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Nikki Solo: Recovery Update & Bella Army AMA
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Nikki grabs the mic solo on this special episode of The Nikki & Brie Show while Brie is at SmackDown, and she doesn’t hold back. She shares an update on her ankle injury, surgery, and recovery, then dives into fan and Bella Army questions about the titles she still wants to chase, her dream role in WWE, and her unforgettable run on Traitors. From tapping into her heel Nikki energy to opening up about motherhood, confidence, healing, and the advice she’d give her younger self, it’s raw, fun, and deeply honest. Even on the sidelines, Nikki shows up strong and fearless. Press play and enjoy!
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Nikki Bella
Okay, so my kids just had spring break and I know all you parents out there know how exhausting that can be. Entertaining them all day trying to find that energy in the late afternoon. Well, when your afternoon calls for a little extra lift, the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers are entering the chat in the best way. You're probably already a fan of Starbucks refreshers, right? Well, now you can power the moments that matter most with the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. Now, now refreshers come with an extra boost of caffeine, which we absolutely love. Starbucks Energy Refreshers are a refreshing way to give your afternoon a real kick and finish your day feeling confident and recharged. During spring break, we do a lot of arts and crafts, but we also do a lot of walking to the parks by the time the afternoon hits. I needed to make my Starbucks run to get the new Starbucks Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher. The mix of mango and strawberry is my absolute favorite. I mean, it even comes with freeze dried strawberries, which I love. This drink h is so refreshing and definitely made the rest of my day enjoyable. Try the allnew Energy Refreshers at Starbucks. Pack your bags ladies, because Denver is the place for you and the besties to treat yourself.
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Brie Bella
From hiking, mountain biking, white water rafting, or just soaking in beautiful Rocky Mountain views, Denver has outdoor activities for everyone.
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Nikki Bella
They even have sunrise yoga on the rocks.
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Brie Bella
I mean, think hundreds of people on their mats with an unbeatable view of Denver's famous red rocks.
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Nikki Bella
Take a stroll through one of Denver's vibrant arts districts where you can explore street art, purchase unique art at a gallery, or just soak in the artsy vibes.
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Brie Bella
Or if you're more of a foodie, Denver's dining scene has over 30 Michelin rated restaurants.
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Nikki Bella
And for your girls night out, there are tons of rooftop bars, wineries and cocktail lounges to choose from.
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Brie Bella
With so many delicious options, the hardest part of your trip will be narrowing down your dinner plans.
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Nikki Bella
Plan the perfect summer getaway and discover Denver.
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Brie Bella
Ready to see it for yourself?
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Nikki Bella
Start your vacation@Visit denver.com Discover.
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Brie Bella
What up everyone? Welcome to the Nikki and Bri show. And as you can see today it is just me. Nikki, Bri is at Friday Night Smackdown right now in Dallas, Texas. And so we thought it would be great to just have a solo Nikki episode. Or Bri was just really trying to put me to work because she was bummed that I couldn't fly with her. But in case you haven't listened to the podcast in the past few weeks, but you better catch up. I am not at Friday Night smackdown tonight because I broke, tore and sprained my ankle and had surgery. So I am out for the next six to eight weeks. So you can find me here if you're missing me, guys, and not seeing me on the WWE TVs, which you never know when I will show up. But make sure to keep coming back to the Nikki and Bri show to see me. So what we thought would be fun today is to do an episode where it's fan questions. I feel like it's been so long since I've gone live on my Instagram or I've done a Q and A on X just to kind of done anything with fan Q&As. I feel like we do these appearances, but it's either like autographs and photos, and it's never actually being able to interact with you guys with questions and answering. So we thought that would be this episode, the solo episode would be a great way to do that. And what I love is my team, they were at WWE World, they had gotten a few questions in person from some of my Bella army members. And I'm, like, even looking at these videos and you all just look so good. I just don't know if I've told you all enough, but all of your outfits during WrestleMania week, you guys crushed it. The Nikki and Brie looks and your own looks as a Bella army member, you all crush. So I thought, let's start with some of these video questions. I'm going to move into some questions on Instagram, and obviously, if that sparks any crazy ideas in my head, you know me, I'm just gonna talk about it and say it. It's kind of weird. It's been a really long time since I've done a solo episode. And, oh, there's just so much to catch up on in life, isn't there? Okay, so let's start with Miley. Hi, my name is Miley. My question is for both the Bellas. Aside from the Women's Tag Team Championships, what's another belt that you both would go after? Okay, Miley. Well, I always love to think and dream big. So for me, would for sure be the Women's World Championship. And, you know, all these. All this time I have right now to lay on my back and ice and elevate my ankle and be in therapy. You know me, I'm always just the wheels start turning and knowing that Liv just wanted. And there's a lot of unfinished business there. And then I was like, oh, wait, you know, and Liv has judgment day, and I technically have Paige and Bri. We can call Team Bella, and I'm like, wait, this sounds all amazing and perfect. So I would go after that. I would go after Liv's championship. I would love one day before I, you know, call it, you know, goodbye for good. I would love to be a women's World champion.
