Nikki Bella goes in-depth about an awkward moment that took place in her match with Chelsea Green this week on WWE RAW.
In the closing minutes of Bella’s match on RAW with Chelsea Green, the WWE Hall of Famer instinctively went for her Rack Attack finishing maneuver. A move that resulted in her having a broken neck. Luckily for Bella, she caught the position mid-move, and she and Green were able to transition into the Rack Attack 2.0 to finish the matchup.
This mishap was confirmed by Nikki Bella herself on social media following the match when she responded to a fan about the finish of the match, tweeting out:
“Exactly *three see-no-evil monkey emojis* muscle memory is insane! I haven’t done that since before neck surgery! Wild! I talk about [it] on the RAW recap tomorrow,” Nikki Bella said in a post.
Nikki Bella briefly considered hitting Chelsea Green with the OG Rack Attack on RAW
The WWE Hall of Famer spoke on the moment via RAW Recap and went more in-depth about what went down in the ring that night.
“Well, yeah, it was like riding such an old bike that I went and put Chelsea up in my old Rack Attack that broke my neck,” Nikki Bella said. “And what was weird is I haven’t hit that since 2016. So it was weird that I naturally turned her and put her up, and the slight second I go, this is what broke my neck! What am I doing? And even when I came back from my broken neck, I never did that. I never once did that.
“So tonight, it was very weird to me, how so quickly, naturally I spinned her, and she just was like, are you okay? But that was very wild to me, and also pissed me off. And it’s crazy, because at the battle royal, I hit Chelsea with the Rack Attack 2.0. But tonight it was weird being in that singles form, that feeling of like I’m going to win this. And it took me back to the Rack Attack, the OG. And when I had that slight thing of, this is what broke my neck. I can’t believe this for a second. I go, but you might be fine if you just hit it this way. I’m really happy that I didn’t.
“And the thing is, we are sports entertainment. Just like in football and soccer and whatever it may be, we have these moments where we’re not perfect. So I still got the victory, and that is what counts. And I’m very happy for that. Now I have a foundation of where I’m at right now, and the greatest thing is I’m just going to be building from there. I’m going to be here for a while, and now I have somewhere to go, and I’m gonna build.”
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