American professional wrestler Bianca Belair picks tennis legend, Serena Williams, as one of the athletes she would love to see in the squared circle. However, why does Belair feels that Williams can become a WWE superstar?
Williams possesses a solid, athletic, and powerful physique. She has strong arms with large biceps and an explosive muscular frame, which fills up a lot of power and athleticism in her game. Her built-up is often compared to as of a wrestler.
Hence, she is frequently called up to step in the WWE ring and has been one of the celebrity athletes to be on the company’s radar for a long time now. Consequently, Belair didn’t hesitate to take Serena’s name for a crossover in the WWE ring.
“Someone like Serena Williams would be great” – Bianca Belair
Along with Williams, Belair also chose undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather as one of the sports personalities that she would like to see joining the WWE. Bianca believes that Williams and Mayweather could ‘shake things up’ in WWE if they sign for the company.
“I also think that someone like Serena Williams would be great too. I think as a woman, she’s just powerful and strong, she can represent. And I think she can bring a whole other demographic of fans and audiences to WWE. Those two could really come in and shake things up here,” Belair said in an interview with WWE UK.
While Mayweather has already featured in a WrestleMania match, Serena is yet to make her appearance in WWE. Consequently, many superstars including WWE’s Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon have expressed their desire to see Williams join the company.
However, it is highly unlikely that Williams becomes a part of the WWE universe. Would you like to see the 23-time Grand Slam winner inside a WWE ring?
“I Have Cried in The Locker Room Many Times” – Serena Williams
In Maria Sharapova’s memoir Unstoppable: My Life So Far she mentioned her first Grand Slam victory in her career. That was a win over Serena Williams in the finals of Wimbledon 2004. In her book, Sharapova talked about Williams ‘bawling’ in the locker room after her defeat.
“To me, the real answer was there, in this locker room, where I was changing and she was bawling. I think Serena hated me for being the skinny kid who beat her, against all odds, at Wimbledon,” Sharapova wrote.
After coming across these lines, Serena was disappointed. But she agreed to break down in the locker room after losing the Grand Slam final.
“I think the book was 100% hearsay, at least all the stuff I read and the quotes that I read, which was a little bit disappointing. You know, I have cried in the locker room many times after a loss, and that’s what I have seen a lot of people do,” said Serena Williams during French Open 2018.
“I think it’s normal. And I think if anything, it shows the passion and the desire and, you know, the will that you have to want to go out there and do the best.”
“I wear them on my sleeve” – Serena Williams on her emotion
Wimbledon is super special to Serena, and probably slipping the grass-court major title against then-17-year-old Sharapova, Williams just couldn’t take it.
“It’s a Wimbledon final, you know. So it’s just, like, I think it would be more shocking if I wasn’t in tears. And I am emotional and I do have emotions and I wear them on my sleeve.”
“You know, I’m human. So for me, I think it’s totally normal. I think what happens there should definitely maybe stay there and not necessarily talk about it in a not-so-positive way in a book.”
Some kind of friction has always been existing between the two legends. According to Maria Sharapova’s autobiography, Unstoppable the American was super-annoyed after losing the final match to the lanky Russian at Wimbledon 2004. The battle could be termed as Williams, the physical Goliath vs Sharapova, like David.