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Nikki Bella
Also.
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Brie Bella
What I would love to be and what I love about this one is I can do this not being in the ring, but there was a lot of talk about it today on X, about when should they change up the general managers. And I would love to be general manager at Raw at one point, so lives championship, Women's World Championship. And then after in ring stuff, I would love at some point to be a general manager for Raw and, like, I don't know and figure that part out, but when I seen all that talk today and someone put me as the GM for raw, I was like, I like that. I. I actually like that. Okay. Christy, Nikki, and Bri, I just want to say thank you for always being an inspiration to myself and to all the women around the world. Keep going. Love you guys. Chris. Oh, thank you, Christy. I know you didn't have a question, but thank you for that. I don't think Bri and I could ever thank you all enough for just all of your kind words. You know, when we hear your stories and hear the impact that we've had on you in your life, or the inspiration or the motivation or the things that we've helped you overcome, I just don't think Brie and I could ever tell you enough how much that means to us and how much it makes what we do feel great. Because obviously, we still have hard moments, right? And we all share that. Whether it was the memoir, you know, the reality show here on the podcast, you know, we'll share personal things that can be hard, but then when we get feedback like that, it just makes it all so worth it. And your words bring us such comfort and love and support, and then just knowing that it helps make a change, and just seeing all of your beautiful faces and it just makes us happy. It's like, this is like true life teamwork, right? It's like why God put us in all these different places to help each other grow. And so thank you. Like, I can't ever thank you all enough for always your kind words and hearing all of your incredible stories. Okay, this one's from Rachel. Hey, Nikki and Brie. This is Rachel from Louisville, Kentucky. My question to you guys is what would you tell your younger self? Goodness. I think my younger self would get annoyed at me because I'd, like, sit her down, be like, okay, look, this is gonna be like an hour conversation. You know, there's so much I would want to tell my younger self. That's such a hard question. It's such, like, a diary question, right? I would tell her there'd be a few things. Like, there would be positive and negative things. I would tell her one. I would tell her, it's gonna be worth it. Like, all the troubles that you're gonna go through, all the hard things you're gonna go through, you're gonna overcome them one day, and it's gonna be so worth it, and you are going to be so proud of yourself. So hang in there and, like, know that when it's bad, there's going to be a payoff and it's going to be good. And also to tell my. My younger self, like, everything you're going through now and that you will go through, you are going to help so many people. I couldn't even imagine knowing that at a young age. And so I would tell myself that, like, you are going to share this journey, and you are going to help so many people around the world. I would also tell her, let's think twice about when we go to parties or maybe when we're around boys in college. There'd be some of those things I'd like to tell her, but that's okay. We've already made those mistakes, so at least we'll stick with the positive on just telling her that you're gonna be good in the end. Just stick with the journey, keep working on yourself, and you're gonna touch a lot of people. All right, great question, Rachel. And also for you guys at home, like, who journal, like, ask yourself that, like, what would you tell your younger self? Because I know, like, I'll hear a lot of people ask people in the spot, like, that spotlight that question. But ask yourself that question. What would you tell your younger self? I think that would be a great journal writing session for you. Okay. Linda.
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Fan Caller / Listener
Hi, Nikki and Brie. My name's Linda. I love you guys so much. I love how you both are moms and still chasing your career. I can't imagine how hard it is. This is my first time at WrestleMania, and I had to leave my three daughters, and it was so, so hard. So kudos to y' all for doing that. Every time you guys go and do things for the fans and everything, I do just want to say that me and my husband rewatched the Traders, the Traders, Season two or three. And I never would have voted you out. Nikki. I just want to let you know that, like, I would have, like, rode with you to the end.
