As reported earlier this week, the Bella Twins were given permission by WWE to leave the current U.K. tour early, as the twin sisters had plans to take their grandmother to London and Paris for her 83rd birthday. As it turns out, Nikki and Brie were in Paris when the terrorist attacks took place on Friday.
The Bella Twins both posted photos from the L’Hotel, a five-star hotel in Paris that is located approximately 15 minutes away from the Bataclan concert hall, which is where over 100 people were killed and others were taken hostage.
Nikki and Brie are reportedly still in Paris, and while they have yet to post on Twitter or Instagram since the attacks occurred, their brother J.J. Garcia, who has appeared with them on Total Divas on multiple occasions, took to Twitter to inform Bella Twins fans that his sisters are safe.
J.J. posted the following on Twitter. Also below are photos that The Bella Twins posted from inside the L’Hotel in Paris.
– After joining the tour in progress due to the fact that she was on the sidelines with what has been described as “nagging injuries,” former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella left the WWE U.K. tour early this week to take her grandmother to London and Paris for her 83rd birthday. As it turns out, Brie Bella joined the two, so it appears that she is taking off the last leg of the current WWE overseas tour as well.
– Also taking off the last leg of the current WWE tour is one-half of The Prime Time Players, Titus O’Neil. He mentioned on his official Instagram page that he woke up in Rome on Thursday morning, but would be sleeping at his home in Tampa, Florida on Thursday evening. He added that he couldn’t wait to see his sons.
– After several NXT TV appearances this summer and fall, top independent wrestling star Tommaso Ciampa may have finally signed a deal with WWE. Ciampa indicated that he had in fact signed after working a PROGRESS Wrestling show in London recently. Tommaso is set to return to NXT on November 29th to face Marty Scurll as NXT General Manager William Regal set the match in the storyline. It’s worth noting that despite the rumors, F4WOnline.com is reporting that Ciampa has not officially signed a WWE contract as of Sunday.
– During a Twitter exchange today, The Bella Twins spoke to Summer Rae, teasing a possible addition to Team Bella. As noted previously, there’s also rumors that Summer will be managing Tyler Breeze when he comes to the main roster, which is expected to happen imminently. Summer is obviously in need of a new role now that she has parted with Rusev in the current storylines.
.@BellaTwins hmmmm….I do Fearlessly get into BrieMode when I'm feeling Foxy! And you are missing a blonde on your squad! #ItsSummerTime
WWE Divas The Bella Twins recently took part in a Q&A with the “Move, Nourish, Believe” website. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On if they have always been into health & fitness or if there was an “aha” moment:
Nikki: “I grew up as an athlete and in an athletic family. I was always familiar with workouts, hard work and eating right, but honestly the major ‘aha’ moment of truly eating right was when I started dating my boyfriend, John Cena. He just showed me a whole new way of life, a way to truly enjoy eating right and working out. I feel I can finally see the results physically that I have always wanted.”
Brie: “Like Nikki said, we were athletes growing up so we were always fit, but I wasn’t really educated in health. We grew up in a farming family so I always ate non-processed food and fresh produce. It wasn’t until I lived on my own that I realized how hard it was to eat healthy at a low cost with a busy schedule. At around 20 years old I started to educate myself on nutrition. I’m so grateful that I taught myself the importance of health and fitness in my early twenties. I created a lifestyle that I love and because of that I’ve never had to diet.”
On what they love most about their jobs:
Nikki: “Kicking butt! Haha! I love the competition in the ring and always doing what I can to improve as a WWE Diva (a female wrestler). I also absolutely love the fans and live crowds. The energy is so amazing – unlike anything I have ever experienced before! Oh and we travel the world which I love to do! Not very many jobs take you worldwide.”
Brie: “Empowering Women. I love dominating in what’s been considered man’s world and showing them that women are equal talent. When I stand in that ring after a match I feel like the strongest ME! It’s truly the greatest feeling.”
Paige recently took part in a Q&A at the Wizard World Comic Con in San Jose, California and among other things, Paige spoke about whether she thought Nikki Bella breaking AJ Lee’s record was a personal shot at CM Punk, as well as her towel angle from RAW several weeks ago.
Regarding the Bella record-breaking reign being a shot at AJ Lee and/or Punk, Paige offered the following response.
“Oh, I don’t think so. Don’t get me involved in this! I don’t need that heat, brother,” Paige said. “I don’t know. I have no idea. I don’t get involved in that crap.”
As far as the angle on RAW where she was wearing a towel because The Bella Twins stole her clothes, Paige was asked if she was really naked under the towel.
“That was legit live, guys. I had to run through the hallways in just a towel. I never thought I would be on RAW in just a towel.” Paige continued, “it had to go live, so Vince was like, ‘if she drops the towel everyone on the set is fired’ and I was like, ‘oh, it’s so much pressure’.”
