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.
There were believed to be some hard feelings between the twins and WWE, and both women immediately started using their real name, "Garcia," for outside projects.
We 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 earlier this month. It appears that any differences have now been put to one side, and if a new report is to be believed, the former Divas Champion could be on her way back to WWE.
According to @WrestleVotes, "We’re told significant discussions have taken place regarding a Nikki Bella return to action, with the strong expectation from multiple WWE sources that it will happen sooner rather than later."
Nikki and Brie were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 as a team. However, individual inductions are a possibility as is a retirement match for Nikki or even a comeback in next weekend's women's Royal Rumble match.
Talking on the Nikki & Brie Show a couple of weeks ago, Nikki commented on her RAW cameo and made it clear that any past problems with WWE are now settled.
"As everyone knows, the one thing about family, whether it’s a business family or your actual family, there is always at some point a rocky road. That’s life. It happens, and emotions happen. We had that rocky road with WWE. The one thing, as I’ve grown over the past few years and have continued to work on myself, I realized times where I’ve made outbursts out of emotions that I probably shouldn’t have done, and then there are times where I can recognize that I felt hurt and I wanted to be heard, but it probably wasn’t the right thing to do. This is why things were rocky."
"I felt all these emotions because I felt at home, and I was so happy to be home. Then, to be so accepted and loved felt so incredible because things were rocky, and there is nothing better than...when you have that moment of making up and knowing this bond is so strong because it is pretty much like blood, and we just are family and will always be connected."
"There is no better feeling than going back home and feeling that. Knowing we’ve mended everything and had great conversations...It was like being at Christmas dinner or a family reunion. All is well, we’ve all made up, and I recognize that we are very fortunate to be part of not only such a great company but to be in a place where we’ve seen this place grow so much. It felt so good.
Stay tuned for updates as we have them.