Iyo Sky Beats Rhea Ripley, Bianca to Retain WWE Women's World Title at WrestleMania 41

Iyo Sky beat Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat match on Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 on Sunday to retain the Women's World Championship.

Sky, Ripley and Belair kicked off Night 2 with a bang, delivering high-flying chaos and nonstop action.

Belair countered Ripley's Riptide with a whip of her signature braid before landing a K.O.D. that looked like it would seal the match.

But just as the count began, Sky came soaring off the ropes with a perfectly timed Over the Moonsault, breaking up the pin and flipping the momentum and pinning Belair for the win.

The road to the star-studded women's world title match began at Elimination Chamber on March 1 when Belair outlasted five other Superstars to earn a championship match at WrestleMania.

While The EST of WWE knew she would vie for a title on The Grandest Stage of Them All, she did not initially know who her opponent would be.

On the post-Elimination Chamber episode of Raw, Ripley put the Women's World Championship on the line against Sky. Belair was ringside to scout her competition, but the Australian was so distracted by her presence that she ended up dropping the title to The Genius of the Sky.

That seemingly meant Sky would defend the title against Belair in a singles match at WrestleMania, but Ripley crashed the contract signing.

The segment devolved into chaos with all three women attacking each other. Mami took advantage by signing her name on the contract and leaving with it.

Raw general manager Adam Pearce snatched the contract away from Ripley backstage and said she couldn't insert herself into the 'Mania bout, although he agreed to give her a rematch against Sky on the March 31 edition of Raw.

To make things even more interesting, Pearce said Belair would serve as special guest referee in an effort to prevent things from getting out of hand.

Not surprisingly, that plan backfired, as The EST's involvement turned the match into a powder keg of mayhem and emotion, ending in a no-contest.

Given the controversial ending to the bout, Pearce ultimately made the decision to turn the WrestleMania match into a Triple Threat.

Sky, Belair and Ripley are three of the best performers and biggest stars WWE has to offer, and while a strong case could have been made for any of them to come out on top, it was Sky who prevailed and retained the women's title in the process.

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