Nikki Bella Says She Watched Every Asuka Match In History To Prepare For Match With Asuka On 9/8 WWE Raw
Nikki Bella spent a ton of time preparing for Asuka.
On the September 8 edition of WWE Raw, Nikki Bella faced Asuka in a singles contest. Asuka ended up winning the match, making Bella tap out with an Asuka Lock.
As it turns out, Bella spent an entire day watching Asuka matches to prepare for the match.
“I was excited because Asuka is obviously one of the best wrestlers in the world for women. We never have had a match, but her and I were the final two of the first women’s Royal Rumble. I thought about how long ago that was, like, oh my gosh. So, my whole Sunday traveling to Milwaukee, I think I watched every Asuka match in history. It was great. I wanted to know all the little things about her, how she’s working right now. I wanted to see everything. I literally have caught like every single Asuka match ever, that was my full Sunday of travel.” Bella said on the latest episode of The Nikki & Brie Show.
Bella went on to reveal that she also had help from Jason Jordan, Natalya, and TJ Wilson.
“With this comeback, I want to continue to grow and show that growth. I just wanted to put some other things under my belt. Jason Jordan, who was our producer, he was so incredible. I also immediately texted Nattie and TJ both separately. I was like, okay, I don’t have as much preparation as I would want for this match because it’s Asuka and I want to perform at the top level. I just wanted to be so prepared in how I can prepare. What are the things I can control in this moment? I can control ideas I want to do for myself, I can have things in my pocket, I can reach out to the people that are most knowledgeable that can help me prep for this match in a day and a half. Gathering good ideas, doing as much physically. I do preparation all the time, I train every week, I have an incredible trainer that I’ve been working with for a few months.”
To finish off the topic, Bella said that she was happy with the match.
“I do have to say that after the match, I just felt good. I feel like every week, I’m growing, I’m getting better, I’m getting more comfortable. I received a lot of compliments after and some great feedback on like, you now know who you are, so go in there with that Nikki Bella confidence. You are back. That was the first time I ever got to work any of the Japanese wrestlers.”
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