NEWNow you can listen to Pak Gazette articles!
One of the best things to discuss among friends is how professional athletes in a particular sport rank at all times. Some make top 10 lists, others follow the Mount Rushmore rule.
Professional wrestling fans are no different. Championships, legacy, and impact on the sport are important to those who take the time to watch wrestling 3-6 times a week for decades. It is important to them how fans remember professional wrestlers.
ZERO BS. ONLY DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!
Nikki Bella faces Becky Lynch during Monday Night RAW at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 4, 2025. (Michael Marqués/WWE)
WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella suggested in an interview with Pak Gazette Digital that her praise for the championship should be set aside. Using your voice to have an effect on someone watching in an arena or at home is more important.
“I would definitely love to be remembered as brave, as someone who wasn’t afraid to use her voice, someone who wasn’t afraid to pave the way, someone who wasn’t afraid to face all the hate, who can still be her even when people try to tear you down,” said Bella, who became the director of Madam Paleta Tequila’s Margarita earlier in the week. “What I’ve realized, and this is in any industry and over time, it’s never easy to be the first or the loudest at something. And there are a lot of people who helped pave the way before us, but when you’re at the forefront or when you’re faced with that, you take on everything that comes with it: hate, love, support, everything.
WWE STAR LIV MORGAN TALKS ABOUT HER LEGACY, WHY SHE WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED
Nikki Bella returns to Monday Night RAW at the PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on June 9, 2025. (Craig Ambrosio/WWE)
“I think that’s where I really live up to being ‘Fearless’ Nikki, I just don’t stop. Even when I’m not at my best or when I’m at my best. I hope that at the end of the day, people can look back and respect that too, even those that can be so disrespectful. They see things in a very different way and they don’t really know it. I hope to be remembered like that more than anything.”
Bella said she understood that fans would look at her titles and general accolades when she finally decided to step away from the action for good.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON PakGazette.Com
She was a two-time Divas Champion, including holding the championship for a record 300 days, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with her sister, Brie Bella, in 2020.
However, he stressed that the impact he had was held in high regard above all else.
“Some people get hooked on champion numbers, like 13 times, 10 times, five times, you know, for me it’s always been about impact,” he told Pak Gazette Digital. “And if people tuned in, I was able to change some people’s lives. Maybe they were being raised in a not-so-good home and I gave them the ability to be brave and use their voice to know that one day they could be someone great; to me, that’s being a champion and that’s what I would love to be more than anything. I look at my Bella Army and they are my true achievement.
Nikki Bella addresses the crowd during SmackDown at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona on March 13, 2026. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE Pak Gazette APP
“That’s better than any championship I could ever win.”
