WWE’s Long-Term Plans for Nikki Bella Revealed

Nikki Bella might have lost to Stephanie Vaquer at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames, but her story inside WWE may be far from over, just not in the way fans expected

According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there’s been internal talk within WWE about transitioning Nikki Bella into a heel manager role down the line. This comes after Bella turned heel on Stephanie Vaquer last month, launching a brutal attack on Vaquer and demanding a shot at the gold.

That title match finally went down at Survivor Series inside Petco Park, Nikki’s hometown—where the crowd was anything but forgiving. Despite coming out strong, Bella fell to a devastating combo of Vaquer’s Devil’s Kiss and corkscrew moonsault, ending her championship aspirations for now. Still, Nikki stayed defiant in defeat, vowing in a backstage interview:

“Of course you want a comment. You know what happened out there? I lost, but let me tell you something — this isn’t the last of Nikki Bella. You got that? It’s not the last.”

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And it looks like she meant it—but maybe in a new way. With her legacy status, great mic skills, and heel heat already in full effect, a heel managerial role could be the perfect evolution of Nikki Bella in WWE’s current landscape.

Would you be down to see Nikki Bella as a full-blown heel manager in WWE? Or should she keep lacing up her boots for one last title run? Sound off in the comments below—we want to hear your take.