Wade Barrett on Nikki Bella issues: ‘We’ve smoothed things over’

The short-lived issues between Wade Barrett and Nikki Bella are now over following a conversation between the two sides.

On The Nikki & Brie Show this week, Nikki expressed that she would like to have a conversation with Barrett regarding comments he made about her on the WWE Clash in Paris pre-show. Bella thought that Barrett was avoiding her at Raw this Monday following the PLE, but Barrett responded by saying he didn’t know what Bella was talking about and didn’t know she was unhappy with his comments.

The two have now spoken, with Barrett saying they smoothed things over.

“Great news, fight fans..[Nikki] and I have spoken, we’ve smoothed things over, and I’ve graciously been allowed back into the Bella Army. Fully paid-up member since FCW 2008,” Barrett tweeted.

“A difference of perspective – to which we are all entitled – but to be clear, some of the personal abuse that gets sent to Nikki on here is reprehensible and completely out of line, so let’s cut that out immediately.”

During Sunday’s Clash in Paris pre-show, Barrett — in his heel commentator role — praised Bella as the best of her era but claimed that she was now trying to recapture former glory. He said Bella was “desperate” to prove that she could still compete with a new generation that has changed the game.

Though she took exception to his comments, Bella did say on The Nikki & Brie Show that she understood Barrett was trying to be a heel with what he said.

Clash in Paris saw Becky Lynch defeat Bella to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Bella reflected on the match on her podcast, saying she feels so proud of herself despite a couple of spots that did not go according to plan. Bella stated that she did get hate from some fans on X/Twitter for the match but is choosing to instead focus on the love she received and how much fun she had.

“This is a part of life and coming back,” she said. “Things don’t happen overnight. And if you look at other comebacks, like, I’m not here to do a one-off and go to the [Performance Center] and train the same match for five hours every day to perform that 15 minutes that I just put 30 hours in.

“I’m doing it as I have so much passion and love for this business. And that’s why I was like, I’m not going to let people take away of how much fun I had out there and how I loved every second. I was like in heaven. Like, I truly love wrestling. That’s why I’m here. That’s why I’m traveling every week.”

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