Nikki Bella Addresses Viral Meet And Greet Prom Pose Photo, Says It Never Felt Inappropriate

During WWE SummerSlam weekend, Nikki Bella met a handful of fans during a meet and greet, taking photos with members of the Bella Army.

One photo went viral as Nikki did a prom pose with a fan where she is being held from behind by a fan.

On the Nikki & Brie Show, Nikki was asked about the viral photo.

“I do feel like, from now on, there is gonna have to be a ‘no prom pose’ rule, after this photo. I will say, he had an incredible story. He asked vey politely about doing a prom photo. I have done it a bunch. I didn’t feel anything…it wasn’t like…it never felt inappropriate. It didn’t feel like what the photo looks like. I think that was his posture. I feel like it was his posture. My pants were kind of baggy and stuck out. You know how sometimes photos get distorted? I honestly feel like that’s what (happened). I would be honest and I would literally go straight to my rep, ‘Hey, that was really inappropriate, I felt stuff.’ I didn’t have that, at all. Unless I’m getting played, but he had a very sweet story. He’s watched us from day one. He was very sweet. I saw the page had like 1000 comments and I was like, ‘I’m not even going to get involved in this.’ When I saw the photo, I had to go back and be like, ‘Did I ever feel like I was treated inappropriately? Did I feel anything?’ I would have spoken up. That photo is more distorted than it actually was. That can kind of happen. I feel like now, after that, lesson learned. I do prom photos a lot with people and now it’s going to be a no,” she said.

WWE fan Brian has been waiting for this moment since he was seven years old and at a SummerSlam meet and greet, his dream finally came true. 🥹

He even convinced Nikki Bella to recreate the pose with him 😭

He was confident enough to ask! #concent 💯#WWE #Funny @brianlemaa17 pic.twitter.com/eBFOQ2tamp

— Rolling With The Punches by Natalie Loureda (@rwtpshow) August 3, 2025

Elsewhere during the interview, Nikki commented on Becky Lynch’s burn on WWE Raw. You can find her comments here.

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