'SAD AND DISAPPOINTING'
Nikki Bella blasts WWE for snubbing her on live TV despite Hall of Fame spot as fans call her ‘the GOAT’
Nikki Bella does not believe the decision was 'malicious' but insists she was 'sad' and 'disappointed'
FORMER WWE star Nikki Bella has hit back at her former employers after they omitted her name during the promotion of Barmageddon on Monday Night Raw.
Bella, 40, left WWE in March and is now a co-host of USA Network show Barmageddon a celebrity game show.
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But when the programme was brought up on an episode of Raw, they omitted Bella's name despite announcing her co-host Blake Shelton.
It comes eight months after she and her twin sister, Brie, who were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as The Bella Twins in 2020, left the organisation.
And Nikki, who made her WWE debut back in 2007, has admits she was disappointed not to be name-checked by her old company.
Speaking to NBC Chicago, she said: "It’s sad. Like, there’s obviously a lot of things I could say about that. I think more than anything, it’s disappointing. I worked there for 16 years, and I helped pave the way for them.
"Not only that they’ve always been family to me, and no matter what, walking away, for me, it wasn’t malicious. I’m at a point in my life. I wanted to do things without hearing the word ‘no,’ and it was just strictly business.
"Maybe there were some personal things that had happened over the years that also pushed me towards that, but I think more than anything, it’s disappointing because I don’t see it happen with the men.
"For some reason with the women who are outspoken and we’ve seen this with the women in the past, they just want to ban us.
"I think it’s sad because we all look at it as family and so, ‘Okay, they don’t want to say my name, that’s fine'.
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"Barmageddon got a shout-out and so did Blake Shelton, so that makes me happy. So many people at WWE will always be family to me, and I communicate with so many of them.
"The WWE Universe will always be family to me, as well as my Bella Army. So I’m just so appreciative for all of you and all of us that can still have the memories."
Bella is a two-time WWE Divas Champion and holds the record for the longest reign of the now defunct belt - 301 days.
She was engaged to fellow WWE superstar John Cena, before they called off their wedding in April 2018 after six years together.