Nikki Bella Says She Doesn’t Want to Continue WWE Run Without Brie

Nikki Bella says she has little desire to keep going in WWE without her sister Brie by her side, following Brie’s scapula injury at SummerSlam.

Brie suffered a broken right scapula during the six-woman tag match on night one of SummerSlam and has said she expects to be sidelined for three to six months. In a video posted to The Bella Twins’ YouTube channel, filmed during a visit while Brie recovers, Nikki was asked how she felt about possibly pressing on with her comeback on her own.

“I don’t want to do it alone,” Nikki said. “A part of me feels like I need to stay back with you and just wait for us to come back in together. It’s already been a one and a one. I don’t want to do this again without you.”

Brie pushed back gently, telling her sister not to put her career on hold for her, and the two shared a lighter moment as Brie jokingly asked Nikki to help hold her hair. Despite the emotional exchange, Nikki did not commit to any specific plan going forward. She didn’t address her contract status or give any indication of when — or whether — she’d step back into the ring solo, and WWE has not issued any statement on the matter.

The timing adds real stakes to the conversation. Both Bellas signed new two-year deals with WWE earlier this year, contracts they’ve framed as the final ones of their in-ring careers. If Brie’s recovery runs toward the longer end of that three-to-six-month window, it could eat up a meaningful chunk of the runway either twin has left before retirement — which makes Nikki’s reluctance to go it alone more than just sentimental talk.

There’s also unfinished business on television. Nikki only just returned from her own injury layoff, having broken her ankle back in March, with SummerSlam marking her first match back. Brie, meanwhile, had been a full-time presence since returning at the Royal Rumble, capturing her first tag title in WWE alongside Paige at WrestleMania 42 before the pair dropped the belts in July. The Bella Twins then shocked fans by turning on Paige coming out of their SummerSlam match — a heel turn that’s now stuck in limbo with Brie out of commission.

That leaves WWE’s women’s tag division in an odd holding pattern. The Paige angle needs the Bellas active to pay off, and Nikki’s comments suggest she’s not eager to carry that story without her sister alongside her. Whether that means Nikki steps back from television altogether, works a reduced schedule, or simply waits things out remains to be seen. For now, all signs point to WWE and the Bellas playing this by ear until Brie is medically cleared to return.