Nikki Bella Returns to Raw, Tag Set With Vaquer vs Perez and Rodriguez

Nikki Bella returned to WWE Raw on October 27, stepping back into the ring for a singles match against Roxanne Perez but came up short when Perez scored the victory after interference from Raquel Rodriguez. The postmatch altercation prompted a run-in by Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, setting up a tag team match for the November 3 episode of Raw at the Rio Rancho Event Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in which Bella and Vaquer will face Perez and Rodriguez.

Bella, a WWE Hall of Famer and former Divas Champion, spoke about the match and her current mindset on The Nikki Brie Show. She said the return felt rewarding and that she is using feedback from her sister Brie and her husband Bryan Danielson to refine her in-ring work. "It felt great," Bella said. "What I love is every time I go out there, I push harder. I'm learning more about myself in this era and I sit and watch and I get feedback from like you and Bryan, from myself, and I know what I need to do next and how I need to improve even more." She added that she received positive response after Monday’s appearance and has been planning specific adjustments for the upcoming tag match. "I know what I'm going to do...