The Bella Twins sit atop the Divas division in the WWE, but they had some help and support getting there from their significant others.
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Brie Bella is married to former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and Nikki Bella is dating top babyface and polarizing figure John Cena, and the two Divas said both of their significant others have helped them get to where they are.
"I give a lot of credit to my husband," Brie Bella told IB Times about Bryan helping her career. "When we first started dating a little over four years ago, we would go to the ring early and it would be one on one. He'd be like, 'I know you can do this, do that,' and he was never easy on me. It was like, 'No Brie, do it 100 times.' And he watches all my matches and when I come back he's like, 'You need to work on this, this and this.'"
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She continued: "I love watching Japanese wrestling, and then Bryan will be like, 'Watch this' or 'See this.' He's taken me higher than the next level. He's taken me 10 levels up and in such an enjoyable way, and I just learned so much. And the thing is my husband wants the best for me and he knows all my strengths. So he really showcases that. And I feel like the same for Nikki."
Added Nikki about Cena: "I used to love wrestling Beth Phoenix, and I loved everything Beth Phoenix did in the ring because it was like, 'Goodness. That beautiful woman is so strong.' And I feel like we kind of missed out on that. We don't have any of our powerhouses, so I when was starting to squat more and more and really realize my strength, I was like, 'I want to be that strong girl in the ring.' I'll never be what Beth Phoenix was. She has strength that is just unheard of and I can't compete with her strength. I just couldn't, but I'm almost there. So John and I would talk and he would say, 'You have to bring that strength to the ring. Be that powerhouse. Start thinking of moves.' And I just started watching all this footage and [thinking], 'What are the powerhouse things I could start doing to the girls and what can I start practicing.'"
She continued: "So he totally inspired me and motivated me, and then when I was enjoying the stuff and the reactions, it made me want to do more and more powerhouse things. It's unfortunate because right now I have a strained hamstring, and when you try to do powerhouse stuff with a strained hamstring you just can't, and I had to keep my arsenal very basic at the [Royal Rumble] PPV because I can't squat. I can't lift anyone up. So that's when it sucks when you know powerhouse stuff and you're injured. But I totally took his weightlifting and brought that into the ring."
Nikki and Brie are also stars on Total Divas and they recently got back together in storylines after a brief feud. The duo touched on their rivalry and whether or not it went the way they wanted it to.
"I really enjoyed where the story started," Nikki said. "There was nothing better than having that turning moment on Brie at SummerSlam against Stephanie McMahon. Brie and her had such a great buildup, they had such a great story and I loved the start of our story. I feel like we didn't get a chance to end our story. Unfortunately, we didn't end it, and I wanted to go so much longer with it and I felt like we could do so much more. I truly enjoyed my pay-per-view match against Brie. We have a bond that you just can't create. We're born with it and we had this magic in the ring. We had great chemistry, and I wish we could've done a lot more. I was really enjoying our feud and the people were. It was hard for some people to watch because it's like, 'Nikki's so mean.' It was just fun and I think why it was hard for people too is because it's [like] real life. People get interested in moments with their siblings. I wish we went longer, and I wish we could've finished the story. I think Brie needed to do something to me because I was just so mean to her."
Concluded Brie: "It was a lot of fun to be working with my sister and to go from Stephanie McMahon to my own sister was great. And the nice thing is we all have a really good friendship with Stephanie. I have one with my sister, and I think you go out and there and you make magic. And after we'd be done in the ring we'd go backstage and whether you're crying or hugging, you just let it all out and we're like, 'OK I didn't mean that.' So that's the great thing about having your sister in the story with you."
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