Nikki Bella has opened up about the ankle injury she sustained during a SmackDown match, revealing she is still awaiting MRI results. Bella and Brie Bella competed in a tag match on the March 27 edition of SmackDown against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. Nikki rolled her ankle early in the match and limped through the remainder of it. Both sisters addressed the injury on Angie Martinez’s YouTube channel.
“No, not at all. I’ve been super bummed out about it, so, as of now, it’s a sprained ankle. We don’t know if it’s a high sprain or something else, so I got an MRI I’m waiting for the results,” Nikki said.
She also described the moment the injury happened and what was going through her mind as she pushed through it.
“In our match on Friday, so, it was our second tag match back together, and it happened right in the beginning of the match, and I finished the match. I can’t believe I finished the match, and I stressed out my poor sister,” Nikki said.
Brie described the chaos of the moment from her perspective, revealing she had no idea how serious the injury was while standing on the apron.
“It’s my second match back in eight years. So much anxiety in her first tag. So she tags me, and as I’m about to come in, she goes, ‘Oh, I think I broke my ankle,’ and we’re on live television. I was like, ‘Huh?’ I was like, ‘Do we need to call the match?'” Brie said.
Nikki added that she was convinced the ankle was broken, given how it felt, but pushed through, knowing the WrestleMania stakes were involved.
“I thought it possibly could be broken, because I’ve had a break before and the rush that was going through my calf, and I couldn’t put weight on it, I was like, oh, I think I just broke my ankle and just how it felt, I just knew something was wrong but, I knew this was starting the story to WrestleMania. So in my head, I knew there were girls in the back waiting to run in. I knew there was just a lot of women a part of this match and I didn’t wanna let anyone down. But I still had like 10-12 minutes to go, and I was like, ‘My goodness…’ So every time I would tag in, I was like, ‘No, it’s really broken, Brie. It’s broken’ and the girl who we’re beating up is like, ‘Uh, put me in a hold?’ She’s like, ‘Wait, is her ankle broken?'” Nikki said.
Despite the injury, the Bella Twins remain advertised for the fatal four-way Women’s Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 42 night one on April 18. Their inclusion in the match hinges on Nikki’s MRI results, as a confirmed clearance would keep the IYO SKY vs. Asuka singles match off the card.
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit Angie Martinez’s YouTube channel with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
