Nikki Bella Names Rhea Ripley As A Dream WWE Return Opponent

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Nikki Bella doesn’t plan on her Royal Rumble return being a one-off.

On February 1st at WWE’s Royal Rumble event in Indianapolis, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella made her long-rumoured return to the ring, entering the Women’s Royal Rumble at number 30.

During last Thursday’s edition of the Nikki & Brie Show, Nikki made it clear that she’ll definitely be doing more than just the Royal Rumble appearance and highlighted the likes of Rhea Ripley and Roxanne Perez as potential opponents.

“If I immediately look at something, just what Chelsea Green has been bringing to social media about the Divas, stuff she has said on interviews, I immediately get turned on by that. ‘Huh, she has been talking about the Divas lately.’ Something like that would be really fun. Chelsea, of course. A dream match would be against Rhea. I would love to do that with Brie [Bella]. When I think of my Ronda [Rousey] run for Evolution and those feels, something like that would be so fun to bring in, especially with Brie and the Bella Army. I felt like in my run against Ronda, it wasn’t just about Ronda and I. It was also about Brie at my side and the Bellalution and the Bella Army being behind us. That would be something really fun to bring to Rhea because she has become the face of the women’s division and has gone through so many women. Obviously, tag titles dangle in my mind. I would love to face a lot of tag teams in the division with Brie. There are so many amazing women and we’ll see different pairings at different times. There could be something fun there. I liked my little moment with Roxanne [Perez]. I think we can make magic happen, too. I immediately think of something about meeting your heroes. Sometimes, you always shouldn’t, or you should. Who knows.”

-Nikki Bella

It’s current unclear as to what the future will hold for Nikki Bella in WWE, but it certainly appears as though we haven’t seen the last of her inside the squared circle.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on the future of Nikki Bella as soon as we hear more.

H/T to Fightful for the transcription.

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