Nikki Bella Names Rhea Ripley As Her Ideal WrestleMania Opponent & Potential Retirement Match

Nikki Bella says that if she had an ideal situation for a WrestleMania match it would be against Rhea Ripley — who could also separately be her retirement match. Bella and Ripley have teamed up, joining forces on Raw in July, but they’ve never competed against each other (we’re not counting the Royal Rumble).

Bella has long been vocal about wanting to face Ripley, and she named the former Women’s World Champion as her ideal opponent in an interview with KTAR. You can see the highlights below:

On Her Ideal WrestleMania Match:

“So I would want to be like in my greatest heel moment. I’d want to be like, top heel, probably have a faction behind me. Unstoppable. And I think I would want it to be Rhea Ripley.”

On Ripley Being Her Choice For a Retirement Match:

“So you know [WWE] were just in Glendale Last Monday. And my brother’s daughter has become a huge fan. So, she went to the merch stand, like she watched the show and they wanted to get some merch after. And she didn’t want to buy my hat. She was like, ‘Well, Auntie Coco can just send me a hat. I want Rhea Ripley’s shirt.’ And then [she] sent me a photo wearing Rhea’s shirt. And I went, [gasps] ‘How dare her!’ The family turned heel on me.

“So see, I’m already — for whatever this retirement match will be maybe in a few years? See, the story is already starting to tell. It’s already written itself.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the KTAR News with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.