Although both claiming that they want the best for each other, maintaining that they will continue to be friends, it appears that John Cena and Nikki Bella’s attempts to do so have ended.
Taking to her social media, Nikki Bella sent out a message that seemed to have a rather obvious target in mind:
“When you don’t give him what he wants, he will delete you, silence you, manipulate you, do what he can to destroy you, but turn that hurt into strength. Take the high road and prevail! Happiness can’t be bought, it is priceless. It’s your true secret weapon. N.”
For what it’s worth, adding to the speculation of a definitive rift between their attempts at friendship, the two have stopped following each other on Twitter.
This comes after Nikki’s insistence that she is happy for John Cena. During an episode of her podcast, she playfully promised she would Rack Attack anyone who hurt him.
The couple broke up last year after first getting together in 2012. They were engaged for a year after Cena famously proposed to her in the middle of the ring during WrestleMania 33 in 2017.
Nikki Bella is currently dating her former Dancing With The Stars partner, Artem Chigvintsev. Cena, meanwhile, is now reportedly seeing Shay Shariatzadeh.
Despite her official retirement still being relatively new, Nikki Bella clearly still has an interest in pro wrestling, and the allure of an in-ring return remains an attractive prospect to her—but only if she can wrestle the right person.
In a recent episode of her podcast, The Bellas Podcast, hosted with twin sister Brie, Nikki divulged that there is one thing that would bring her out of retirement and get her back in the ring despite how busy she is now with her other endeavors.
That one thing? A matchup with Stephanie McMahon.
“Yes, everyone, I am retired,” she reiterated. “Right now I feel like I need to prioritise my life and my companies: Bella Radici Winery, Birdiebee Clothing Line and Nicole and Brizee. They’re number one, as well as this podcast, because I love connecting with you in my life.”
Nikki explained that, although she can no longer connect with her fans in the ring or on TV, she loves that she can maintain a connection through their podcast.
“I can’t connect with you guys in the ring. I can’t connect with you guys on TV, but I can connect with you on this podcast, and that is prioritising that my fans come first. But I’m thinking [about] my life in a different way,” Nikki confesses.
“I’m 35, and that is how I want to think of it, so yes [I’m still retired]. But if Stephanie McMahon wants to call me out, you damn right I will get back in that ring and take my boss on.”
Nikki Bella would wrestle her last matchup in a losing effort to then RAW Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey. The two competed on WWE’s first ever all women’s PPV, WWE Evolution. She would make her official retirement announcement during the March 24th episode of her reality show, Total Bellas.
Despite having broken up the better part of a year ago, it’s been no secret that Nikki Bella still has feelings for John Cena. This was further confirmed during a recent episode of the Bella Twins’ podcast, wherein Nikki addressed the recent images of John Cena with a mystery woman.
She revealed that, upon seeing the headline over the two for the first time, her “stomach went into knots,” though her feelings changed when she actually saw the photo.
“[…] when I opened it up and saw the photo it was weird, I…you know when you get a text or you see a photo or you see your significant other flirt with someone or something, you know how you get those knots in your stomach that hurts? You either want to poop your pants immediately…or you just have the craziest tummy ache, right? So neither of that happened to me when I saw the photos.”
Nikki admitted she “felt bad” for John during their public breakup. This was due to how only her side was really presented, thanks to the filming of her show, Total Bellas.
“I felt bad for John, with our breakup, I felt bad because I felt like I embarrassed him. I felt like I disappointed him.”
Despite stating that she’s “very happy for him” Nikkie promises that “[…] let me tell you, [if] she breaks his heart, wow…I will Rack Attack her in a heartbeat. Still protective of that man.”
“Try To Be The Right Person”
Nikki Bella wasn’t the only one to talk about love in recent days. John Cena, who is usually a fan of cryptic messages, wrote the following on his Twitter account:
“Instead of trying to find the right person, try to be the right person. Get to a point where you love yourself, and you might be surprised at the company you choose to keep.”
Instead of trying to find the right person, try to be the right person. Get to a point where you love yourself, and you might be surprised at the company you choose to keep.
This message, more focused on self-growth, appears to be directly addressing his potentially new relationship, rather than being a petty dig at past loves.
