Nikki Bella: WWE return has been ‘quite lonely’ without twin sister Brie
Nikki Bella is having a great time in her WWE return, but it still feels incomplete without her twin sister Brie by her side.
Ahead of Survivor Series: WarGames, Nikki made an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up to promote her match against Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer. It’s a chance for the newly heel Nikki to win her first WWE gold in more than a decade. She hyped this as an intense matchup between women from two different eras who have different mentalities.
Nikki said she’s loved every moment of her return run, which has been an empowering experience for her. But Nikki admitted that it’s been lonely not having Brie Bella by her side.
“You know, it’s actually been quite lonely,” Nikki said about Brie not being there with her. “We both have had our different runs where we’ve been solo, but I think coming into this now as a mom and I feel like I have a very much different mindset. I wish she was there, I really do.
“I think, you know, as a pro athlete you know when you’re coming to the end of what you can give, whether that’s on the field or in the ring. And you start to think of moments that you want to make before it’s all over. And I’ve built not only this legacy with Brie, but this empire with her in and outside of the ring. And so, there’d be nothing more than I would love for her to join me. I think we all know the force the Bella Twins have together. It’s been quite a journey without her, but I hope I can finish it with her.”
The Bella Twins were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame together in the class of 2020. Brie Bella feels like she “definitely” has one more run left in her, but she thinks her husband Bryan Danielson’s association with AEW has been a roadblock toward WWE bringing her back.
Saturday’s PLE is being held in San Diego, where the Bellas are originally from. Get Up host Mike Greenberg asked Nikki if we could see Brie make a surprise appearance at the show.
“I’m not sure, but I always have her on speed dial,” Nikki responded. “So, you never know.”
Survivor Series has a start time of 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday (November 29), airing live on the ESPN App in the United States and on Netflix elsewhere.
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