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Brie Bella
Oh, my gosh, Linda, thank you. You know, I love. What I love about the fact about Traders is I get asked that or recognized for that at least once a week, and it's really cool. And I couldn't believe how many fans of WWE World were asking me about the Traders. It's crazy because, you know, Linda, she brings up being a mom, and that was. I. If there's ever an All Star Traders, I think I'd want to go back and do it. Because at that point with the Traders, it was really Mateo's age. It was really hard to leave him and have no communication with him. So that I felt like already kind of gave me a setback of competition because it just. The days were really long, and it made it really hard for me because of the no communication policy. Me wondering about, like, is he okay? And, you know, Mateo, at that point, just wanted mom a lot. So that was really hard. And that played a big part in just me. I felt like that second day when everyone came after me, I felt like maybe I could have fought even harder. And I think there was just a. A part of me, like, you know what? I'm just. I'm throwing in the towel. Like, maybe I just need to go back to my son. But I'm bummed because I really thought, like, us Bambies were gonna go all the way. I thought that at one point, and I'm bummed because it's so funny. But this is competition, right? When you. You have these feelings and how quickly someone can change your mind or. But it's because you're close with them, and then you find out they're a traitor. But I really enjoyed it. I mean, I loved it before even did the show and then doing it, it was crazy experience. But I've had so many ride or dies on that, like, girl, I would have been with you till the end. And it makes me feel bad because it makes me feel like night two. I should have just fought harder. And you know what's so weird? Because I'll watch a show and do the same thing. I'm like, why aren't you saying you're faithful? It's so weird that in the moment, I think because we know we're faithfuls, that we don't sit there and say, like, you're not arguing back, saying But I'm a faithful. And I remember people saying that to me, like, why aren't you saying that? And I've thought that on other seasons and I think what it is is when you're in it, and this is actually a good strategy for future people. When you're in it and you know you're faithful, it's, I think the last thing you're thinking about. You're just thinking about defending yourself. But if you're a traitor and defending yourself on a faithful, maybe those are the ones that are always like, but I'm a faithful. But actually they're not. Hmm. But anyways, I think if they ever did the Traders All Stars, I would love to go back because I feel like I could go even further. And now I know things. And Tao and I would be good. Tayo's at the age now because he's older. He would be good. With mom gone for a few weeks with only like Sunday communication, and then I just learned a lot more about, like, sticking up for myself and trusting people, but then also keeping, like, who you do think are Traders, you have to keep it close because if you say it to the wrong person, then they're gonna focus on getting you out. I just. There was a lot I learned in it that I would do differently or I know now, but I really love that I still talk to my Trader family. I'm really excited about Sierra doing Dancing with the Stars, Maura doing Dancing with the Stars. Those were two really exciting announcements this week. I was actually. I actually need to get back to Boston Rob about doing something with him and Dylan in Vegas. And Dylan. I were chatting and it's just such a great family. Chrishell and I have really have kept in touch and Gabby, and just to see Gabby's wife, like, blow up the way she has, it's been fun. All of them. It's crazy because everyone from the Traders, like, they're all having such incredible success in their own ways. And you truly do become a family. And it's just so fun because even when you run into people at events, you don't even have to catch up with them, like stay in touch with them on text when you run to them events, it's just like you're back at day one, just so close knit. And I know Chris Shell used to always be like, yeah, we're trauma bonded. And it's so true. You just get this bond with people and you have that bond forever. And so I just actually miss my Traders family a lot. We're gonna need A reunion. Yeah, a big reunion. Hopefully. Maybe it's that Dancing with the Stars with everyone. It's what an epic season. Already those two announced. I'm like heck yeah, it's, it's gonna be good.
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Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
Okay, next question.
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Fan Caller / Listener
Hey, Nick and Brie, it's your girl, Clay. I'm from Irvine, California. Well, my question is,
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Brie Bella
I wanted to
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Fan Caller / Listener
know if any of your kids suffered with night terrors. Because my 4 year old is actually having night terrors and I don't know what to do. So if you could give me advice, that'd be great. Thank you.
