SmackDown before WrestleMania Preview: Roman Reigns destroys Edge and Daniel Bryan, big title change on the cards? (April 9, 2021)

By Shruti Sadbhav

Modified Apr 09, 2021 14:30 GMT

Roman Reigns will want to have the last laugh on WWE SmackDown this week

#5 Sasha Banks takes a shot at Bianca Belair ahead of SmackDown Women’s Championship match WrestleMania

Sasha Banks won't be kind to Bianca Belair

Bianca Belair is set to challenge Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37. The winner of Women’s Royal Rumble 2021 has emerged as a top superstar on the Blue brand and humbled several big names in the process. After winning a title opportunity, Belair decided to turn her attention towards the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Both Belair and Banks worked together until recently, when the champion’s arrogance started to cause friction between them. The mutual respect between the two superstars quickly turned into mutual hate, especially after the duo couldn’t beat Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the women’s tag team titles at Fastlane. This also marked Banks’ heel turn, and the two started getting involved in multiple altercations on SmackDown.

Both Belair and Banks are extremely talented superstars who are bound to deliver a memorable match at the upcoming pay-per-view. However, the build-up to their ongoing feud isn’t as intense as one would have expected. Thus, the creative might use the final episode of SmackDown before WrestleMania to add more to this storyline and the two characters ahead of a plausible title change.

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Shruti Sadbhav is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. With a triple major in Journalism, English Literature, and Psychology, she has always been drawn to writing. As an avid sports lover, writing about sports was the finest way to combine her passion with her prowess.

Whenever she writes, Shruti puts herself into the shoes of fans to see how she would appreciate an honest account of anything related to something she follows wholeheartedly with engaging and relevant information to cater to the readers' needs.

Shruti has seven years of experience. She previously worked as a content manager at Fox Sports Asia and as an assistant manager and digital marketer at Kickstart FC. Shruti previously worked in multiple roles in Sportskeeda, where she was a WWE features writer, editor, and content manager. She has over 40 million+ reads across all her writer profiles, giving her an immensely diverse audience across WWE and football.

When it comes to pro wrestling, Shruti does not particularly remember the first match she watched. However, she recalls accompanying her brother and getting hooked when she saw The Undertaker – a fascinating wrestler that she, like thousands of others, believed in.
Her views on pro wrestling evolved as she grew older and understood the intricacies of the business. This allows her to appreciate those who dedicate themselves to the craft and, once in a while, it does become what it has always been touted to be – magical. Her favorite wrestler is Finn Balor due to his persistence.

When she is not working as a writer, Shruti loves to read, enjoy a good cup of coffee, and let Manchester City dictate her weekend plans.

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