WWE star Nikki Bella recalls Paige's WrestleMania 42 moment, gives injury update

WWE legend Nikki Bella talks to Fox News Digital about announcing Paige's return at WrestleMania 42 and shares an injury update.

Nikki Bella was unfortunately sidelined for WrestleMania 42 and couldn’t go after the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship with her sister Brie.

Instead, the next best thing happened. Nikki Bella came out and addressed the Las Vegas crowd and announced that Paige would be her replacement. The fans were electrified to see the return of Paige after several years away. She and Brie Bella would go on to win the titles.

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Nikki Bella, Paige and Brie Bella celebrate during WrestleMania 42 Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 18, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)

Ahead of Brie Bella and Paige’s tag team title defense against Nia Jax and Lash Legend at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Nikki Bella recalled the WrestleMania moment in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

"It was amazing," she recalled. "I feel like there’s no one else that could’ve taken my spot and would have had that kind of impact than Paige because we have so much history with Paige and Paige is truly like a sister to Brie and I and she’s a massive star with a ton of equity. I was so happy for her. I mean, obviously, you’re just down anyways about the injury. I couldn’t even say the word medically right, you’re just so in emotion."

Bella said she was happy for her sister and Paige for their tag team win and added that she noticed the two may have better chemistry in the ring than she does.

Paige and Brie Bella address the crowd during WWE RAW at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 11, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)

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