The Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki, announced their retirement from in-ring action in 2019. They later made a surprise appearance in the 2022 Royal Rumble, only to confirm they'd fully parted ways with WWE the following year.
For a time, there were thought to be some hard feelings between the twins and WWE, and both women immediately started using their real name, "Garcia," for outside projects. Most fans thought that was it for WWE and the Garcia Twins, only for Nikki to show up in the crowd during the first RAW on Netflix last month.
There were immediate rumblings about a possible WWE return following that cameo and Nikki entered last Saturday's 30-women Royal Rumble match as a surprise participant. She definitely still had "it" and is expected to step back into the ring soon.
Talking on the latest episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki opened up about her preparation for her recent return following a lengthy absence from WWE.
Detailing how she got ring ready, Nikki gave fellow WWE Superstar and former Total Divas star Natalya the lion's share of the credit.
"I could finally talk about my three weeks leading up to it. The days that I didn’t have Matteo, I would like drop him off and go straight to the airport and catch a flight to Orlando and I would train for two to three nights at the PC. I did that two weeks straight and then I was able to get to Tampa to train with Nattie and in her heart dungeon 2.0. And it was just amazing being in there the past three weeks."
"I couldn’t believe like how much my body remembered, but how much I was loving it, how I didn’t need to take Tylenol every day. I was like, 'Wow, I’m really just adapting to this quick,' and it was just really making me excited for this return. Well keep tuning in because you will see another Fearless Nikki appearance sooner than later that is for sure."
"This time around preparing for this run, Nattie has been just already such a key piece for me because she knows me best when it comes to wrestling. She knows my personality, she knows how I move. And that was a big part of being Nikki Bella was she oozed confidence and I felt that."
"It was so cute because before my music hit at :30 and I walked out, Nattie came running into Gorilla. She’s like, 'You need to find your inner ‘f*** you' so you can deliver, so you can be who you were.' So she comes running into Gorilla, like as it’s on, like counting down to :10. And she literally grabs me and she goes, 'Go give them your 'f*** you.' You go find it.' And oh my God, it’s gonna make me cry. It was like such a moment with Nattie."
"Nattie is the most incredible person you’ll ever meet. And I did. I found my inner you ‘f*** you.’ And I’m excited to find that more as I do more in the ring at WWE."
Later in the podcast, Nikki dropped an exciting hint that her sister, Brie Bella, could eventually join her in WWE.
"Hopefully Brie Mode will be by my side soon. More on that to come," the former Divas Champion teased, hinting at a long-awaited Bella Twins reunion on the Road to WrestleMania.
You can listen to the full conversation with Nikki in the player below.