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Brie Bella
Oh, night terrors are hard. My goodness. Well, not a doctor. So I just have to say that I remember when Mateo would get them in. The advice that I was given is like, you have to be there for them. You can't try and stop them because there's something that it can, like, do in a bad way. So I remember when, like, that kind of stuff would be there. I would just, like, let him know that Mommy's right here. And I would just, like, have a simple touch on him. Like, I wouldn't be trying to hold him or unless he needed me to hold him, but if he was in a certain moment, like you're supposed to have, I think you're just your hand on them, but, like, remind them like, mommy's right here, Daddy's right here. Like, I'm right here with you. And so that's what I did. And that helped. I thank God. Only had to go through that a few times with Mateo, but it is like the worst thing. I can only imagine, you know, as a parent, to go through that and to go through that a lot because it's just so scary. And you could just tell they're like, not in that present moment with you, that they're like, somewhere else. And it's really hard. So. So also, I would just do maybe a little more research on that. Cuz I don't know if things have changed and I don't want to give any bad advice on that, but that's what I would just do with Teo. I would just let him know I was there, have one little touch on him so he could feel my touch. And I would just let him go through what he had to go through, knowing Mommy was right there. But maybe reach out to a doctor or something. They don't need medication, that's for sure. But just like, on how to get through that. Right. Okay, so that was some of the videos from you guys at WWE World. You all looked so amazing. I'm definitely gonna move into some questions from Instagram that you all sent in. And I Just thought it's crazy that. So I've been home. I mean, it hasn't even been a week, you guys. I got home Tuesday because we did Monday Night Raw. So I've only been home for a few days. And I don't know about any of you who experienced WrestleMania week, but I feel like I've been hit by a car. I have been so exhausted, and I'm, like, trying to put all the nutrients in my body that I can and water and sleep, and I just can't kick out yet. I thought today, like, okay, it's Friday. Like, I'll feel a little bit better, but no, I'm still so drained, so exhausted. I think by the weekend I will. But I have to say, it's been so nice to be home and in my bed. And with Mateo, it was like, he's just been such a cuddle bug with me, even though it was so cute. Like, last night, because I'm, you know, back in my therapy. And so when I was at my therapy, it's not far from one of Mateo's favorite restaurants. So Artem came and met and took Mateo to his restaurant while I did therapy. And I had a feeling this was going to happen. But so then when I came back over, and it was so cute because he was playing with the kids, and he's like, well, I'm going to say the night at Daddy's tonight. And I'm like, yeah, you know, for sure.
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Fan Caller / Listener
Sure.
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Brie Bella
Because I'm gonna have Mateo for the next few nights. And I already had him for a few nights. And it was just so weird because it was like, I got my car, and usually be a night I'd be heading to smackdown. And I got home and it was just so quiet, and I was like. I started to cry, and it was like, why do I feel so lonely? But I'm not lonely. I'm just so tired, too. And I. You know how it's great that I could watch a show and I don't know, I just. I think because I finally wasn't. I went straight from Vegas straight into mom mode. Like, literally when I landed, I went straight to Mateo school. So I think it was the first time that I was actually alone in a long time. And I was able to just process everything. Like, Teo, Vegas, my injury. Like, just, like, able to process, like, everything. I don't know if you guys have ever been that, but it kind of remind. Not kind of. It did remind me the importance of having moments alone. And I don't mean like, alone and watching a movie or scrolling on your phone. Like, truly just a moment to be in a place where it's still. Where you hear no music, you hear nothing. Right? You just hear your surroundings. And I just had, like, a really good cry session last night, and it was about so much and was also, like, grateful tears and happy tears and then, like, sad tears and lonely tears and, like, I want to be love tears. Wait, no, I don't. I don't want. I don't want a boyfriend. Like, I went through it, let me tell you. I was just, like, crying everything out. But then I. Then I ended up making a beautiful tea. And I just, you know, told my heavenly team how grateful I am. And, you know, and I was, like, looking at the mess of, like, Teo, and I was like, see? And I'm grateful to have these things. And anyways, I showed a lot of gratitude after that, because I think it's always important once you have, like, a good processing session to then, like, just have a lot of gratitude of the things that are in your life. It just makes your heart super happy and your soul feel good. And then I made a great hot tea. You guys. I've been so obsessed with this. I need to. I wish I had it on me. It's this Paris brand. It was given to me when I was in Philly at one time, and then Bri had got me this other flavor of it. And there it's from the 1800s. It's still, I think, in the family. I want to say it's still family owned, but this is. It's the most delicious tea I've ever had in my life. Like, I'm a addicted to it. But so I made one. I made the nighttime one, the one that's just super soothing and relaxing last night, and put on a show. Apple tv, by the way, right now is just killing it with shows. I. So then I watched some shows, and then I slept really great and woke up super happy. So it just made me realize that I hadn't had a moment to just process everything. Process WrestleMania process. Like. Like, our wine being everywhere. Like, I was telling Bram, like, we haven't even done a dinner and sat and go, girl. Like, we have no investors in this company. We've done this from the ground up for almost a decade. And did you see it everywhere in Vegas? And then we went to Sam's club, and it was getting such incredible feedback. And now we're about to break out in Tennessee, and we're going to be heading Severnos back in Vegas in May as well. We want to do. We were supposed to do our own tastings at Sam's Club this past week. And