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Nikki Bella addresses her mispronunciation of Stephanie Vaquer’s name on WWE RAW

Aaron Rift

While speaking on her podcast, Nikki Bella discussed her promo from the June 9th 2025 edition of WWE RAW. Nikki said the following about her mispronunciation of Stephanie Vaquer’s name…

“Oh my gosh, and then even though it’s only a few people that have said stuff, but I can’t tell you how many times I went over Stephanie Vaquer. I feel like I’m still saying it wrong. Her last name. I even was asking her, but she says that of course in a beautiful Latina accent… when I would repeat it after her, she’s like, ‘Perfect.’ I was saying it amazing, but then you get in your head and then I’m like, “Wait, I can’t let myself be hooked on just one last name or then I’m going to mess everything up,” because you know, I wanted to say a bunch of people’s names, and so I didn’t want to get too hooked on hers. But then I was asking people like, they’re like, “No, you just say it like Vaquer,” like think care at the end. You know, and then I’m like, “Okay,” but then I wanted to say it with some spice, so I got to work on that. I’m so bad, like pronouncing, you and I with our pronunciation at times.”

Nikki also commented on her confrontation with Liv Morgan…

“I mean, of course [I was nervous]. You know, this is my thing is, I haven’t been on that kind of stage in so long, but I think what was helping me feel like relaxed the nerves a little bit is like the fact that we’ve done, you know, quite a few live podcast shows, as well as hosting shows that that helps, so that relaxed the nerves a bit, but of course, it’s because I really wanted to deliver. I wanted to be great. I wanted, you know, the crowd to really feel it. I wanted everyone in TV land to really feel it and it went off great and I mean, you know me. I was shocked when Liv came out like a fireball. It was like incredible. I was like, ‘Oh shoot. Whoa.’ You felt that. I mean, she came to the ring so fast. It was insane.” (quotes courtesy of SiriusXM’s The Nikki & Brie Show)

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