Nikki Bella wants to set the record straight about what actually happened when she suffered her ankle injury last month.
Speaking on The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki addressed the online speculation that Nia Jax was responsible for injuring her during the March 27 SmackDown match where she and Brie competed against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. Nikki not only cleared Nia of any blame but credited her with helping her avoid making the injury significantly worse.
“What I want to clear up is that, at first, Nia had gotten a lot of heat online, and she actually helped me. When it came to the end of the match, and the girls had to take us out, I knew at that point, I couldn’t even put weight on my foot. I was in so much pain where I knew it was really bad. I knew what was about to happen. When she came to take me out, I go, ‘Please, no. My foot hurts so bad.’ She’s like, ‘Wait, what?’ ‘I can’t get thrown out, I need to step out.’ She helped me step out, but people made it like she injured me. No, Nia actually really helped me in that moment. I would have belly flopped on the ground if I had gotten thrown out. I knew I couldn’t put my feet down,” Nikki said.
Nikki fractured, sprained, and broke her ankle during the match, but worked through the remaining nine minutes of the bout and was involved in the post-match angle where Nia Jax and Lash Legend attacked. The injury ultimately forced her to miss WrestleMania 42, where she was replaced by the returning Paige, who teamed with Brie to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
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