because of it being WrestleMania week, you know, we had to stick with just doing fanatics. But we're coming back to make. To make sure we're doing our tastings at Sam's Club. So we'll be back there. But I guess it was just like, so much. So much happens when you're at weeks like that, right? And you just, like, go on to the next and go on to the next, and you never really just sit and, like, process feelings and emotions. So I had one of those nights that I feel like I really need it, but then I feel like I woke up really happy, but then just super exhausted. So I'm hoping that by this weekend, I will fully just be refreshed. Um, I, I, I should. I sh. I hope so. And I promised me to already that we would go to San Francisco and ride the cable cars. He's like, I have promised him this for a while now. I'm like, yay. I. It's actually kind of nice to have time. Like, I'm trying to find the beauty in being injured, right? And I have to say, like, not to get on a plane this week. I feel really, really good about that. It was just kind of nice not to have to pack a bag yesterday and then to talk to Teo and be like, hey, baby. I mean, if you want. And he loves staying at hotels, so I was like, I'm fine with that. Like, let's go to San Francisco. We could pick a fun hotel, and then we'll ride the cable cars. And he couldn't believe it. And it's cool, too, because in San Francisco, they have this cable car museum. And as you all know, Mateo just loves all that kind of stuff. And so it's just. I'm kind of telling myself, like, okay, you know, we're doing all the great things. We're doing Rolfing therapy. I start back, and it's great with my trainer next week, because she's like, hey, we could be lifting our arms and our core. And my trainer even was telling me I could start riding the bike. Cause they don't want my cardio to go down. And then they're starting some lifts I can do next week, which is crazy. I will say broken ankles trip me out. Because you get the screw in there, right? And you have the plates and you have all the wires to hold your ligaments together. And it's like, you can do things Carefully. And this has been the biggest trip. But then you have to make sure your legs up and resting and doing those things. And just even being in therapy last night, I'm just like, the bones are broken, but we can function. And the importance of functioning. I just realized, like, even the importance of, like, doing the bike. For some of you who do not like cardio, if you can get on the bike for 10 minutes a day, like what they were just saying about heart flow and like, what that does to your body, it's incredible. So there's been a lot going on. Thank you to Starbucks for sponsoring today's segment.
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Nikki Bella
I have to say, my afternoon slumps always start at 2pm Right?
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Brie Bella
Well, I feel like, especially as moms, we do so much in the morning time, then we try to get all our workout and business stuff done in the afternoon. So that afternoon slump comes in and you're like, wait, the day isn't over.
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Nikki Bella
I always feel like that 2, 3pm time. It's so important for me to feel 100% to have all the energy because it's when the kids get to see me, they've been gone all day. You know, always in that late afternoon, I have to to just check in with myself and be like, what do I need to reset for the rest
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Brie Bella
of the day to refresh?
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Nikki Bella
And I have to say, Starbucks energy refreshers always reset me in the perfect way.
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Brie Bella
It does. I mean, there is nothing like a refreshing drink to just make you feel like it's like the morning time even though it's afternoon.
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Nikki Bella
I mean, there's nothing better than going outside, going for a nice walk, stopping by Starbucks, and just resetting the day.
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Brie Bella
I agree completely.
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Nikki Bella
In the afternoon, Starbucks refreshers are always my go to. And now my favorite food flavors come with an added caffeine boost. In the new Starbucks energy refreshers.
- [27:50]
Brie Bella
I am loving mango dragon fruit Energy Refresher. It is so good.
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Nikki Bella
Ooh, I love the strawberry acai Energy Refresher.
- [27:58]
Brie Bella
O, that sounds amazing. I have always loved Starbucks as part of my routine, whether it's in between meetings or just taking a minute for myself. So this has been such an easy addition to my afternoons. Seriously, you should try the new energy refreshers at Starbucks. Cheers. Cheers.
- [28:19]
Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
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Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
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- [28:55]
Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
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- [29:16]
Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
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- [29:26]
Nikki Bella
Okay, so my kids just had spring break and I know all you parents out there know how exhausting that can be. Entertaining them all day trying to find that energy in the late afternoon. Well, when your afternoon calls for a little extra lift, the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers are entering the chat in the best way. You're probably already a fan of Starbucks refreshers, right? Well now you can power the moments that matter most with the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. Now refreshers come with an extra boost of caffeine, which we absolutely love. Starbucks Energy Refreshers are a refreshing way to give your afternoon a real kick and finish your day feeling confident and recharged. During spring break we do a lot of arts and crafts but we also do a lot thought of walking to the parks by the time the afternoon hits. I needed to make my Starbucks run to get the new Starbucks Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher. The mix of mango and strawberry is my absolute favorite. I mean it even comes with freeze dried strawberries which I love. This drink is so refreshing and definitely made the rest of my day enjoyable. Try the all new Energy Refreshers at Starbucks.