Cena most recently appeared during this past Sunday’s WrestleMania 35 event. He would interrupt Elias’ performance with a throwback to his rapping Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick from the early 2000s.
The Bella Twins recently announced their retirement from pro wrestling. Despite this, they have already speculated about what could bring them back to the ring.
During the debut episode of their new podcast, The Bellas Podcast, Nikki Bella would candidly address her own retirement announcement. She revealed her reasons behind the difficult decision. She also divulged that she wasn’t allowed to talk about the real reason due to corporate decision making—though it wasn’t specified whether this was a WWE or E! decision.
“Something we really couldn’t air on Total Bellas is that people didn’t realize how hard my comeback was for me to go back to a place that I called home and met the love of my life.”
She continued, “[…] when they showed you that I made the decision [to retire] because I couldn’t hang with the girls in the ring anymore, what they also don’t air—because they never want me to talk about my neck—is … it’s because of my neck.”
“I Would Get Paralyzed Too Or Even Worse”
Nikki would then mention Paige and the unfortunate incident that saw her having to retire from in-ring competition:
“You saw what happened to Paige,” Nikki said. “Paige and I have the same hardware. So if I was to get kicked in the back of the head, I would get paralyzed too or even worse.”
Co-host, and twin sister, Brie mentioned how Nikki would cry in the locker room every single week. The cameras, however, refused to show it. Nikki added that “we weren’t allowed to,” demonstrating the structured nature of the supposed ‘reality’ show.
It hasn’t even been a month since both Nikki Bella and Brie
Bella, the Bella Twins announced their retirement from in-ring competition, but
the sisters are already talking about a possible return.
In what seems like a good strategy to market their new podcast, the Bellas talked about a number of things during the first episode of the Bellas Podcast while also discussing a comeback.
The topic was brought up when a fan asked them about the Women’s Tag Titles and replying to it, Brie said that they did say they were stepping away but it was before the tag titles were introduced.
She went on to claim that the fact that there is a tag title
for the female competitors is extremely tempting for them because they’re the
longest reigning, most authentic tag team in the company.
This led to Nikki recalling their debut and early days in the company as a tag team. She then said that she has had an amazing career in WWE and she would love to win the Women’s Tag titles with Brie.
The two concluded the topic with Nikki saying that she would
love to take on the current champions Sasha Banks and Bayley while Brie
reminded everyone to never say never.
As we noted before, Nikki Bella is open to a return as long as the timing is right and while this appears to be just a tease, it wouldn’t be a big surprise if we see the Bella Twins making a return somewhere down the line.
While she hasn’t exactly been on a touring WWE schedule, the news of former Diva’s Champion Nikki Bella’s retirement still came as a surprise for many.
TMZ has now published a report on her retirement, revealing that the former Champion is not leaving on bad terms and she still has a great working relationship with the company.
The reasons for her retirement include the other business ventures she needs to focus on and the various wear and tears on her body Bella has accumulated during her time as a full-time WWE performer.
While she is not expected to return to full time touring
schedule in future, people close to the former Champion claim that she still
loves wrestling and WWE.
Not only that but the former SmackDown Star is still interested in making cameo appearances for the promotion every now and then, as long as the timing is right
As far as her working relationship with the company goes,
word is that WWE will sign her as an ambassador. The Total Bellas reality show
is also expected to continue.
Nikki Bella announced her retirement from Professional
Wrestling during the season finale of Total Bellas aired this past Sunday. Her
announcement came only days after her sister Brie Bella also confirmed her
retirement during the March 10th episode of the show.
On the season finale of Total Bellas this past Sunday evening, Nikki Bella announced that she has decided to retire from the ring for good.
While on the topic of 2018’s European tour that Nikki wrestled in, she made the announcement that she will be hanging up her boots. “The tour was good but I just feel like I’m too old for that travel,” Nikki told her family and friends during a dinner. “The travel was really, really rough. So I realized and I was like, ‘Why am I doing this?’ I don’t feel good, and I can’t – The girls are doing amazing things over there. I really am ready to hang up the jersey.”
Nikki noted that while on the European tour she realized her body and her mind can’t keep up with the schedule of a wrestler.
