WWE, Total Divas Bella to take more time off from prior neck injury

Posted By Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

April 5, 2017 1:16 PM

WWE Superstar and Total Divas star Nikki Bella is taking time off again because of a prior neck injury. She told E! News she will not be a full-time wrestler but is hopeful of continuing a limited in-ring schedule. She teamed with John Cena at WrestleMania 33 Orlando, and after the match he proposed, giving her two WrestleMania moments in one. GOURMANDJ Photo By Sadiel Speedy Ruiz

Nikki Bella needs time to get better.

During an exclusive interview with E! News, the Total Divas star confirmed she's taking a break from WWE because she’s still hurt and needs time to heal.

“I knew that from that moment that when I make a comeback, that I’d never be a full-time wrestler. And when I came back to WWE, the WWE knew that," the newly engaged E! star told E! News exclusively.

In January, Nikki underwent surgery on her neck and took time off to recover. After getting the OK from her doctor, Nikki started to train for her comeback and managed to get in the ring with fiancé John Cena during Sunday’s WrestleMania 33. Having a tag match is better physically than a singles match.

Not only did they defeat The Miz and Maryse for a WrestleMania moment, but they also shared in another WrestleMania moment (2-for-1), when Cena proposed to her in the ring after the match. That special moment was in front of a Camping World Stadium record crowd of 75,000 plus in Orlando (inlcuding family and friends) and millions more watching on pay-per-view and the WWE Network.

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Now the Total Divas star is showing off her ring and talking about the proposal with John in an exclusive E! News video.

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Watch E! News Wednesday at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. to see Nikki talk more about her engagement.

Total Divas returns Wednesday, April 5 at 9 p.m., only on E!

Catch E! News every weekday at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.