“Yeah, this was bad” - Huge Nikki Bella botch on WWE RAW spotted by veteran (Exclusive)

WWE superstar Nikki Bella made her return to the promotion at this year's Royal Rumble, coming out as the final entrant in the match. However, she wasn't seen in the company since then until she returned last month, ahead of the second-ever edition of WWE Evolution.

Following her participation in the Women's Battle Royale at the event, Nikki Bella wrestled her first match on RAW in nearly seven years during this week's episode. WWE veteran Vince Russo, however, spotted a huge botch during the former Divas Champion's match.

Nikki Bella took on Chelsea Green on RAW and got the win following an awkward-looking Rack Attack on the former US champion. Speaking on Legion of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Vince Russo reacted to the finish and stated that 'it was bad.'

"If you look at this closely Nikki could not get Chelsea up and Chelsea went into plan B to get in it again. But the second time and I'm like what? What? Yeah, this was bad," Russo said. [28:17 onwards]

Following her match with Chelsea Green, Nikki Bella was attacked by Chelsea's 'Secret Hervice' but she was ultimately saved by Stephanie Vaquer. La Primera has her own issues with Chelsea, and along with Nikki, they managed to see them off. It'll be interesting to see if this story develops further sometime down the line.

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Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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