“Being on the European tour, I’ve had a lot of time to think. Just how my body feels, being away from my companies, how time consuming this is. It’s making me realize I’m ready to fold the jersey and put it away. I’m ready to put the kicks aside and I’m ready to take Nikki Bella into a different direction.”
Nikki Bella’s last match was against Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Title at a House Show in Italy which took place during the WWE European tour on November 9, 2018.
Nikki Bella says it would ‘kill’ her to see ex John Cena move on with another woman.
The 35-year-old admitted to this in the finale episode of Total Bellas as she and her sister Brie Bella visited Napa Valley in California, the place where she was supposed to tie the knot with Cena.
“This is the first time I’ve been back in Napa since my big breakup and I just immediately get all those memories, but, a part of me is like okay Nicole, now you have to make new memories,” Nikki said.
The return to Napa brought a lot of past memories about her ex. “I think that’s why I was crying so much yesterday. I feel like it was the first time I just fully was starting my true grieving and healing process,” she says. The two broke up in July 2018 after staying 6 years together.
Although Nikki has moved on and is currently dating her former Dancing with the Stars partner Artem Chigvinstev, she admits that it would hurt her to see Cena move on and find someone new.
“No matter what, the next time I see him with someone it’s going to kill me,” she says. “I still have a long way to go. But honestly, I’m ready for a new me. I need it. You know what I feel like I need to do? I need to start living as if I don’t care whether it’s my ex or anyone else watching me and afraid to hurt their feelings.”
Nikki said that she just wants to “move forward.” She has been ‘casually dating’ Chigvintsev since January.
John Cena, on the other hand, is currently not scheduled to appear at WrestleMania and there is no clear creative plan for him at the moment. Though replacing Baron Corbin in Kurt Angle’s last match is being considered a possibility for him at WrestleMania 35.
The current WWE Champion, “The New” Daniel Bryan has been dominant on SmackDown Live ever since turning heel late last year. He would win the championship from AJ Styles, resorting to dirty tactics in order to do so. This strategy, however, has seen him hold onto the belt since November 13th, as he continues to berate the WWE Universe for their fickle nature and wasteful attitudes.
Nikki Bella, Daniel Bryan’s sister-in-law, had some thoughts on his recent attitude change. Speaking with Jim Alexander from Reel Talker, she would open up on Daniel Bryan’s heel turn and current run, commenting on how he’s taken aspects from his real-life personality and infused them seamlessly into his current WWE persona.
“I love it because there is so much truth to it. When your character has that foundation of truth of who you are, there’s so much passion and you feel the passion, so then you get invested and you’re connected to it. And that’s the thing, ‘cause everything Bryan is saying is how he truly feels. […] You invest. You naturally invest. Him changing the title, like what a heel thing to do. It’s hilarious. It’s him, I love it.”
Kofi-Mania
Daniel Bryan, who is now also known as “The Planet’s Champion” successfully defeated Kofi Kingston last night during SmackDown’s Gauntlet match. If he had been successful, Kofi would have faced Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.
With fans desperate to see Kofi-Mania finally take place in April, it will be interesting to see how Kofi and The New Day respond to yet another obstacle thrown in the path of this Superstar and his championship aspirations.
Nikki Bella is moving forward and it’s without former WWE Champion John Cena. A new report about their relationship has surfaced online that sheds some light on their current status.
TMZ is reporting that Nikki’s relationship with Artem Chigvintsev appears to be turning serious as they are reporting that Nikki is completely done with Cena. It was added that “she sees no future with him.”
It was also mentioned that Artem flew out to Los Angeles on Monday night to go on a date with Nikki to Wally’s in Beverly Hills. For those who don’t know, Artem was her partner on Dancing With The Stars when they competed on the television show that was broadcasted by ABC.
The couple announced their separation last year after dating since 2012 and being engaged for a year. Cena and Bella teamed up together for the first time back at WrestleMania 33 in 2017 where they defeated The Miz and Maryse.
After the match, Cena proposed to Bella. It’s been reported that they were scheduled to get married on May 5, 2018, before separating. The main reason for their split was due to Cena being against having children but has later stated that he is willing to be a father.