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Brie Bella
Let's now get back to some questions. Okay from Instagram. I also want to give a shout out because I saw quite a few questions when I was looking from Instagram of you all talking about my Saudi Bella army. And it was so cute because after what I had said on the podcast, you all were just amazing and even started trending the Saudi Bella army of how much you're going to make Wrestlemania special special for me next year. And can I just tell you all that was so incredible to see and to already see you guys also in the DMS with all the questions but like sending love that made it really special. Hopefully I will get to see you all in June. They just announced, you know, knighted champions is going to be happening in June as of now. So fingers crossed that still goes. But obviously I would love to see you all there and just thank you for that because that was like really, really special. I know you all love your total Bellas and div and so thank you all for that. And you are 100, right? You all will make Wrestlemania next year so incredibly special and it'll be such a great place to have it. Okay, so you all sent a lot of love. Thank you about my injury and wishing me well. And that means so much. So here are some questions as well. Some someone asked, are you doing meet and greets in Tampa for backlash? I don't think I'm going to be at backlash. But you never know. I love always going back home over to Tampa. So we will see. But as know I don't know if I am. Then someone wrote, would you date a funny, charming, kind of cute older guy? Well, define older. I don't mind older. Depends what kind of older. And I would date anytime a funny, charming, kind of cute. Which, what does kind of cute mean? But honestly, even when you're kind of cute, if you're funny and charming, you come off super cute. And as we know like sometimes the super extremely hot guys are like narcissists. So I'd rather have kind of cute. What's my favorite topping on a pizza? Pepperoni and hot honey. If you guys are ever in Napa Valley, Chichios is ridiculous. And their pepperoni hot honey pizza. Obviously I'm like the only person in the world. Well me and Birdie and I think Buddy and Mateo too that asked for no cheese. But I don't have cheese on my pizza. But theirs and they, they'll do a gluten free crust that's like cauliflower. Oh my God, it's so ridiculous. Someone asked how to become confident and stop with the negative self talk. Paige, the girl whose sentence name Paige. So that's one that I feel like we're always gonna have to work on, right? Because I just feel like it's so easy to talk negative about ourselves. How much I can preach about it. I still do it to myself. And then it takes like someone like breed it be like, wow, I can't believe you're saying those things about yourself. And I'm like, shoot. And that feeds into energy. And then I'm like, oh great. But it's Obviously, really hard to be confident. Especially nowadays, you know, when we have social media telling us how we should look or what's the hottest looks or, you know, there's people filtering things or people getting a lot of surgeries. And it's, I think, the hardest time ever for people to feel confident. But it is true that the ones that are super hot, or at least the people that I know that people get really drawn to in person, are the ones that are just super self confident of who they are. You can literally have two women. A woman who you think is perfect and then another woman who, let's just say you might not look at and be like, super hot, but if that woman walks with a ton of confidence versus the one who's super hot, who walks kind of insecure because she did all the work, she was insecure, there's a major difference. And I think the main part of getting confidence is just working on yourself and self love, right? The minute you love yourself, you're not going to care what people think. And that's confidence. That's when you own a room knowing, like, I don't care what these people think. I care what I think about me. And the minute you have that, you're going to have a lot of confidence. And you know the best thing Bri said one time to me, there was a photo I didn't like of myself, and she was, hate to break it to you, but that's how you look in person. And I was like, damn, bitch, okay. But then I was like, that is how I look in person. So what was I expecting to look different in the photo? Like, what was I expecting to look like? And that's kind of helped me of, like, this is who I am. And honestly, do I want to be in a relationship or put myself in a position of not, like, feeling great, like, feeling insecure, not feeling confident or not feeling like, like, I'm beautiful. Like, we're all beautiful in our own ways. For instance, I had an audition for Baywatch. I ended up not doing it because I knew that I would not be comfortable wearing if I was to get it. I would not be comfortable wearing a red swimsuit 24 7, because I am not confident yet in a swimsuit. So I didn't do it. So it's certain things that you know that what I've learned is I have to put myself in positions of, like, where I feel most confident. When I'm walking down that ramp and I'm in my Nikki Bella gear, I am so confident and like, someone Made a comment about me last week. Like, she didn't even say thick in a good way. Like, made like she got bigger or something. And they could say all they want. The comment didn't even affect