Nikki Bella on the WWE fans in Saudi Arabia: “Can we take this crowd everywhere we go, please?”
As seen during the 2026 women’s Royal Rumble match, Brie Bella made her in-ring return to WWE. While speaking on her podcast with Brie, Nikki Bella addressed the WWE fans in Saudi Arabia…
“I was at SmackDown because I had to do a panel. Becky Lynch and I did this fitness panel. We left because it was a women’s fitness panel, but it was like all men but one woman in the audience. So we were like, ‘we’re just going to have to have fun with them.’ And they were so amazing. When I did my walkout and how loud they were, and the Hall of Famer chants, and Bella Army, and seeing some of my Bella Army members in the front, I was like, ‘Wait a minute, there’s Bella Army in Saudi.’ And that’s when I told Brie, I go, ‘Brie, no, they actually know.’
And then Nattie and I had a meet and greet later, and that’s when they were telling me, like, ‘No, so many of us grew up on Total Bellas and Total Divas here.’ They all knew us so well. And when you see the reactions, from yours to mine to Natty’s, you can tell they were raised with us. They were inspired by us, motivated. Even in our meet and greets, they were all men. Then the same group asked me about Brie Friday night, and I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ I was so happy we got to see them all again Saturday night because they were so much fun at the meet and greet, hearing their stories. There were twins in there. It was really cool.
For me, their energy was incredible. It was so cool to be in the ring, to hear your [Brie’s] music hit and feel all that. I was beyond happy and also shocked. Just to hear the crowd, all the different chants, I was sitting there like, ‘Oh my goodness.’ And I loved the fact that when we got eliminated, they were like, ‘No, no.’ I was like, ‘can we take this crowd everywhere we go, please?’ It was so amazing.”