Despite a pretty public, and well publicised, break up with her former partner, John Cena, Nikki Bella continues to wish him nothing but the best.
Speaking with Hollywood Life, Nikki Bella addressed a number of topics. These ranged from John Cena and winning a ‘Best Actress In A Reality Series’ award for ‘Total Bellas.’
When asked how she would feel if she were to find out that John Cena was officially dating someone else, Nikki Bella responded with a graceful answer — one that hinted towards a future that could perhaps, one day, see them together once more.
“I always say that I would be OK [to see John with a new girlfriend], but I think no matter what, it’s always hard to see someone that you loved for so long be with someone else, but I honestly only care about his happiness. I just hope whoever that person is makes him the happiest man on earth because that’s what he deserves. You never know with the future, right? Sometimes people get back together, sometimes they don’t. I guess one day at a time.”
The couple began dating in 2012 before announcing their separation last year. John Cena famously proposed to Nikki Bella in the middle of the ring at WrestleMania 33 after the two came out victorious over The Miz and Maryse in a tag team match. They were originally scheduled to be wed on May 5th 2018 prior to breaking up.
We recently reported on “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey allegedly joining the cast of ‘Total Divas.’ Now, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet, it appears that Nikki and Brie Bella won’t be returning for the next season of ‘Total Divas’ as well.
Stepping away from the show that helped to popularize them to a wider audience, the Bella Twins are actively choosing to instead focus on their spin-off series, ‘Total Bellas.’
The Total Divas cast, as it stands now, includes Carmella, Natalya, Nia Jax, Naomi, and the recently announced Sonya Deville.
From that lineup, it can be assumed that Paige won’t be returning when cameras start rolling for the new season. She is currently promoting her new biopic, ‘Fighting With My Family.’
Sonya Steps In
Sonya Deville stepped in to replace Lana. It was revealed that Lana and Rusev would be removed from the show for being “strongly disliked by the demographic.”
When asked about joining the cast, she responded:
“I have been through things and I am the person I am for a lot of reasons and I love sharing those stories for the fans because it’s relatable. And on that topic, I’ll be on Season 9 of Total Divas, which is something I am super excited about.”
For what it’s worth, Pro Wrestling Sheet stated that Nikki Bella will continue on as an Executive Producer.
One UFC Champion has his eyes on former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella. UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is riding high off a recent knockout victory over a fellow UFC champ. “The Messenger” defeated bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw via knockout in under a minute of the first round. It was Cejudo’s first title defense since unseating longtime flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson this past summer. The former Olympic gold medalist discussed his win on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” this week.
During the interview, Cejudo detailed a past meeting with Nikki Bella and her sister, Brie. They were both sitting in first class on the same airplane. Cejudo asked for a shoutout for his younger niece (via News.com.au):
“Nikki Bella’s been like my biggest crush,” Cejudo said. “I was sitting next to her and I’m thinking ‘how am I going to approach this?’
“My little niece is nine years old and she loves the Bella twins. She was Nikki Bella for Halloween. So I approached them and said this is my niece, would you give her a shoutout, it would mean the world to me. So I used my niece to talk to her. (Now) they’re following me (on social media).”
Nikki caught wind of Cejudo’s comments and offered a response. She congratulated him on his recent victory, saying she hopes she was a good luck charm for him. Bella also offered to send him a bottle of her wine as congratulations and said she’d like to train with Cejudo in Arizona. The former Divas Champion also threw in possibly getting a drink together as well. Here’s her response:
Oh my word.@HenryCejudo: I hope you’re sitting down.
Nikki Bella of The @BellaTwins saw your interview on my show yesterday and sent you this! First you save the flyweights and now this?! What a time to be Henry Cejudo.
Nikki Bella’s love life has been well documented for a number of years now. This is thanks to the exposure she has received from both Total Divas and Total Bellas reality shows. A major part of that show was her break up with WWE Superstar, John Cena.
Since then, however, Nikki Bella has been readily moving on with her life.
We previously reported on Nikki dating her former Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) partner, Artem Chigvintsev. She has since given further insight into her life during an interview with Live With Kelly And Ryan.
Nikki, there with her sister, Brie, recalled a date that she went on in October with The Bachelorette contestant, Peter Kraus.
