Top 5 booking options for Nikki Bella to return in the WWE
Aug 13, 2016 at 4:40 PM
The longest reigning Divas champion in the history of the WWE has now been tracked in the WWE Performance Center. She is busy doing her “fearless” training stuff to make a perfect comeback to where she belongs. Nikki Bella previously told that she will look for a dream scenario for the return.
However, a lot has changed over the course of the last year when she was healing her career-threatening neck injury. The veteran names almost disappeared from the Women’s locker room and the NXT division literally took over. So, where she could be fitted the most upon return? Here’re five options for Nikki Bella’s future booking.
Start from where she left off
Since Raw just saw the beginning of the Boss’ era, it’s hard to believe that they would end it at the earliest. But, Smackdown is coming with a new women’s championship Nikki Bella can show up as an automatic contender for that one. It will be much like the Seth Rollins’ return scenario where he came back for what was once his title. With Bella on the title picture, it will automatically bring some prestige to the new-born title. Or, the same thing can be done on Raw where she returns to claim the Women’s title once Summerslam gets over.
Start fresh against Becky Lynch
Smackdown lacks star power in the Women’s division. The Creative wants to put over Becky Lynch but the problem is she does not have big feuds coming in her way since almost every Woman in the Smackdown locker room is a rookie except for Natalya. So, what better way to insert Nikki as the heel and give us heated rivalry to establish Becky’s character, further and thus concreting Nikki’s legacy, as well. In the process, the new title can also be brought so that, they can fight over it.
Feud with Sasha Banks
Supposedly, the rivalry between Sasha Banks and Charlotte is going to be over at Summerslam where she should retain the Women’s title. So, if Nikki is going to be on Raw she should automatically gun for Sasha’s title. It would be a dream scenario to see how the boss tries to shove off the Bella Queen’s tantrums. By virtue of this, Nikki will well insert herself into the new era of the WWE. Not to forget, we will get some terrific encounters with both the women bringing on their A-games.
A memorable feud with returning veterans
If latest rumors and reports are any indications then we are certainly going to get surprise returns from former veteran Women’s champions like Victoria or Mickie James or Melina. If any one of them returns, they are supposed to be inserted into Smackdown Live and what better way to spoil the return party by making another return from Nikki Bella. They can go on to make a memorable feud on the blue brand and thus re-energizing the thin Women’s roster of Smackdown.
Female lead for Smackdown
To be very honest, Smackdown Live needs the star power of Nikki Bella. Becky Lynch is the torch bearer for the brand, as of now but she is underrated and no match to the former Divas champion. Be as a face or heel, she should take over the blue brand upon return. Since previously she had taken a lot of heats from the fans she can return as an automatic villain to reclaim her title. On the other hand, Total Bellas TV series is coming in October and so a face will also come as handy for the promotion. We should not forget she does have a huge fan following. Either way, she will be proved a benefit for the blue brand. WWE should not do any flip-flop around her character and a strong momentum will do the rest for Nikki.