WWE News: WWE Superstar Nikki Bella Reportedly Set To Return To WWE Within The Next Few Months

WWE Superstar Nikki Bella has been out of action since late last year. She had a neck injury that resulted in her having to have surgery. At one point, it was thought that she might never wrestle again due to the issue. Interestingly, wrestling is certainly what caused the injury. However, it wasn’t a backdrop or some horrible suplex. Rather, it was confirmed that her finisher, the rack attack, is what caused her injury.

Few people in the history of pro-wrestling can say that their own finisher cut their career short. However, the “rack attack” finisher is not just any type of finish. It forced Nikki Bella to take her opponents body weight down with her as she hits the ground, causing various shocks to the body. She hit them right on her own neck and spine. It is easy to imagine that she would have some sort of damage doing this 300 nights a year.

Clearly, it would be terrible to see her retire due to an injury. Even if you’re not a huge fan of Nikki Bella, this sort of thing for any wrestler would be tragic to see. Thankfully, she confirmed that doctors gave her the okay. Now according to Cageside Seats, she got back into the ring at the WWE Performance Center on Monday. They also report that is unknown about the exact time before we’ll see Nikki make her return, but if everything goes as expected, she could be back by sometime in September.

This is huge for Nikki and for the Bella Twin’s fans. Brie Bella unofficially retired around WrestleMania time, but with Daniel Bryan back as SmackDown General Manager, it is unknown if she’ll be around again with him or not. It would not be a shock if she happened to return. As of now, Brie is done, and Nikki is the only one remaining from the connected family still performing. We would add John Cena to that, but he refuses to marry Nikki, and you can find out more about that drama on WWE Total Divas.

It would be good to see her back as she does bring value to the roster due to her impressive run at the top of the Diva’s Division before she left. She was the longest reigning WWE Diva’s Champion in history, and while that may not seem like a wonderful mark, she did break AJ Lee’s record by doing it. Now, WWE has opened up an official women’s division and retired the butterfly title for a far better WWE Women’s Championship. They also retired the term “WWE Diva” in the process.

A lot has changed in WWE since Nikki Bella went down to an injury. The good thing is that she can still perform with some of the top girls of today, which was helpful when she came from an era of models who could not wrestle their way out of a paper bag for the most part.

It is not exactly known what show Nikki will go to when she returns officially, but most believe she’ll go to WWE SmackDown. Due to John Cena being there and having a bit of say backstage, he’ll probably pull some strings to have her there. She won’t just be another girl there as SmackDown could certainly use another top female performer. With some of the top women going to WWE RAW in the WWE Draft, most of the SmackDown women are young, and another veteran being around would be helpful for sure.

Becky Lynch and Natalya are the top women there now, but RAW trumps this with Charlotte, Paige, and new WWE Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks. Bella ending up on SmackDown could be the best thing for her and for the roster, so if she goes there, it won’t just be because Cena wants her there. With her credentials, she can certainly be useful to any brand she ends up going to, for sure. The question is exactly when she will be back. For now, it seems like the timetable is September. We’ll see if can Nikki Bella do it.

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