“It’s just been one date so far. It was in the fall and he was so sweet. One, he’s so handsome — even Brie’s husband [Daniel Bryan] was freaking out for him. And he was so sweet and I would totally go out again, especially, I want to try it without cameras. It was like 10 people staring at me.”
She shared that Peter showed up with flowers, though “they weren’t roses,” in reference to the prop used on both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette TV shows.
Whilst talking about going on further dates with Kraus, she said: “I totally would go out [with him] again.” For what it’s worth, Nikki didn’t mention Chigvintsev during the course of the interview.
It looks like Nikki Bella is now dating her former Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) partner, Artem Chigvintsev. This comes from a report via US Weekly. Bella is in her first relationship since breaking up with John Cena last April. They dated for several years and were even engaged to be married. Cena proposed to Bella during WrestleMania 33 after their Mixed Tag Team match victory over The Miz and Maryse.
Nikki and Artem partnered up on the 25th season of the program in 2017. They lasted two months before finally being eliminated from the competition. Currently, Artem is on the national DWTS live tour. He and Bella were spotted together during Christmas weekend in Studio City, California. The report also notes that Artem became friends with Cena when he partnered with Bella on DWTS.
Cena actually once said that Artem would likely choreograph he and Bella’s first dance at their wedding, which, of course, never happened. Bella’s relationship with Artem will be featured on the fourth season of “Total Bellas” which will premiere on January 13th. You can check out the preview for the new season in the video player here:
Speculation remains rampant regarding the relationship between John Cena and Nikki Bella. The couple broke up earlier this year and the incident was filmed for the latest season of “Total Bellas.” However, many fans assume the breakup is staged to help promote the show’s latest season. But both Cena and Bella have remained adamant that their breakup is legitimate.
Since their split, both Cena and Bella have been spotted together on several occasions, making fans speculate even more. With that being said, it looks like Cena is done talking about the matter for the time being. Cena is currently making the media rounds to promote his new “Bumblebee” film.
“The Leader Of The Cenation” was in New York City this past Thursday and was part of the Empire State Building’s lighting ceremony. Cena was also at the event doing promotional work for Make-A-Wish as well. However, The New York Post’s “Page Six” is reporting that interviewers were told beforehand that they were not allowed to bring up Cena’s past engagement to Bella.
The couple got engaged at WrestleMania 33 in 2017 after their feud with The Miz and Maryse. Cena proposed to Bella in front of thousands of fans and millions watching around the world. However, they decided to split up from each other back in April.
What do you think about Cena dodging questions about Bella?
The Bella Twins just suggested a match that will certainly get a reaction from professional wrestling fans. Nikki and Brie walked the red carpet for the “People’s Choice Awards,” and did an interview with E!’s Giuliana Rancic. The twins were asked about several professional wrestling topics, including working WWE Evolution with Ronda Rousey, their next match, and more.
In regards to their next match, The Bella Twins were asked who they’d like to share the ring with. They offered a very interesting response. Nikki threw out the suggestion of facing mega-celebrity sisters, The Kardashians:
“I honestly think what would be really good is the Kardashians! Sisters versus sisters!” Nikki said.
Brie Bella followed up and agreed with her sister, saying “I think that would be a good match.” The Kardashians have several reality TV shows on E! Network and are arguably the most famous celebrities on the planet. The Bella Twins are featured on a few of E!’s reality shows as well. Those being “Total Divas” and “Total Bellas.”
There’s definitely a bit of a working relationship between the two sides should they want to open up discussions for something like a WWE match. It remains to be seen if anything becomes of The Bellas comments. Check out The Bellas’ interview with E!, in which they challenge The Kardashians to a match, below:
Do you think this is something WWE would actually pursue?
Former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella was recently a guest on the “In This Corner” podcast to talk about various topics. During the appearance, Bella talked about her break-up with John Cena earlier this year. “It’s extremely difficult,” Bella said when asked about her relationship being in the public eye.
Bella continued by stating that she has people always contacting her to see if she’s okay and what the status of their relationship. She stated that is why she’s so open on Total Bellas whether you like it not. “I even showcased a lot what I went through on the previous season of Total Bellas I didn’t tell the cameras to stop rolling even though I wanted them to,” Bella said. She continued by stating that she knew that a lot of women were going through that where they thanked her for making them feel like they weren’t going through it alone.
