Bianca Belair to defend title on next week’s WWE SmackDown

Carmella will challenge Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship on the July 23 episode of WWE SmackDown in Cleveland, Ohio.

Belair retained her title against Carmella on this week’s SmackDown in a match that was announced six days before the show. Following the episode, Carmella complained on Twitter that she needed more time to prepare for a match which had so much riding on it.

The SmackDown post-show, Talking Smack, featured a backstage interview with Belair, who agreed to an immediate rematch against Carmella:

“Typical Carmella, like you [interviewer Kayla Braxton] said,” Belair said. “She had six days to prepare. People love going on Twitter talking about how they’re not bothered when they are, which is fine. She got in the ring with me tonight, so all I can say is I’m a fighting champion and I don’t back down from anything. She wants a rematch? Let’s do it again next week. I’m all for it. Let’s do it.”

Asked to clarify if a rematch is going to take place, Belair confirmed she is happy to grant Carmella another title opportunity next week. Moments later, Talking Smack host Kevin Patrick announced that the match had been made official.

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