“No Big Loss”, “That’s Not Fair”: Fans Divided After Nikki Bella Called Out WWE Following Raw XXX Anniversary

WWE’s RAW XXX was an action-filled episode that featured some top action and memorable segments. Legends like Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker showed up while we also saw Brock Lesnar return and destroy Bobby Lashley. Among all these names there were a few notable absentees as well. One omission from the special episode that got the fans talking was of The Bella Twins. This is despite WWE advertising the Hall of Famers for an appearance before removing them from the promotional poster.

Afterward, The Bella Twins took to Instagram and expressed their feelings about the show. They criticized WWE’s minimal portrayal of the women’s evolution on the show and name-dropped Sasha Banks and Paige as well. And now Nikki Bella has revealed why the twin sisters didn’t appear on the show.

Nikki Bella said WWE told them they had nothing for them

After addressing the issue of women’s evolution not being showcased on RAW XXX, Nikki Bella talked about their absence from the show in a live session on her Instagram. The former Divas Champion said she and her husband Artem Chigvintsev were busy with media duties due to the premiere of their reality TV show, Nikki Bella Says I Do.

But she further noted that WWE told the sisters they had no plans for them despite advertising them earlier. Nikki said, “We were hoping, I think it was weeks ago, there was talks about going to Monday Night Raw. They said they had nothing for us.” She noted that this led to them being booked for media appearances for her reality series.

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She noted, “We were booked on media Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Then there was possibly, maybe, an idea. But our whole team, including WWE and everyone else, had already booked us for Monday being in New York.” It is to be noted that WWE produces the show which stars Nikki Bella and her husband.

Her remark about WWE having nothing for The Bella Twins divided fan opinion on social media. Some thought that the show was better without them while others sided with the twins.

Nikki Bella’s remarks draw contrasting fan reactions

After Nikki Bella’s comments, fans were split over what they thought of the whole situation. A section of fans believed The Bellas weren’t needed on the show and another bunch thought WWE should’ve used them in some form.

A fan wrote, “The show was better because of it.” Another fan commented, “They don’t seem to treat many former female wrestlers well.” Here are the top reactions to this revelation by Nikki Bella.

Many fans sided with The Bella Twins.

Even though RAW XXX was a packed show, the portrayal of women wrestlers, especially the scrapped steel cage match and the treatment of Bellas did sour the taste a bit. The Bella Twins have been open about their criticism of WWE since that night and it will be interesting to see if they feature on WWE programming in the near future.

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