She pointed out that she takes her storylines personal because she’s reality star now and feels like a target when she gets into the ring. The reason for that is due to her thinking she should showcase that when wrestling “because they are going to bring it up anyway so mine as well bring it to the storylines.”
During a Q&A session on Twitter on Saturday, Maria Kanellis answered questions on her relationship with The Bella Twins, her return to the ring at WWE Evolution, if she’s interested in wrestling more, her current run in WWE, and more. Below are some of the highlights:
Don’t know what you are talking about. I work for WWE now. Past is prolong. I’m on chapter 14 years. Me and the Twins talk babies now. Love me some twin magic. But that Jimmy Fallon thing was freaky.???? https://t.co/wJxfUfQXDF
While watching Brie and Nikki Bella on Raw in July 2013, Maria Kanellis claimed in a since-deleted tweet that they blocked her from returning to WWE earlier that year, writing, “I was offered a @wwe contract and the Bellas made sure I didn’t get it. I’m not bitter. I just don’t like people that mess with my career.”
If the right opportunity comes along. Why not? Freddie needs to see me. This world is too crazy for me not to fight. https://t.co/M1NzaeVgcR
Sure, I’ll take that Wrestlemania main event check. I used to hate wrestling because I was paid less to do the same work. Now, we have the opportunity. I’m not afraid to work and be rewarded so bring it on. https://t.co/jdkrrguANj
I was so calm. It was weird. I’ve never been that relaxed in the ring. Freddie was watching and I did not want her to be nervous. So I did my job. https://t.co/Xei76Z1HBW
Hahaha… I belong in WWE, now. The first time I was too young and dumb. But, all my Indy boys and girls helped me grow up and now I’m fearless. I stand on the shoulders of greater men and women. With Honor, an impact, and the kings of pro wrestling. https://t.co/nJhVynKFmT
I don’t think about it. BUT, I have tons of help. We moved to my hometown to have my entire family around. No moms balance it. We just don’t have another choice. https://t.co/hpPbywvXZh
Both Michael Cole and Renee Young mentioned during the Evolution PPV that the event was sold out but unlike other events, the commentary team didn’t mention the number of attendance.
Later fans in attendance posted some photos of the event from their Twitter accounts which reveal that the show wasn’t actually sold out as claimed.
The photos as seen below reveal that there were many empty seats in the arena and from the looks of it, it appears that the company was only able to sell out about 70% tickets for the show:
Nikki Bella Hints At Taking Another Break From Wrestling
Nikki Bella challenged Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey for her title in the main event of Evolution PPV but the former Diva’s Champion was unsuccessful in her quest.
Bella was interviewed backstage after her loss and talking about her match with the former UFC Star, Nikki said that the PPV proved that the Diva’s Era is officially over.
However continuing on the topic, Nikki Bella claimed that she is not done with Ronda and hinted at possibly taking another break, saying “When I come back here, I’m going to be a brand new woman”:
– In the opening moments of Raw, Roman Reigns announced that he has been living with leukemia for 11 years and the disease’s return would force him to relinquish the Universal Championship and take a leave of absence from WWE. Reigns’ sabbatical from WWE apparently won’t prevent him from making appearances across the United States as ACE Comic Con announced today that he will appear at one of their events next year.
Reigns, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, and Lilian Garcia are among the celebrity guests scheduled to appear at ACE Comic Con Arizona on Friday, January 11, 2019, in Glendale, Arizona at Gila River Arena. Fans will have the opportunity to meet all four as they will be signing autographs and doing photo-ops. Garcia will also moderate Q&A panels with Reigns, Bliss, and Flair.
– You can add Vickie Guerrero to the list names who will be at WWE Evolution tomorrow night. The former WWE star revealed on Twitter that she will be there to work with the women who are performing on the show.
WWE’s announcement of Evolution took a lot of people by surprise. Even The Bella Twins. WWE will host its first-ever all-female pay-per-view (PPV) tomorrow (Sat., October 27, 2018) from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The show will be headlined by two of WWE’s biggest female stars.
RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey will defend her title against Nikki Bella. Nikki’s sister, Brie, will likely be in her corner. Recently, The Bella Twins took part in a Q&A panel at the Ace Comic Con in Chicago. During the session, they were asked about their reaction to the announcement of the PPV.
Never Saw It Coming
Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H made the announcement inside the ring, with all the WWE Superstars on the entrance ramp of RAW. Brie initially assumed the announcement was going to be in regards to Women’s Tag Team Titles:
“I actually thought they were probably bringing in tag team titles for the women, just because of how everyone was out in the ring and they were speaking,” Brie said. “And I wasn’t expecting an all women’s pay-per-view.
“Look, I have goosebumps just saying it out loud. I was sitting on the couch watching and I was like, ‘wait, what?’ It really made me teary eyed. I was like, ‘wow, this is a really historic moment for WWE.’”
As for Nikki, she was definitely taken aback by the announcement. She believed women would main event a WrestleMania before getting their own PPV:
“I was with Brie and I remember we were both floored,” Nikki said. “I mean, I was in shock. And I had no idea it was coming either. I thought we might see first women main eventing WrestleMania and then an all women’s pay-per-view, but I love the fact that that [has] come before that. It’s amazing.”
What do you make of The Bella Twins’ reaction to the news of Evolution?
We noted before how the news of Roman Reigns relinquishing the Universal Championship was kept secret and most of the locker room found out about it through the Raw segment.
Nikki Bella recently appeared on CBS Sports’ In This Corner podcast to promote the upcoming Evolution PPV and during her appearance Bella talked about locker room’s reaction to the news among other things.
The former Champion said that she gets the deepest chills when this topic is brought up and claimed that everyone is still in a lot of shock due to this extremely unexpected news.
Though continuing on the topic, Nikki said that if anyone can beat this, it’s Roman Reigns and it was beyond brave of him to go out there and talk about the disease:
“But if anyone can fight through this, it’s Joe. Joe is just so beyond brave to go out there, and to speak the way he did, I just … to me, he is so inspiring and so motivating to never give up. The show is definitely going to feel so different without him. His presence is just strong. He’s beautiful inside and out, and I’m just praying so hard for him.”
Nikki Bella is currently scheduled to face the Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey for her title in the main event of the upcoming Evolution PPV.
The war of words between Nikki Bella and Ronda Rousey reached another level when Rousey brought up Nikki’s relationship and recent break up with John Cena during a promo on Raw 2 weeks ago.
During her recent interview with New York Post in order to promote Sunday’s Evolution PPV, Bella talked about a number of things and also discussed this promo.
Nikki first discussed how women in the wrestling industry want the equality and they don’t want to be defined by their man or their relationships.
While talking about Rousey’s Raw promo, especially the John Cena jab, the former Diva’s Champion said that she has grown thick-skinned to such shots and she can’t wait for the day when it can stop:
“I’ve grown thick-skinned to it. I just can’t wait for the day it can stop and not every promo towards me brings up my ex and I think it will [stop]. I think there will come a day for that, but maybe there won’t, but I do hope so.”
Nikki Bella is currently scheduled to challenge the Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey for her title at the upcoming Evolution PPV. You can check out Nikki’s full interview at this link and watch the segment in question below:
Nikki Bella talked with Matt Burke of Metro about her upcoming WWE RAW Women’s Title match with Ronda Rousey at this Sunday’s Evolution pay-per-view event in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum that will air on the WWE Network. This is expected to be the headliner.
The former WWE Divas Champion stated that a fan recently told her that she has competed in well over 600 matches and that Rousey has only had 24 matches in WWE.
“This Sunday it’s going to be the best performance of my career, for sure. I’ll have my sister Brie in my corner, I have a new move set, and the Bellas always have a few tricks up their sleeves.”
Bella also talked about standing out in the WWE, which she said that you have to blend it all together as it’s charisma and likeability. Nikki noted that you have to bring something different to the table because the minute a woman walks out of that curtain it’s about how much she connects with that crowd.
She added, “Does she get their attention? How well does she speak on the mic? It’s all about confidence, and I only started to get better when I just started being me.”