Nikki Bella Returns to WWE Rescues Vaquer, Allies Against Judgment Day

Nikki Bella returned to WWE television on October 20, 2025, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, rushing to the ring to rescue WWE Womens World Champion Stephanie Vaquer from a postmatch attack by Judgment Day members Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. The surprise appearance ended with Bella and Vaquer standing together, and a backstage exchange that set up further storyline possibilities.

Vaquer had won a non-title match against Perez, finishing with her Angels Wings maneuver, when Rodriguez and Perez attacked. Bella ran in to even the odds, forcing the duo to retreat. In a backstage segment that followed, Bella praised Vaquer while warning that holding the title makes a wrestler a constant target and offering to watch the champion’s back. Vaquer accepted the support, and the two embraced on camera.

The segment briefly generated a broadcast scare when the live feed cut to black as Bella was knocked down and then rose to her feet. Alternate footage of the segment shows Bella continuing without an obvious issue, and the interruption appears to have been a precautionary airing decision rather than evidence of a wardrobe malfunction.

Bella, a WWE Hall of Famer who returned to...