The Bella Twins' 10 Best Rivalries, Ranked
Matthew Harrington This year The Bella Twins will take their place into the WWE Hall of Fame. Nikki and Brie Bella worked hard to achieve success inside and outside of the ring. The two are not only they two of WWE's most popular female stars, but they're also credited with helping the women's wrestling revolution.
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While Nikki and Brie are officially retired and moving forward with life away from the squared circle, their wrestling accomplishments haven't gone unnoticed. The sisters were part of a few big feuds during their time in WWE. Today, we'll look at 10 of The Bella Twins best WWE rivalries.
10 Naomi
The Bellas may be friends with Naomi in real-life, but in 2015 the two were pitted against each other in an onscreen feud. What made this rivalry unique is that there was a reversal in roles with Naomi being the heel and the Bellas as babyfaces. After multiple failed attempts at winning the Divas Championship, Naomi began feuding with Nikki and Brie. With the odds against her, Naomi sought the help from Tamina. Despite them being a dominant force, Naomi and Tamina continued to score losses in their matches against The Bellas.
9 Gail Kim
In the fall of 2010, Nikki and Brie would become the onscreen valets for Daniel Bryan. The twins would accompany Bryan to the ring for his matches and cheer him on. However, their roles as Bryan's managers would come to an end thanks to Gail Kim. Bryan and Gail started an onscreen romance, which didn't go over well with The Bellas. The twins began feuding with Kim and would attack her backstage and at ringside. While the sisters got the upper hand, Kim would soon have Eve Torres coming to her rescue.
8 Against Each Other
While the storyline was panned by fans and wrestling journalists, one of Brie and Nikki's memorable rivalries is the one they had with each other. In the summer of 2014, Nikki turned heel and cost Brie her match against Stephanie McMahon. For the next couple of weeks, the feud continued as the sisters filmed segments to discuss their issues. One moment that stuck out was Nikki's infamous line to her sister, "I wish you'd died in the womb." Nikki and Brie's feud wouldn't last long because the sisters eventually made up.
7 Eve Torres
In 2011, Nikki and Brie entered into a feud with Divas Champion Eve Torres. Their rivalry started on a February episode of RAW where they attacked Eve backstage following a lumberjills match. Afterwards, the twins decided to challenge Eve for her title. Nikki was the first to wrestle Eve for the title, and she was unsuccessful. However, a few weeks later Brie successfully win the championship from Eve.
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While the Bellas were the villains and Eve was the good girl, a year later their roles would be switched. Acting as the Executive Administrator, Eve fired the twins.
6 Charlotte Flair
Charlotte Flair made her main roster debut in the summer of 2015 as part of the Women's Revolution. Teaming with Paige and Becky Lynch, the group feuded with the Bellas. Charlotte would soon an opportunity for Nikki's Divas Championship. After being screwed out of the title during their first bout, Charlotte got a rematch at the Night of Champions PPV, where she ended Nikki's reign. A few months later, Brie, who was now a babyface would have a singles feud with Charlotte, which led to a championship match at Fastlane that Brie lost.
5 Victoria And Natalya
Brie made her WWE debut in August 2008 on Smackdown in a match against Victoria. During the match, fans got a glimpse of twin magic as Brie would crawl under the ring and Nikki would sneak out and take the win. The sisters continued their ruse for the next couple of weeks in their matches against Victoria and Natalya. However, before long their secret was discovered. The twin reveal and their feud with Victoria and Natalya is one of the top moments in the Bellas' career. Little did anyone know how big of stars the twins would become.
4 Stephanie McMahon
In 2014, Brie found herself feuding with her boss Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie was using Brie as part of a ploy to get Daniel Bryan to relinquish his WWE Championship. If Bryan didn't give up the title, Stephanie would fire Brie. However, Brie beat Stephanie to the punch and quit so her husband could remain champion.
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Stephanie would then began targeting Brie's sister Nikki. Brie eventually was rehired and challenged Stephanie to a match at SummerSlam, which lead to a surprising heel turn by Nikki.
3 Ronda Rousey
It was a dream feud wrestling fans thought they'd never see. The Bellas returned to WWE programming in the fall of 2018 and aligned themselves with RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey. After their tag match at Super Show-Down, the Bellas attacked Ronda. A championship between Nikki and Ronda was made at WWE's first-ever women's only PPV. In the buildup, Ronda hurled insults at Nikki, including one about her ex John Cena. When it came time for their match, Nikki put in a good effort, but Ronda was too powerful for the twins to defeat.
2 Paige
The Bellas' feud with anti-diva Paige began in early 2015. The twins began taunting Paige, who had her eye on Nikki's Divas Championship. After unsuccessfully challenging for the championship at Fastlane, Paige would team with the Bellas' old nemesis AJ Lee for a tag match at Wrestlemania 31. Paige and Lee won their Wrestlemania match, and afterwards Paige reignited her rivalry with The Bellas. She would try once again to take Nikki's title, but the odds were stacked against her. However, she soon received help from Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in her quest to take down the Bella Twins.
1 AJ Lee
There's no denying that The Bella Twins' best rivalry was with AJ Lee. Their issues with AJ began in the summer of 2013 when Lee delivered a pipebomb promo criticizing the cast of Total Divas, which offended the Bellas. At the 2014 Survivor Series PPV, Brie helped Nikki win the Divas Championship from Lee. The Bellas' final match with Lee took place at Wrestlemania 31, where Lee and Paige beat the twins in a tag match. Shortly afterwards, AJ retired and Nikki would go on to surpass Lee's streak as longest-reigning Divas Champion.
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