On the July 13, 2015, episode of RAW, Stephanie McMahon announced that the popular trio had been called up from NXT. The then-WWE Chief Brand Officer’s promo revolved around The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox needing more competition in the women’s division.
The latest episode of The Bellas Podcast featured a discussion about the 10-year anniversary of Total Divas. Brie Bella revealed that WWE’s higher-ups originally wanted Stephanie McMahon to criticize the reality show during her promo:
At the time, WWE was in the process of making major changes to its women’s division. Five months earlier, the hashtag #GiveDivasAChance trended for several days on social media after fans grew frustrated with women receiving limited television time.
Brie Bella is proud of the Total Divas series
A decade on from the reality show’s premiere, Brie Bella cannot understand why so many people are still negative about Total Divas.
The WWE Hall of Famer also questioned why the creative team suggested ideas to make superstars associated with the show look bad:
Brie and Nikki Bella are set to return to WWE next week on the 30th-anniversary episode of RAW.
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