Summary

Nikki Bella said she is still waiting on MRI results after rolling her ankle during the Bella Twins' match on the March 27 episode of SmackDown. For now, she said the injury is being treated as a sprained ankle, though she does not yet know whether it is a high ankle sprain or something more serious.

The injury happened early in the match, but Bella finished the bout anyway. WWE has already said she is undergoing rehab, and The Bellas remain advertised for the WrestleMania 42 four-way match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. That update now carries a little more weight after Bella's earlier rehab status update before WrestleMania 42.

What Nikki Bella's status means for WrestleMania 42

Nikki Bella's medical status matters because The Bellas are still scheduled for a WrestleMania 42 title match against champions Nia Jax and Lash Legend, along with the teams of Bayley and Lyra Valkyria and Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. If the MRI confirms only a manageable sprain, the match can move forward as advertised. If the injury turns out to be more severe, WWE may have to adjust one of the bigger women's tag matches on night one.

Bella also made clear she stayed in the ring because she knew the match was setting up the WrestleMania story and involved several other women. That gives the injury update some added context, because this was not just a rough moment in a comeback match, it was part of a key WrestleMania build.

Quotes

Quotes from Nikki Bella and Brie Bella

Bella discussed the injury while appearing with Brie Bella in an interview with Angie Martinez:

**Nikki Bella:** "No, not at all. I've been super bummed out about it, so, as of now, it's a sprained ankle. We don't know if it's a high sprain or something else so, I got an MRI, I'm waiting for the results.

In our match on Friday, so, it was our second tag match back together and it happened right in the beginning of the match and I finished the match. I can't believe I finished the match and I stressed out my poor sister."

Brie Bella then recalled what Nikki was telling her in real time during the match:

**Brie Bella:** "It's my second match back in eight years. Like, so much anxiety in her first tag. So she tags me and as I'm about to come in, she goes, 'Oh, I think I broke my ankle,' and we're on live television. I was like, 'Huh?' I was like, 'Do we need to call the match?'"

**Nikki Bella:** "I thought it possibly could be (broken), because I've had a break before and the rush that was going through my calf, and I couldn't put weight on it, I was like, oh, I think I just broke my ankle and just how it felt, I just knew something was wrong but, I knew this was starting the story to WrestleMania. So in my head, I knew there were girls in the back waiting to run in. I knew there was just a lot of women a part of this match and I didn't wanna let anyone down. But I still (had) like 10-12 minutes to go, and I was like, 'My goodness…' So every time I would tag in, I was like, 'No, it's really broken, Brie. It's broken' and the girl who we're beating up is like, 'Uh, put me in a hold?' She's like, 'Wait, is her ankle broken?'"

Bella later said one spot in the match was even harder to work through than the neck injury she suffered earlier in her career:

**Nikki Bella:** "That was probably the worst pain I've ever felt, over a broken neck. Putting someone in a double suplex at that point... Because I had no choice but to put weight on it."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.