A former WWE star has revealed the reason for not returning to the company.
With SummerSlam around the corner, many fans are expecting old favorites to make a return. Recently, Nikki Bella made her comeback to WWE, but conspicuous by her absence was her sister and former tag partner, Brie.
Recently, Brie Bella opened up about the same on her podcast. where she shared that her husband’s status with AEW was the reason for her not being able to make a WWE return.
Brie Bella Revealed That Her Husband’s Status With AEW Makes Certain People In WWE Uncomfortable
Speaking on the latest episode of the Nikki and Brie Show, the former WWE star shared that she was often asked about her return to the Stamford-based company, to which she typically responds with the standard lighthearted answer that she was still waiting for the call.
She then went on to reveal that, according to her, one of the things stopping her from returning to the company was her husband, Bryan Danielson’s, involvement with AEW.
She stated that The American Dragon being on the rival promotion was uncomfortable for some people in WWE. However, she added that she wasn’t mad about it as it was their right to feel the way they did:
I’ve been on red carpets or in interviews, and there’s one question I constantly get asked. And it is, ‘When will you? When will we see you back in the ring?’ As if I have that power. And I always make a joke because when I’m in interviews, I don’t want to ever answer something serious because usually it’s a quick question and they need a quick answer. So I have constantly made the joke, ‘Oh, waiting on the call.’ Which in some ways can be true, and in some ways I’m just saying something cheeky and sweet, so I can get on to the next question.
But what I wanted to bring up, because I feel like, okay, like something that’s important in these solo episodes, is to really open up to all of you what I’m going through, so it can help some of you. But when I look at that, I know my roadblock is the fact that my husband [Bryan Danielson] is with the rival company.
And you know, for some people, it makes them uncomfortable at WWE, thinking I would be there when my husband’s with AEW. And you know what? That’s okay. I’ve kind of looked at that roadblock as people have the right to feel. If people feel uncomfortable, they’re uncomfortable. And that’s okay. They have that right.”
You can hear Brie Bella’s comments in the video below, beginning at the 16:27 mark:
As of now, there has been no official word on whether Brie is scheduled to return to WWE. Her sister Nikki Bella is slated to compete in an 8-woman tag team match where she will team up with Stephanie Vaquer, Rhea Ripley, and IYO SKY to take on Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre, Piper Niven, and Women’s World Champion Naomi on tonight’s episode of RAW.