Nikki Bella is a trailblazer when it comes to WWE women’s division who paved the way for many to get mainstream attention. There was a time when the WWE female superstars were unable to get even a significant TV presence. The trend changed with a match featuring The Bella Twins back in 2015 that lasted for just a couple of minutes.
On that night, WWE Universe started the hashtag #GiveDivasAChance to let their voice be heard and force WWE management to book relevant matches from the women’s division. In one of the historic moments after that, Nikki Bella became the longest-reigning WWE Divas Champion of all time.
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She is certainly one of the most beloved female WWE Superstars in the history of the company and is often referred to be the woman to have inspired many with her career. So, it came as no surprise that the current NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose paid tribute to Nikki Bella, this week on NXT. She came out wearing the pendant red gear of the elder Bella.
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Mandy Rose denied paying homage to Nikki Bella
The WWE Hall of Famer reacted to Rose’s homage with just an emoji. Afterward, Mandy Rose took to Twitter and denied that she paid tribute to Nikki Bella. Possibly retaining her true kayfabe heel character from TV, Rose claimed that it was her own merchandise and that she just trying to promote Toxic Attraction’s new hat,
“Damnnn y’all can’t even let a girl wear her own merch hat…”
Damnnn y’all can’t even let a girl wear her own merch hat… ?
— Mandy (@WWE_MandyRose) November 16, 2022
Damnnn y’all can’t even let a girl wear her own merch hat… ?
— Mandy (@WWE_MandyRose) November 16, 2022
Both Brie and Nikki Bella were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2020 after accomplishing so much in their career as a tag team and singles wrestlers. While Brie won the WWE Divas Championship once for 70 days, her twin sister had two reigns with it. As noted above, she also eventually broke AJ Lee’s previous record for the longest Divas championship reign in WWE history by holding the belt for 301 days.
Coping up with Nikki Bella, Mandy Rose has also found success in her current NXT tenure in the WWE. She is currently the third longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champion, with her reign lasting for 380+ days. She is eyeing becoming the longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champion in history after becoming the only Unified NXT and NXT UK Women’s Champion.
