{"id":53691,"date":"2019-03-25T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T19:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=53691"},"modified":"2019-03-25T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T19:21:48","slug":"nikki-bella-announces-wwe-in-ring-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/03\/25\/nikki-bella-announces-wwe-in-ring-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Bella announces WWE in-ring retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-915923942\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Bella announced her retirement from WWE in-ring action on Sunday&#8217;s season finale of Total Bellas. She cited travel as one of the reasons behind her decision.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Brie Bella announced her in-ring retirement on a previous episode of the reality show. So both Bellas are retired from in-ring action, but they will both continue to work for the company via the reality shows and other projects. 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