As noted earlier, Nikki Bella announced her retirement on Sunday’s episode of Total Bellas. Brie Bella announced her retirement last week. Click here to see Nikki’s announcement and click here for Brie’s announcement. Paige said the following about The Bella Twins retirement: “Bellas announced their retirement today, bitter sweet moment. I’m so happy I got to work with these 3 incredible ladies. My first ever wrestlemania match was with these women. All 3 worked their asses off everyday to put women on the map and I’m so happy I got to be apart of their era and help too, they took me under their wing and helped and guided me through my first few years on the main roster and still continue to do so on the next road. Have amazing memories with my sisters and it’s a sad moment knowing none of us will be stepping in the ring together again. Love you ladies and you’re gonna kill in your current and next adventure. The women’s roster is in incredible hands with all the crazy amount of talent we have and how amazing is it that the women are main eventing wrestlemania this year!! Wow. Goosebumps. #ThankYouBellas”<doc-sep>In news you may have missed if you’re not one of the hundreds of thousands who are watching the fourth season of Total Bellas on E!, Brie Bella announced her retirement from in-ring performing a few weeks back. Brie is going to focus on giving Birdie Joe a sibling. Mrs. Daniel Bryan said she decided she was “fully done” after Evolution. On the Mar. 24 season finale, sister Nikki says she made the same decision a short time later. It was during last fall’s WWE tour of Europe when the Fearless One - who already pulled off an amazing comeback from spinal fusion surgery on her neck - realized she didn’t want to put her body though the travel required of WWE Superstars, let alone the bumps and bruises of wrestling itself: “I just feel like I’m too old for that travel. The travel was really, really rough. So I realized, I was like, ‘Why am I doing this anymore?’ I don’t feel good and I can’t — I mean, the girls are doing amazing things over there. I really am ready to hang up the jersey. I can say it fully.” Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Bellas impact on WWE can’t be overstated. The popularity of their reality franchises Total Divas & Total Bellas were a big part of the rise in popularity of the company’s female performers, and a factor in fans pushing for them to be treated as more than a bathroom break on Raw & SmackDown. They both worked to improve as in-ring performers throughout their career, with Nikki in particular turning herself into a very good wrestler - something that was rewarded by WWE when they booked her to be the longest reigning Divas champion in history. That the twins’ decisions were made last year and saved for episodes of Total Bellas, along with the low-key way WWE is handling their retirement announcements, makes the cynic in me wonder how final they are. But that’s true of all wrestling retirements, and Brie & Nikki are nothing if not tireless promoters. As evidenced by the fact they followed up the news from Total Bellas with the announcement they’re launching a podcast this Wednesday! We’re turning off the cameras and turning on the mics! Join us this Wednesday! On Apple Podcast or wherever you hear your podcasts! B&N #BellasPodcast #TotalBellas pic.twitter.com/1HCq4qNNN3 — Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) March 25, 2019 So raise a glass of your favorite Belle Radici red or white to Nikki & Brie. Thanks for the memories. We know we haven’t seen the last bit of twin magic.<doc-sep>Last week on Total Bellas, Brie Bella announced her retirement from in-ring competition and now her sister Nikki Bella is following suit. On the season four finale of of Total Bellas last night, Nikki announced that she too is done with wrestling in the squared circle during a 35th birthday dinner she shared with her twin sister, citing how the traveling aspect was a rough matter to get re-accustomed to: “[The tour] was good but I just feel like I’m too old for that travel. The travel was really, really rough,” Nikki told her family during the twins’ 35th birthday celebration, explaining that the relentless schedule on tour had been especially hard on her body this time around. “I was like, why am I doing this anymore?” she finished. “So, you’re done? Boots hung?” asked J.J. Garcia, to which Nikki confidently replied, “Yeah.” “Well, you can hang ’em right next to mine,” toasted Brie with a raised glass. ﻿ Nikki also revealed that she has found a new home and plans to lay roots in Los Angeles and the episode actually ended with the Twin Magic magically disappearing from one another as Nikki heads to the City of Angels while Brie makes her way to her her new homestead in Phoenix, AZ. Brie Bella had some very big reasons for retiring on last week’s episode, as she wants to put a heavy focus on being there for her daughter Birdie and she also wants to focus on having a second child with her WWE Champion husband, Daniel Bryan. RELATED: Brie Bella Declares She’s ‘Fully Retired’ On Total Bellas<doc-sep>
The Bella Twins are officially retired from in-ring competition. It was on a recent episode of the E! Network series Total Bellas that Brie Bella announced her retirement from wrestling and on tonight's season finale of the show, fellow former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella followed suit and announced that she'll be retiring from in-ring competition as well. The announcement came in the middle of a family dinner and Nikki shared that she questioned why she was still wrestling during WWE's European tour at the conclusion of 2018. She added that her body did not feel good on top of the stress of being away from her other business ventures and stated that it is time to go in a different direction. Related Article Satoshi Kojima To Face Joe Doering At IMPACT Against All Odds “The [European] tour was good but I just feel like I’m too old for that travel. That travel was really, really rough. So I realized, I was like, ‘Why am I doing this anymore?’ I don’t feel good and the girls are doing amazing things over there. I really am ready to hang up the jersey." Nikki said. "Being on the European tour, I’ve had a lot of time to think. Just how my body feels, being away from my company, how time consuming this is. It’s making me realize I’m ready to fold the jersey and put it away. I’m ready to put the kicks aside and I’m ready to take Nikki Bella into a different direction." Following the season finale of the show, Nikki and Brie announced that they'll be launching their own podcast and episode one of their show has been released. We’re turning off the cameras and turning on the mics! Join us this Wednesday! On Apple Podcast or wherever you hear your podcasts! B&N #BellasPodcast #TotalBellas pic.twitter.com/1HCq4qNNN3 — Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) March 25, 2019 The Bella Twins have officially retired from in-ring competition and while on the topic of retirement, WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle is on his retirement tour and will have his last match at WrestleMania 35 against Baron Corbin. If the quote in this article is used, please credit Fightful with an H/T for the transcription.