it, affect me because I felt so damn good. So I just think you have to get to that place where you just are like, this is me. This is my beauty. And that brings such confidence. And we just really all have to stop saying such bad things, you know, about ourselves, because God made us exactly how we're supposed to be. Next question. I miss Heal Nikki Bella. Will you bring her back? Have Bri by your side. Love ya. I've been getting so many of these questions, by the way. Look, I love to be Heal Nikki. And I know what I said last week that kind of went everywhere on the wrestling headlines about wanting to end my career. But being a heel, I thrive being Heal Nikki. I don't write creative Heel. Nikki's the best. I pitch for it. Hopefully that is what I can be, and hopefully that's what I will end with. I miss the days of, like, Team Bella just doing crazy stuff. I mean, pouring milkshakes on breeze head, spray painting page, you know, just doing all that kind of stuff. I loved that kind of heel work, cutting ruthless promos, you know, where my partner and I knew we could get a little. Or my opponent and I knew we could get a little personal and, like, no feelings were hurt. So we'll see. I pitch hard for that. Hopefully it will happen because I just thrive in that and I love that. And for Baby Face to go against me, it's very easy to come after me. Like, there's so much promo work you can do on me and get a great reaction and be a superhero for it. So I think it works. I think it works the best. If you had to pick what has been both of your all's favorite gear you've ever worn. So my favorite gear, that's kind of hard. I just. To tell you the truth, I love my iconic gear. The. The jersey with just the simple shorts. Shorts. I've been liking this new style gear, but I'm also like, I. I feel like when things have been more simple or better on me, so when my makeup's more simple, when my hair is more simple, when my gear is more simple, I think that works better for me. This, like, gear, I've liked it, but every time I've worn it, I'm always like, something's off. Like, I don't know. It's. I would have always done a Little something different. But I'm trying to just evolve in this new era. So I've made changes. But I'm not gonna lie, I missed when it was just like my basic jersey with my just basic shorts and my socks. I, like, really loved that a lot. And that was, like, my favorite gear. And I remember then I always wanted to do, like, varsity jackets and stuff. I did these style jackets. They've been really cool because they felt more in this era. But then, I don't know, maybe I'll. I'll go back to first city jackets. Even though it's, like, so much stuff to wear out there, I'm like, oh, I need to take my jacket off. And you know me, I'll always tear my shirt off. I love that. But it'll be interesting. I've been thinking, like, during this time, if I want to change it up again a little bit. And so I'm thinking. I'm thinking about that. This just past year, everything just seems like shirts seem a little bit bigger. Well, now I'm in a bra top, so that's smaller, which is good. But, you know, I like things smaller. But I only do that, you guys, honestly, because I feel like it makes my body look better on tv when the jersey part's a little too long and the shorts are a little too thick. I actually. I don't know, I just feel like it doesn't make me look right. So, yeah,
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Nikki Bella
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Brie Bella
If you could relive one moment in your career differently, would you? I mean, of course there's like, moments that I. I would say yes, but then I'm like, would it have gotten me where I'm at? Because, like, look, there'd be times in the beginning of my career, I'm like, was I focused?
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Nikki Bella
Right?
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Brie Bella
I loved having a lot of fun. I mean, as far as the ring work, I would show up to practice all the time. I'd go to night school. I'm like, should I been more focused on the future? But then that started to come, and so, like, that I would relive exactly how I did it. I'm trying to think. There's nothing that sticks out. I feel like everything I've done has led me to the next moment and has created impact. And I feel like the people that plan too much of how they want things to go usually don't go in that way. Right. Sometimes I feel like it's what happens in the moment. For instance, give divas a chance. We could have never planned that. Right now, us girls in the moment, we were fed up. So we planned on like, oh, you want to give us Two minutes, we're going to give you a finisher. And then that created impact. So I don't think there's anything that I would do different because everything led into something great. There's nothing I would relive and do different. I think everything ended up being perfect to where it's gotten Bri and I both today and even still what we're doing. Because even when I came back from this comeback, like, you know, seeing Bri, I'm like, oh, she's so lucky that now that we have a ring in Napa and she gets Brian to help her out. And I didn't have any of those things when I first came back. And a part of me was like, I wish, should I have done it where I took Mateo out to Florida for a month and I just got to train every day with him or for a week. And then I'm like, well, he's in school.
