Nikki Bella Explains Why It Was Tough Getting Back Into Character for Royal Rumble Return

Nikki Garcia; Nikki Bella.Photo:Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty; Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty; Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Nikki Garciaknows it’s been a while since fans got to see Nikki Bella. She also says getting back into character wasn’t seamless.On the Thursday, Feb. 6 episode ofThe Nikki & Brie Show, theTotal Bellasstar, 41, explained what it was like returning to the ring for the first time in three years. Garcia made her WWE comeback during the 2025 Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Feb.

Nikki Garcia 'Continues to Ask for Privacy' After Filing for Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev Following His Arrest

From left: Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella at the 9th Annual Variety Charity Poker & Casino Night on July 24, 2019.Photo:MediaPunch/Shutterstock MediaPunch/Shutterstock Nikki Garciais continuing to ask that fans respect her privacy one day after filing for divorce from her husband,Artem Chigvintsev. A rep for the former WWE star confirmed that Garcia, 40,filed for divorce, adding, “She continues to ask for privacy for her and her family at this time.”

Nikki Garcia Files for Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev Following His Arrest for Domestic Violence

Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Nikki Garciahas filed for divorce fromArtem Chigvintsevafter two years of marriage. The filing comes nearly two weeks after Chigvintsev, 42, was arrested on a charge of corporal injury to a spouse and hours after a source told PEOPLE thatGarcia had obtained a divorce lawyer. PEOPLE has reached out to Chigvintsev’s rep for comment. However, Garcia’s rep confirmed the divorce news to PEOPLE, saying, “Nikki Garcia has filed for divorce.

Nikki Garcia Hints She's Getting Back in the WWE Ring: 'It's Going to Happen'

Nikki Garcia in the WWE ring in November 2018.Photo:Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Nikki Garciawants to get back into the ring — she’s just got to figure out how and when. TheTotal Bellastar, 41, broke the news while talking about Mildred Burke, the legendary female wrestler who inspired the filmQueen of the Ring, on the Thursday, March 13 episode ofThe Nikki and Brie Showon SiriusXM. Garcia shared her admiration for Burke and talked about how her story mirrored her own drive to return to WWE.

Nikki Garcia Seen Without Wedding Ring While Shopping with Sister Brie amid Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev

From left: Nikki Bella and Brie Bella at the Highlight Room at Dream Hotel in Hollywood, CA on October 2, 2019. Nikki Garciacan always count on the support of her sisterBrie Garcia. On Sept. 20, the twins and former WWE stars, both 40, were spotted together shopping for pumpkins in Napa Valley, Calif. after Nikki filed for divorce from husbandArtem Chigvintsevearlier this month following the formerDancing with the Starspro’sarrest on suspicion of domestic violencein August.