Bianca Belair And Rhea Ripley Drop By NXT For Historic Photo Op
Ethan Hayes
Published Mar 27, 2026
Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair joined Raquel Gonzalez on the first-ever Tuesday night NXT to recreate an old photo in the best way.
A lot of new champions have been crowned in WWE over the course of the past week. All the way up to Tuesday night's NXT where Kushida defeated the unified Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar to win gold for the first time in WWE. The company also crowned three Women's Champions across Raw, SmackDown, and NXT between TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, and WrestleMania 37.
Raquel Gonzalez was the first to become a new Women's Champion, defeating Io Shirai on the first day of TakeOver. The new champ showcased her title on NXT this week, the first episode of the show on Tuesday nights rather than Wednesday. Franky Monet, formerly known as Impact Wrestling's Taya Valkyrie, also debuted on the show.
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After Gonzalez declared what kind of champion she is going to be, she was joined in the ring by Rhea Ripley. Ripley also became a champion over the weekend, defeating Asuka at WrestleMania. The Nightmare stared down Gonzalez before cracking a smile and the two of them clinked their titles together. As they hugged, Bianca Belair also got in on the fun, meaning all three of WWE's major women's champions were in the ring together.
Belair arguably had the biggest moment of the entire weekend, defeating Sasha Banks to become SmackDown Women's Champion in the main event of WrestleMania night one. Once all three of them were in the ring on NXT, they hugged and held up their titles. A photo of the three of them, which has been doing the rounds online, from a while ago appeared on the screen behind them.
A very cool and special moment, and a reminder that WWE might well have ushered in a new and exciting era of women's wrestling across all three of its brands. Belair leading the way on SmackDown, Ripley fronting what might well be about to become a loaded Raw women's division, and Gonzalez is a Women's Champion unlike any other so far in NXT.
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