Nikki Bella & Cody Rhodes Discuss WWE WrestleMania 29 Match Being Cut, Conspiracy Theory That It Was Cut So It Could Be Total Divas Storyline

Bella and Rhodes reflect on their history on-screen.

Joining Cody Rhodes for the newest episode of ‘What Do You Wanna Talk About?’ was WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella.

As the conversation moved along, they looked back at WrestleMania 29, where they were scheduled to be in an eight-person tag team match. It was going to be Tyrus, Matt Bloom, Naomi, and Ariane Andrew versus Cody Rhodes, Aron Stevens, and The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella & Brie Bella). Before going out, they were informed in Gorilla that their match was being scrapped.

Rhodes said there was a conspiracy theory that the match would never happen. Nikki believes the match was cut for time purposes, but if it was cut solely so that it could be featured on the E! Network series Total Divas, it would upset her if that were the case.

Nikki stated that the walk out of Gorilla was the worst walk of shame she’s ever had. Rhodes said that following that, it was the first time he thought about leaving WWE.

Nikki: “That was really sad.”

Rhodes: “So it’s funny that we’re laughing about it now.”

Nikki: “Yeah, because it was not funny.”

Rhodes: “Here you are, you have, literally, Total Divas being your show. Moving into Total Bellas, executive producing. This wonderful career that comes out of it. The reason I’m asking about this photo (of us before our match got cut) is because the conspiracy was that the match was never supposed to happen in the first place, that the drama of it being cut would be entertaining but I felt like we… weren’t thinking that.” 

Nikki: “No. This is my thing, because I’ve heard this, a lot. I mean, then, it was kind of notorious that matches would get cut, right? So, I feel like it actually really did get cut but, if they cut it for drama for TV, that actually pisses me off… I’ve had some walk of shames in college. That was the worst walk of shame I’ve ever done in my life.”

Rhodes: “So, my walk of shame is a little different. I knew you guys had been hit hard by it. There was one point — I’m not naming names — who is overly optimistic and like, ‘Alright! Well, we’ll do it at Raw!’ And they were in that place. I was so angry, and at that point, I think that’s the first moment where I was like, ‘I’m out. I am out.’ Out didn’t come till years later but I thought, no, I’m out… Ah man, I can’t believe that match got cut in Gorilla.”

Nikki: “You know what I mean? No one will ever understand it unless you’re us in that feeling… At that time, our biggest moment just taken right from us.”

Nikki Bella was back in the fold of WWE television on the lead-up to the all-women’s Premium Live Event, Evolution. Bella reflected on the latest stretch of her career, and to read her comments, click here.

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit What Do You Wanna Talk About? with Cody Rhodes with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.