The former Nikki and Brie Bella, also known collectively as the Bella Twins, announced Wednesday that they are leaving World Wrestling Entertainment and embarking on "a new chapter" — with new names.
From now on, the retired pro wrestlers, TV personalities and podcast hosts will go professionally by their birth names, Nikki and Brie Garcia. The duo reflected on their decision to exit WWE after 17 years on the latest episode of their podcast, "The Nikki & Brie Show."
"We're gonna be 40 in November. We're mothers. We're entrepreneurs. We're executive producers. We're ... hosting shows. And when our contract came up with WWE, we mutually ... knew we just needed to head into this new chapter," Nikki Garcia said.
