WWE star Nikki Bella awaiting severity of ankle injury
WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella has opened up about her recent ankle injury.
Bella was recently put out of action after suffering an ankle injury. With her spot for WrestleMania 42 still not confirmed, Bella recently opened up about it. Awaiting the results of her MRI, Bella explained feeling “bummed” about it. (H/T Fightful)
“No, not at all,” Bella said while appearing on Angie Martinez’s YouTube channel. “I’ve been super bummed out about it, so, as of now, it’s a sprained ankle. We don’t know if it’s a high sprain or something else, so I got an MRI I’m waiting for the results.”
She further reflected on the exact spot where the injury happened. “In our match on Friday, so, it was our second tag match back together, and it happened right in the beginning of the match, and I finished the match. I can’t believe I finished the match, and I stressed out my poor sister.”
The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella & Brie Bella) wrestled on the March 27 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, where they faced the duo of Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. During the match, Nikki Bella rolled her ankle and limped throughout the remainder of the match.
On the same appearance on Angie Martinez’s show, Brie Bella also added her thoughts on her sister’s injury.
“It’s my second match back in eight years. Like, so much anxiety in her first tag. So she tags me, and as I’m about to come in, she goes, ‘Oh, I think I broke my ankle,’ and we’re on live television. I was like, ‘Huh?’ I was like, ‘Do we need to call the match?’”
“I thought it possibly could be (broken), because I’ve had a break before and the rush that was going through my calf, and I couldn’t put weight on it, I was like, oh, I think I just broke my ankle and just how it felt, I just knew something was wrong but, I knew this was starting the story to WrestleMania. So in my head, I knew there were girls in the back waiting to run in. I knew there was just a lot of women a part of this match and I didn’t wanna let anyone down. But I still (had) like 10-12 minutes to go, and I was like, ‘My goodness…’ So every time I would tag in, I was like, ‘No, it’s really broken, Brie. It’s broken’ and the girl who we’re beating up is like, ‘Uh, put me in a hold?’ She’s like, ‘Wait, is her ankle broken?’” Nikki Bella added.
Despite Bella nursing her injury, she, alongside her sister, is currently advertised for the fatal-four-way women’s tag title match at WWE WrestleMania 42.
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