Brie Bella Explains Why Being Called ‘Diva’ Doesn’t Feel As Bad Anymore

Ishaan SharmaJuly 31, 2026, 3:24 pm

The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) share their thoughts on being a “Diva.”

WWE moved away from the “Divas” branding for their female wrestlers many years ago after the women’s revolution began in the company. Two of the most popular names during this era were Nikki and Brie Bella.

Speaking with Joey Karni in a recent interview, the Bella Twins were asked to describe the happy medium between being a Diva and a WWE Superstar.

Brie: “I think being called a Diva for so long and we all loved it but then I think when we kind of got into our one storyline it kind of tarnished the name a little bit. So then you’re almost embarrassed to be a Diva and then we were all really trying to push for equality so then being called a Superstar meant you were equal to the men. I feel like it had that moment but now years have gone on and everyone looks at us as equal. Now I feel like there isn’t so much of ‘the men get all this, the women have nothing.’ You’re really starting to see like women are main eventing, they’re getting as many matches as men. I’ve been loving being on SmackDown because I feel like there’s some nights some Fridays where we have more female matches than men. So it’s been really cool. I think it’s been fun for the girls to bring back Diva because it doesn’t feel so bad anymore to be called a Diva. You always love it because they’ve all been inspired by Total Divas and why they got in the business. So when they call themselves that they’re putting themselves in Natalya’s situation or the Funkadactyls or the Bellas.”

Nikki: “We’re in the era where everyone’s using like ‘baddie’ or ‘mad bitch.’ Diva falls under that whole thing. If you call yourself Diva you’re just making yourself the most important part, like main character energy.”