The Bella Twins recently spoke with GQ.com to talk about secret ways to pick up women at the gym. Below are some of the highlights of the interview.
On whether or not Daniel Bryan and John Cena have influenced their fitness routines:
Nikki Bella: “Actually, when John and I first started dating, I was coming back from breaking my leg. Before that, I was just the type of girl who would do cardio at the gym, lift some free weights, and take some classes. So when I was getting back into shape, he introduced me to Olympic lifting. I always had this perception that when you lift weights, you’re going to get bulky and thick. I didn’t realize you actually burn a lot of fat and that it trims you down. So when John got me past that, I just fell in love with this style of weightlifting. It has totally transformed my body.”
Brie Bella: “If Bryan is like, “I’m going to be at the gym here for two hours,” it forces me to keep myself busy for those two hours. It pushes you more! And Bryan is actually the first relationship I’ve been in where my partner enjoys a healthy lifestyle like me. Even past lifting weights at the gym. I’ve never had a loved one to go hiking with me, or to do yoga with me. And that has actually changed me. Now instead of being like, “Hey, lets go to happy hour!” it’s like, ‘Lets go find this mountain to hike.'”
Brie on whether or not people should work out with loved ones:
“I think working out with a loved one makes everything feel better! And for us, we’re constantly on the road. So I’m always looking for extra time to hang out with Bryan. When we get to work out together, yes, we’re doing something for our health. But at the same time we’re actually getting to spend some time together.”
Nikki on advice for guys who are looking to approach women at the gym:
“When she is on the treadmill, leave her alone! I can’t tell you how many guys have approached me when I’m doing cardio. Like, I have my headphones on, I’m in the zone, so don’t bother me. I think the best time to approach a woman is actually after her workout. When you’re working out, you’re playing your jam, you’re in the groove, and you don’t want to be interrupted. So guys, wait until she’s done getting her sweat on.”
– As seen on Monday’s RAW, Los Matadores attacked El Torito and left him laid out. It appears that this is part of the Los Matadores gimmick change that we reported about last week. As noted, WWE has been discussing repackaging Diego and Fernando.
– John Laurinaitis, who recently got engaged to The Bella Twins mother Kathy Colace, recently tweeted the following, leading fans to speculate that he will be returning to WWE television under his “People Power” character.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official blog with his thoughts and comments on a variety of current topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On Jimmy Snuka murder charges: “The Jimmy Snuka alleged murder of his former lady friend three decades ago is going to continue to garner ample publicity. WWE has separated themselves from the Hall of Famer which is really the only thing that they could do in this instance. Jimmy is 72, has stomach cancer and is allegedly battling dementia which may equate to a very unique trial and legal process before all is said and done. I’d assume he will also have to have a public defender as his attorney as the State attempts to prove that Snuka his lady friend decades ago. I could see Snuka declared unfit to stand trial which would outrage many who have a vested interest in the case and subsequent trial that is if it actually goes to trial.”
On John Laurinaitis getting engaged to The Bella Twins’ mother Kathy Colace: “Congrats to John Laurinaitis on his engagement to the Mom of the Bella Twins. Holiday meals will be fun. I wish them the best as she is a lovely lady and a really nice person. John was my successor in WWE after I hired him when WCW went belly up.”
On WWE messing up the Divas Revolution: “WWE did their ballyhooed Divas, UGH, division no favors Monday night and many within the business agree with me. All talents need ample time to tell a story. No story and no one gets over.”
On Hulk Hogan: “If I was advising Hulk Hogan I’d suggest him to lay low and let things settle down. He does deserve forgiveness, as we all do, if he’s sincere and I want to believe that Hulk is sincere but trying to promote himself to have “one more match” is not advisable. Just my two cents.”
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– There is a pre-sale ongoing for tickets to the WWE Royal Rumble 2016 pay-per-view event, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Fans interested can purchase tickets via the pre-sale right now with the code: ORLANDO16.
– The folks at Metal Injection caught up with a number of WWE performers during the recent WWE 2K16 press event in New York City. Check out the video below to see various WWE Superstars talk about who is the “most metal” in WWE. Included in the video are Steve Austin, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Finn Balor and The Bella Twins.
– The new Diva trio of Naomi, Tamina and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks are going by the team name of “Team B.A.D. (Best at Dominating).”
– With Kane suffering a storyline leg injury during RAW last night and J&J Security being out of action indefinitely, the idea is that Seth Rollins has no back-up going into his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Brock Lesnar at this Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view.
– WWE posted the following video of the Tough Enough cast meeting The Bella Twins backstage at Monday’s RAW.
On Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of RAW, Stephanie McMahon announced a revolution of women’s wrestling in WWE.
Stephanie brought up the success of women in sports these days and went on to bring Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks to the main roster.
The storyline appears to be three groups of six, as Team Bella consists of The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox, while Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Paige were grouped together, and the trio of Naomi, Tamina and Sasha Banks were paired together.
– WWE has officially confirmed Randy Orton vs. Sheamus for this Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view event. The final push for the match will take place on tonight’s Battleground “go-home” edition of RAW.
– The Bella Twins has been nomindated as a duo in the “Best Female Athlete” category of this year’s Teen Choice Awards. The event is scheduled to air on FOX on August 16th. For more information, visit WWE.com.
The main roster debuts of Charlotte and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks have been spoken about quite a bit over the past few months.
This coming Wednesday on WWE NXT the pair will face off against each other for the NXT Women’s Championship after Charlotte joined forces with Banks last week to take on Dana Brooke and Emma.
It’s expected that when the pair do come up to the main roster, they’ll be featured in the feud that Paige is currently having with The Bella Twins.
Their debut was speculated on last week’s episode of RAW, and again some are expecting it to take place again tomorrow night (July 13th) but this could all change.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer, the WWE have recently provided staff down at NXT with a memo which states who they won’t be using in upcoming storylines for later in the year.
Neither Sasha Banks or Charlotte were featured on that list is a strong indication that their main roster debuts could be imminent.
– WWE Diva and Total Divas star Alicia Fox is scheduled to appear on two episodes of the SyFy television series “Dominion.” The WWE Diva will be appearing on the July 8th and July 16th episodes of the show.
– In addition to the highlights we posted earlier today, during an interview with Female First, WWE Diva Brie Bella revealed an interesting behind-the-scenes note about WrestleMania. According to the Total Divas star, there was talk of having Trish Stratus and Lita vs. The Bella Twins at WrestleMania. Bella noted that she would “love” if it happened, and noted that “it could happen.”
As noted earlier, The Bella Twins made a special appearance at this year’s Wizard World Comic Con and spoke about a number of topics.
In the video shown above the pair discuss a number of storylines and angles featured throughout their career in WWE and in particular Nikki talks her match with AJ Lee at Survivor Series in 2014 and why it was so short.
The WWE Divas Champion explained that they were originally given 15 minutes to work however when they were standing in Gorilla they were asked how they can make the match end in just 30 seconds, then Brie came up with the idea of the infamous kiss.
Brie confessed that she had nothing but high hopes for the whole angle, with The Authority thrown out of office and her last day as CinderBella. She was prepared to get her revenge on Stephanie and then they told her they were coming to an end with the story.
You can see their comments in the video shown above.
– Variety is reporting that The Rock is in talks to star in a remake of the classic 1980s film, “Big Trouble In Little China.” The Rock would likely be playing the lead role of truck-driver Jack Burton, originally played by actor Kurt Russell. Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are writing the script, while The Rock and his production company partners Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia are producing the movie through their 7 Bucks Entertainment company.
– In the following RAW Fallout video, Adam Rose and Rosa Mendes explain why they are WWE’s hottest couple.
– In the next RAW Fallout clip, The Bella Twins talk about Nikki Bella’s victory last night.
– In the follow-up, Bella’s opponent — Paige — vents her frustration.
WWE Diva Brie Bella may have suffered an injury during Friday night’s WWE live event in State College, Pennsylvania.
According to an eye-witness account from a fan who attended the event, Brie landed on her shoulder awkwardly while brawling with Tamina Snuka during a Divas tag-team match which featured The Bella Twins against Tamina Snuka and Naomi.
From there, the referee threw up the “X” sign and trainers ran to the scene to check on Brie.
After the match, which The Bella Twins won, Tamina and Naomi continued the attack as they assaulted Nikki Bella until Paige returned and made the save.
WWE had a large presence at the NBCUniversal “Upfronts” in New York City on Thursday.
Representing WWE at the NYC upfronts were Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Roman Reigns, Titus O’Neil, The Bella Twins, Eva Marie and Natalya.
Below are photos of the WWE Superstars and Divas at the NBCUniversal Upfronts:
WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, who has been off of television for a while now, returned on Monday’s RAW with a new gimmick.
We reported earlier today that Snuka had been working as a bodyguard for Naomi at recent non-televised live events, and that there’s a good possibility that it would be brought to television, and that’s exactly what happened.
As The Bella Twins were making their way to the ring on RAW on Monday night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, they were attacked from behind by Naomi and Tamina Snuka.
After the beatdown, Naomi says to The Bella Twins, “You’re sibling reign of dominance over the Divas division is over. This is what family is all about.”
