-infamous WrestleMania spot:

“When the injury happened, WWE did not think she was going to be out this long. Now, her finger looked terrible from what I understood — it like swelled up big time. People were coming and checking on it. It was on the triple German suplex spot at Mania where I think that she thought she broke all of her fingers, but she actually broke the knuckle. So it ended up a lot worse than they thought.”

Even while sidelined, Belair remains proud of the performance she delivered on the biggest stage of the year. But the reality is clear — WWE’s timeline has been thrown off, and there’s no official word on when she’ll be cleared.

“That’s one of my matches I’m super proud about at WrestleMania this past year with Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY. There was a lot of strength and athleticism that we displayed, and storytelling. That’s what’s amazing about WWE, it’s sports entertainment, for sure, and that’s what we do. I’m super proud to be a part of something like that.”

With no definitive return plan in sight, the WWE Universe is left waiting for the EST’s next move — whenever that may be.

Do you think Bianca Belair should return in a title chase, or start a fresh rivalry? Drop your take in the comments and let us know how you’d book her return.

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