Nikki Bella reveals that she and AJ Lee said things on WWE television that were “very personal” but remained professional

As seen during the April 4th 2025 edition of WWE Smackdown, there was an in-ring promo battle between women’s champion Tiffany Statton and Charlotte Flair. According to Twitter/X account @WrestleVotes, the women said “very little of what was in the rundown for them” and they allegedly went “off script quite a bit.”

While speaking on The Nikki And Brie Show, Nikki Bella commented on wrestling promos becoming personal to build up heat for feuds…

“I’m not going to lie, AJ Lee and I did that quite a bit. We said stuff to each other on the mic that neither of us saw coming. And so I felt that though it made things very personal, but it kept us in a story longer because it made people more invested and she and I never took it personal. I mean, would we both probably be bothered backstage? 100%. But we actually kept it very professional.

You got to get a little personal, I mean, look at John and Cody, things got personal but people get invested. Tiffy and even Naomi got that way a little bit before her and Jade’s story and Tiffany and Charlotte and that set them both up to have these great stories.” (quote courtesy of WrestlingInc.com)