Brie Bella had her first singles match in eight years this past Friday and admits she was “bummed” about the lack of time she received with Lainey Reid.
On The Nikki & Brie Show on SiriusXM, Brie spoke about this week’s match on Friday Night SmackDown with Lainey Reid, lasting three minutes and eighteen seconds.
So, you know, when I was told, I’ve been pitching a while to have a singles match. I’ve been wanting it forever, so when I finally was like, “Oh, I get a singles match,” I was super excited. When I heard the times, I was bummed, but also I understand, you know, SmackDown is back to two hours. It’ll be two hours until January, so all of a sudden, when you’re have all these storylines going on SmackDown, and it’s a three-hour show, and then boom, you get cut down to two hours, you’re back to fighting for TV time, and you know, they’re gonna condense a lot of stuff, so a part of me understood it. I mean, obviously, I won’t lie. I was bummed, so for me, this is how I look at it is that, you know, they tried to get a bunch of stuff in and obviously, I’m always grateful to be on the card. I mean, did I make jokes when I went back? Paige and I were like, “How did I lose my time? How did I lose my time?” You know, of course I’m gonna make jokes and like, “If there’s anyone we can give three minutes to, it’s Brie Bella, because she’s from the diva era,” and I did. And I did a lot with the three minutes and I was like, “You know what?” Because Paige is, you know, she was honest, like, “Are you bummed?” I’m not gonna lie. I’m not here to, you know, stroke anyone and make anyone feel good about themselves. I was bummed, of course, but I’m like, I think I left the fans wanting more. I’ll admit, like even when I heard my time, before I got to the building, I was pissed, but then I was like, “You know what, Brie? Look what I get to do for a living.
It was Brie’s first singles match since September 2018 after returning this past January at the Royal Rumble and winning the tag titles with Paige at WrestleMania 42 in April.
Brie spoke about her continued training with her husband Bryan Danielson and incorporating more of his moves, while noting the moves are still associated with him.
Her sister Nikki continues to recover from ankle surgery stemming from an injury in March, forcing her to miss WrestleMania and be replaced by Paige.
Brie & Paige will defend the tag titles against Fatal Influence at Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18 at Madison Square Garden.
