Nikki Bella Makes Return On WWE Smackdown, Makes Save For Brie & Paige

Nikki Bella is back on WWE TV, making her return on this week’s WWE Smackdown to aid Paige and her sister Brie. Friday night’s episode featured a match between Brie Bella and Lainey Reid. The five-minute bout ended with Brie getting a roll-up victory over the Fatal Influence member.

Following the match, Fatal Influence laid into Brie and Paige until Nikki came down to make the save. She laid Jacy Jayne out with a Rack Attack. You can see the clip of her return below.

Nikki Bella has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury on the March 29th episode of WWE Smackdown. The injury caused her to miss WrestleMania 42, with Paige replacing her and joining Brie in winning the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.

NIKKI BELLA is BACK!!!

The odds are even and we got ourselves a Six-Woman Tag Team Match set for #SummerSlam! 🙌@NikkiAndBrie | @Saraya pic.twitter.com/6YMujDnuco

— WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2026