The Bella Twins – Nikki and Brie – have been inducted into the 2020 Class of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Fame on Tuesday, an announcement that has left the sisters “speechless”.
The twins shared a picture from the ceremony where they were dressed in red gowns and flaunted their Hall of Famer plaques and rings. The ceremony will be streamed on Peacock on April 6 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The Bella Twins joined the WWE in 2007 and retired in 2019.
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Nikki shared a photo of herself on Instagram on Tuesday gazing at the stage in front of her and captioned it “Dreams do come true. Never give up. Believe in yourself. Stay fearless. Stay humble. And empower and inspire along the way.”
Her twin sister Brie similarly held up her plaque for a selfie shared to her Instagram Story.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Flair,
daughter of the iconic Ric Flair, a 13-time WWE Champion herself, posted a heartfelt message to commemorate the induction of the Bella Twins.
“Congratulations Nikki and Brie. I can’t emphasize enough on what I learned having the opportunity to face them when I debuted. I remember watching their entrance as I stood in the ring and grasping what it meant to be a star,” Flair wrote.
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Flair emphasised how the Bella Twins “opened doors for generations to come” and thanked them for the times she was able to share the ring with both “queens”.
WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre also congratulated the two and wrote: “I’m very proud to watch you both create your own paths. You’ve grown into great performers, entrepreneurs, fantastic mothers, and now @wwe Hall of Famers.”
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Nikki Cross, Taya Valkyrie, Chelsea Green were a few of the many WWE wrestlers to wish the sisters on their incredible achievement.
In 2020, both sisters did have significant addition to their respective families. Brie, who is married to WWE wrestler Daniel Bryan (whose real name is Bryan Danielson) gave birth to their second child, a son named Buddy. Nikki and her fiancé Artem Chigvintsev welcomed their first child, a son named Matteo, just one day prior.