On the latest edition of their official podcast, The Bellas Podcast, The Bella Twins — Nikki and Brie Bella — spoke about being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
During the show, The Bella Twins gave thanks to the McMahon family, speaking specifically about how empowering Stephanie McMahon has been, as well as how vital a role Vince McMahon played in their careers.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the episode.
On giving thanks to the McMahon family:
BRIE BELLA: “There are some people we didn’t thank because ‘you’re not allowed to thank them,’ which I get, but The McMahon family. We’re not allowed to thank you at the Hall of Fame, but we’re going to thank you on our podcast because we can. Thank you Stephanie for the storyline we did together. I learned so much from you during that time and so much about the business, characters, stories, everything.”
On how empowering Stephanie McMahon is:
NIKKI BELLA: “I agree with you on Stephanie. I’m so grateful that I got to work with Stephanie because she truly empowered me. I cut the best promo of my career with Stephanie. I remember being so nervous, I had just turned on Brie at SummerSlam and on Raw I was about to have my first live promo on why I did it. I was so nervous because I wanted it to be perfect. Stephanie looked at me before I went out and was like, ‘You know this story. Go out there and tell this story in your own words. You know what this story is and how you want it to be portrayed.’ Being out there with Stephanie, and her presence, and her advice, she made me feel the most comfortable in the ring and brought out the best in me.”
On what an important factor Vince McMahon was for their careers:
BRIE BELLA: “If it wasn’t for him, obviously, the Bella Twins would’ve never had a career. The one thing Nikki and I were used to growing up were being on a competitive sports team and used to coaches who gave us constructive criticism and worked us hard, but at the same time showed compassion. That’s one thing I love about Vince. He doesn’t hold back, he lets you know what he wants and how it’s going to be done and he always helped us grow.”
NIKKI BELLA: “We’ve always had someone who has been brutally honest to us and to each other. It always helped us be better and you want that from someone in business because it makes you better. Thank you, Vince.”
On longtime WWE producer Kevin Dunn:
NIKKI BELLA: “Beyond that, he believed in us before reality TV and believed in us since day one and saw something in us. He’s given us great advice and his belief in us made us work harder. There were times he would compliment us, because there aren’t a lot of compliments in our industry so when you would get stopped by someone in a high position and they’d give you a compliment, you couldn’t help but feel amazing. He was one of those people.”
Check out the complete episode of the podcast at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes.
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