Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella who is a former two times WWE Divas champion recently talked about the TV time of the Bella Twins and explained the how WWE pushed them together on Television.
Nikki Bella and her twin sister Brie Bella started working on WWE together as a team. Together they were famously known as the Bella Twins. They had been immensely popular among the female WWE fans, even to this date. However, it was not very easy for them to get main event pushes in WWE.
Nikki Bella Discusses How WWE Pushed Bella Twins On Television
In 2014, the Bellas had a few against each other which established Nikki Bella as a top singles star. She went to become one of the biggest female stars of WWE during the time and she also became the longest reigning WWE Divas champion in the history of the promotion.
However, a lot of fans still criticize them and climbed that they were never good enough to receive such high pushes. They also claim that Nikki Bella got that main event push because she was in relationship with John Cena during the time. Love or hate, The Bella Twins will always remain some of the top names in WWE history.
Nikki Bella who is a former two times WWE Divas champion recently spoke to The Sessions with Renée Paquette where she talked about the TV time of the Bella Twins and explained the how WWE pushed them together on Television. She said;
“I remember one time, Triple H saying, ‘perception is reality in this reality,’ so we can perceive people however we want. I think that’s what has happened to Brie and I. At that time, they made people believe so much that Brie and I only care about reality TV, we were only there because of our men. They were super cool and doing amazing things as well.
“I know AJ (Lee) spoke about it in her book, and I think she’s regretted a lot, because that could have been a time when we could have empowered women even more and created more change. That was still a fight and that locker room was really difficult. A lot women can speak about that. That was a time when I saw so many women with their heads down, and I was like, ‘I’m going to fight real hard for this.’
“I didn’t have to come back with reality cameras, I already had them with E!. I chose to come back to make sure we showcased women’s wrestling because I thought what women were doing was so badass and they weren’t being appreciated for it. Honestly, Total Divas should have been praised even more, I felt, because what we were doing was, we were literally almost at the point of beating the Kardashians in ratings.
“We were shaking the world up. What a great time. We could have had the industry behind us. Instead, they used it to turn it against us. That was really shocking to me. I was like, ‘we’re making great change for women’s wresting, why are you hating on it?’”
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