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Brie Bella
And so those are just moments in life, right? You have to go with what you're doing in life. And that was a part of my career and I had to still be a full time mom. And so I wouldn't relive any of that again. If, if I could do that part again, I would just see if it could work. But in that, when I think about that moment and with co parenting, that wouldn't have worked, but that would be the only thing that I wish I could have done a little differently. All right, three moments in your career you're most proud of. And then I'm going to wrap this up. You guys. There's so many questions. I, I just. It's so amazing. All of your guys's, everything you send, it's just great. I, I feel bad. There's so many. But I'll end with the. This, um, so three moments in my career that I'm proud of. Gosh, that's kind of hard. There's so many. Obviously becoming the longest reigning Divas champion has been, you know, a top moment for me. Um, I would say when Paige and I had got that two segment Divas Championship match before WrestleMania, Monday Night Raw as you guys saw it on Total Divas, that was such a rare thing to happen on a Raw like that. And the match was so great. The promo after with her and AJ that ended up airing on Friday Night Smackdown was so great. The story going into that WrestleMania was so great. That would be one of my favorite moments for sure. In that, like just that that whole time, that whole night, what it led into, that match, definitely just loved all of that. Honestly, I loved my whole Divas Championship reign. That's like a top moment for me. And I would say getting inducted in WWE hall of Fame, like being a Hall of Famer and I get so excited every year I go to the hall of Fame and you know, getting that feeling and just seeing everyone's video packages and the impact that every single person has had on in this industry because literally every single wrestler that goes out there has had impact in this industry. And I'm just so like grateful and appreciative that I get already call myself a WWE hall of Famer. That's just such a top moment for me. And I get so excited every time I go out there to be currently working and when I hear WWE hall of Famer Nikki Bella, it's just, just always makes me be like smile and get excited. So I think those would be the top three. I mean there's so many other moments, I think when total divas and total Bellas were crushing it. Like when, when our ratings were doing incredible, when we were getting all this love worldwide mainstream, when all these women and girls who never watched wrestling were showing up to the shows and had all their total diva signs and just loved all the total divas. That was such a high. Like I will never forget Brie and Stephanie's match and all those E girls that showed up because they were like
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Nikki Bella
priest fighting her boss. That's crazy.
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Brie Bella
And they weren't even like die hard wrestling fans, but they just couldn't wait to be a part of what they were seeing on tv and you could just see them all in the crowd and then to have the turn, that was actually a top moment too. Having that big heel turn in that match was, will always be iconic in my career and top moment. But that whole era, those, you know, years of things, like it was just incredible and it's, it was just so crazy to be in that moment and just see, to actually see and experience the change, the evolution, you know. Another high was the night when the girls debuted. Charlotte, Becky and Mercedes, Sasha. That was such a top moment. And to, you know, because that like made it like, like see changes here. Like this is what we worked hard on. This is like what total divas, total Bellas, nxt, you know, women around the world. This is the, the change has come. And so it's like really, it's just been really neat to be able to be a part of those moments, experience them, be in the ring for them and then get to watch them. Ever since it's Just, wow, what a life. I'm so lucky. So, yeah. And I feel like I could keep going on, like, so many moments. And I just. Thank you all so much. I feel like I'm gonna have to do another solo episode, but maybe where it's not where I answer a bunch of questions because there's so many. And I could just do, you know, kind of chat with you guys, send that in if there's, you know, calling if there's anything that you guys want me to talk about or discuss about. I would love to do that. And it's funny because I was thinking, like, wait, I have to leave you all with some inspiration affirmation. And I just don't. I. I was. Didn't come prepared. I'm not going to lie with a quote, because I was just thinking I'm going to answer everyone's questions and I'm just going to leave you all with this inspiration. You. So many of you have reached out and have sent me get better. You can do this. And have just sent me the sweetest messages, whether that's in person, whether that's online. You all have shown me so much love and support, and I can't tell you that that love and support goes so far. It gives me motivation. It makes me want to be better. It makes me want to fight. And so I'll leave you with this, how you guys have made me feel. Is there someone that you have in your personal life that you could reach out and give them that love and support? That someone that needs that. That extra little love to know that they. They can fight the fight, that, you know, they. They need that little love to get through whatever they're going through, because I know the feeling. And I can't believe how much you guys have just amped me up to conquer and to get back. And I feel like I'm like, in my 20s. I'm like, I'm gonna show them that I am the best. And I'm, like, over here, like, at the end of my road, but, like, I'm gonna do that because of you guys. So just maybe reach out to someone today, and I'm going to do the same thing when I leave here. I already know someone that I'm going to just send a love text to that I feel like might need it. And so maybe you just send a little inspiration to someone today. Give them a little motivating word. Send them a little love that can just use, you know, some words to help fight the fight. And I just love you guys. Thank you. Always for tuning in. Thank you guys for sending in questions and next time we will have Brie back. And I'm hoping her and Paige do some bad work tonight on Smackdown because we need to see those tag champs go far. Right? Okay, guys, I love you. Please look for videos on the Nikki and Bree show on the IG page, Twitter access, tick tock, all the things you all know social media. Make sure to tune in on YouTube and until next time, make sure to like and subscribe.
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