Nikki Bella injured her ankle during a tag team match on the March 27 episode of SmackDown. Currently it is just a sprain and she was expected to be ready to go within seven to ten days. The hope would be that she would be ready to go for WrestleMania. While speaking with Angie Martinez, The Bella Twins talk Nikki’s injury. She says she is waiting for an MRI result.
“No, not at all,” Nikki agreed that it is not an ideal time for her because of the injury. “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.
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.”
Brie: “It’s my second match back in eight years. Like, 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?’”
Nikki: “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?’” (Fightful/Transcript)
The Bella Twins are scheduled to take part in the Fatal 4-way for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles on night one of WrestleMania. Diva Dirt will provide any further updates on Nikki and The Bella Twins.