Summary

Brie Bella said she never stopped missing wrestling, and that feeling pushed her to return to WWE at the 2026 Royal Rumble.

Brie is now back alongside Nikki Bella, and the sisters are set for a fatal four way tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 42 next month.

She added that part of her motivation was personal, because her children have never seen her wrestle.

Quote from Brie Bella

"I feel like as a wrestler, you always miss the ring, and seeing Nikki back in it for the last year, I really just got the itch. I was like, gosh, I just- being 42 and with the kids, because my kids have never seen me wrestle. Like literally every day, my son would be like, ‘you’re not as cool as Dodo. She wrestles.’ But so I just think I just missed it. I missed it so much, being- challenging myself. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone. The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles are here. The division’s hotter than it’s ever been. I’m like, Nikki, ‘we’re like the original tag team. We’ve never been champions. We gotta do this.'"

What Brie Bella’s return means for the WrestleMania 42 title match

Brie Bella re-entering the division gives WWE Women’s Tag Team Title plans at WrestleMania 42 more nostalgia value and a clear legacy angle, because The Bella Twins are chasing a championship they have never held.

It also puts extra focus on how WWE positions Brie and Nikki after WrestleMania, especially after Brie recently said she hoped to be on WWE TV every week following her return.

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Sources

As reported by Fightful.