The announcers would go on to explain to the viewinng audience that Snuka is the cousin of Jimmy Uso, Naomi’s husband, by marriage, which would explain the family reference in her one-line promo.
WWE Divas and Total Divas stars The Bella Twins recently spoke with Bang! Showbiz about a number of different topics. Below are some highlights from the interview:
On a Total Divas spin-off:
“Brie and I definitely want to do a spin-off; a show which will focus on our family and also includes our men. I think it would be amazing. We have this group of girlfriends which we’ve kind of introduced to the world, but not really. Not only are they beautiful but they have personalities that you wouldn’t believe, they kind of remind me of Cameron Diaz’s character in the film ‘There’s Something About Mary’.”
On working with their significant others on television:
Brie: “Something Daniel and I have always said is that if something organically happens that would be great (to be on ‘RAW’ together). As of right now there’s nothing in the works, but you can never say never, because in the future, you never know. I know the fans love it when we’re together I think it could be good television.”
Nikki: “I think, as of now, they’re trying to keep John and I as far apart as possible, and have us both focus on our championships. That then makes ‘Total Divas’ something special to tune into because it’s the only show where you can see John and I together.”
WWE will be taping tonight’s edition of RAW this afternoon at the O2 Arena in London, England. SEScoops.com will have live spoiler results coverage of the entire taping starting at approximately 2:30pm EST.
Official for tonight’s show is a number one contender Divas battle royal, with the winner earning a shot at WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella at this month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
Also confirmed for RAW this week is another “U.S. Open Challenge” from WWE United States Champion John Cena, and the possible revelation of who Bray Wyatt has been talking about in his recent promos.
WWE Superstars and Divas advertised to appear at RAW this week include Randy Orton, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Rusev, Kane, Ryback, Paige and The Bella Twins.
WWE is focusing on the following points for this week’s RAW:
– How will The Viper get even with Seth Rollins?
– Could John Cena lose the U.S. Title in the U.K.?
– Which Diva will get the ultimate chance against Nikki Bella?
– Will Sheamus be cut down to size?
– Has The Miz’s spotlight been stolen?
Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com at approximately 2:30pm EST. for live spoiler results coverage of WWE RAW!
– WWE talents who were booked to travel to Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday were Seth Rollins, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton, Ryback, Kane, Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble, Kalisto, Sin Cara, The Ascension, Luke Harper, Goldust, The Bella Twins, Paige, Eden, and Naomi.
– Below is a clip from Chris Jericho’s live podcast interview with John Cena on the WWE Network from Monday night. In the clip, Cena talks to Jericho about his days in Ohio Valley Wrestling.
– WWE edited a line out of Daniel Bryan’s 2015 WWE Hall Of Fame induction speech for Connor “The Crusher” Michalek. WWE removed the part where Bryan said, “what we do is fictional.”
– WWE Hall Of Famer Dusty Rhodes indicated on social media this week that he will soon be launching his own official podcast.
– During WrestleMania 31 week, The Bella Twins spoke to Title Match Wrestling about the “#GiveDivasAChance” movement, the Divas in NXT and more. You can check out the video interview below.
WrestleMania is right around the corner. Although the build has been a little subpar, it’s still WrestleMania so it should be entertaining. Here’s how yours truly expects it all to play out.
Tyson Kidd & Cesaro (Tag Team Champions) vs. The New Day vs. Los Matadores vs. The Usos
Kidd and Cesaro really deserve better than the pre-show treatment, but hey, what can you do? This is clearly between the Usos and the champs, as the other two teams are simply jobbers eating up space. Expect a few entertaining spots between the two, with Naomi and Natalya ultimately playing a role in the outcome. In the end, the champs will retain after Cesaro pins one of the Usos.
Winners: Kidd & Cesaro by pinfall
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Remember a few weeks back when Stephanie McMahon was on Raw promoting this battle royal as the most important thing since Hogan/Andre at WrestleMania III? So much for that, as it’s now on the pre-show. Hideo Itami has been added to the match after winning a tournament at Axxess over the weekend. I think they will use this as an attempt to put over NXT and increase viewership by having Itami pick up the win after hitting the GTS. Expect Mizdow to eliminate Miz during this one as well to set up a match between the two next month at Extreme Rules.
Winner: Hideo Itami
Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins
This could easily be one of the most entertaining matches of the night, as Orton and Rollins are two of the best workers in the business. It will be filled with multiple near-falls, and J&J will undoubtedly try to help Rollins pick up the win. It’s hard to say what the hell they’re doing with this one, especially considering they blew the payoff for Orton weeks ago. I still think Orton wins and it will be a rough night for Mr. Money in the Bank (more on that later).
– The Bella Twins addressed the “#GiveDivasAChance” movement at the WrestleMania 31 press event at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on Friday. Below are some video highlights.