Wade Barrett Breaks Silence on Nikki Bella Taking Offense to His Controversial Stance During Clash in Paris Pre-Show

While Barrett credited ‘The Fearless One’ for being the top performer in the confines of what she had to work with, he asserted that the current landscape is far superior to what it used to be. The former Nexus member, later called Bella desperate, as she is someone who is trying to restore her past glory and has to prove that she still has what it takes to hang with the current crop of female wrestlers.

Michael Cole praised Nikki Bella for making a WWE comeback despite personal adversities

Nikki Bella received major backing from Michael Cole in the aforementioned three-way conversation between himself, Wade Barrett, and Big E as they were discussing the former Total Divas host’s bout with Becky Lynch during the Clash in Paris countdown show. Cole interrupted Barrett by joking that he did look his age, while Bella didn’t.

The ‘Voice of WWE’ also underscored the ups and downs she has seen in her personal life, with her recent divorce tormenting her the most. Cole affirmed that Bella was a completely different person than she was years ago. The play-by-play commentator also brought up the interview she gave in June, explaining her decision to return to WWE at this stage of her life.

The San Diego native affirmed that she wanted to do it for herself this time around. And needless to say, Bella is just getting started in this rejuvenated WWE run of hers. In a message of gratitude that she posted after losing at Clash in Paris, the 41-year-old thanked the crowd that was surprisingly against her during the show, with Lynch getting major babyface reactions despite being the heel in that situation.

Nikki Bella looks back on her Clash in Paris outing and the backstage reception to it

As noted above, Nikki Bella showed glimpses of brilliance at Clash in Paris while taking on a red-hot Becky Lynch. Speaking on the Nikki & Brie Show, the ‘Beautiful Bomber’ revealed being proud of her performance and everything that she was able to pull off in that women’s IC title bout. She reflected on how she’s now a full-time mother looking after her son Matteo, and he being her biggest priority.

However, despite all of that, Bella took immense pride in herself for the way she handled her in-ring return and was able to prioritize it as well while juggling her outside ventures. The former Barmageddon host also underscored the lack of live events in WWE these days. During her prime, there used to be a ton of those, which made their jobs slightly easier heading into important matches.

I’m so proud of myself. It’s been hard living where I live, hands-on mom, full-time mom, and when I’m mom, I’m single mom. Then, running two companies and having all the things but also making my comeback a priority too but nothing would be a bigger priority than [my child]……….

Nikki Bella via the Nikki & Brie Show

Moreover, since WWE was in Europe for an entire week, Bella didn’t have the leverage of fine-tuning herself at the performance center. Keeping all those factors in mind, Bella thought she did a fantastic job out there with ‘The Man’. At last, the former Divas Champion revealed that she received a huge round of applause from the people in the back when she reached the gorilla position after the match.