The women’s Royal Rumble was again notable this year for several returning WWE Superstars and it opened up questions about full-time returns to the company. 

One of those Superstars was Nikki Bella, who made her first in-ring appearance, alongside sister Brie, since retiring in March 2019. The pair have both stated previously that they’d be interested in full time return and a run with the women’s tag team championships, however, that now sounds as though it’s not on the cards for the former WWE Diva’s champ.

Talking to TV Insider, Brie spoke about her Rumble appearance and future plans in WWE. 

"I really missed it, but I’m in mom mode and things are different now. I was sore for a few days. I can’t lie. The show made me think about how we can come back and do more of a story. Unfortunately, where we are at in our lives Brie and I can never be back full-time. We hope there is something soon or in the future that we can come back and do something. Just getting the taste in the ring made us want more."

Although fans will be disappointed that we won’t be seeing a full return to action for The Bella Twins, Nikki does have ideas of who she’d like to face if she was to work a one-off programme with the company.

"Being in the ring with Bianca Belair, I would love to come back and work with Bianca. I would love to come back and work with Rhea [Ripley]. I’m a huge fangirl of hers. Just seeing her presence in the ring-up close, I would die to do a story with her. It felt so cool to be in the ring again with Ronda [Rousey], She is just awesome and has an incredible presence. We all had a lot of fun in the locker room after.

Nikki remains the longest reigning Diva’s Champion in WWE history and in 2020 The Bella Twins were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.