World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2008) Brianna and Nicole were signed to developmental contracts by
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in June 2007 and were assigned to
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's then-
developmental territory, in
Tampa, Florida. but this storyline was cut short when Linkin was released in January 2008. They then resumed their feud with Neidhart and Crawford, wrestling them throughout much of 2008. After Neidhart was called up to the WWE roster in April 2008,
Milena Roucka took her place in the feud. The twins also competed in
bikini contests and wrestled against other competitors including
Katie Lea Burchill and Daisy. Their last FCW appearance was on September 2, when they competed in a
Divas battle royal won by
Miss Angela. She quickly began a scripted rivalry with Victoria and Victoria's accomplice,
Natalya, and had a series of matches against them. In each match, Brie would roll out of the
ring and go underneath it, emerging and appearing revived, and then win the match. On the October 31 episode of
SmackDown, when Brie went under the ring Victoria grabbed her legs, but a second pair of legs kicked her off, implying that a second person was under the ring. The following week on
SmackDown, Brie picked up a win against Victoria and then ran under the ring to escape Natalya and Victoria, but Victoria and Natalya both reached for Brie under the ring, resulting in both Nicole and Brie being pulled out. The twins then attacked them and celebrated afterward. Nicole was then introduced as
Nikki Bella. The twins had their first official match as a team on the November 21 episode of
SmackDown, defeating Victoria and Natalya. They continued competing in tag team matches over the following months. Starting in November, the twins developed an on-screen relationship with
The Colóns (
Carlito and
Primo), appearing in numerous backstage segments with them, and accompanying them to the ring. In February 2009, the storyline expanded to include
John Morrison and The Miz, who
flirted with the Bellas and took them on a
date for
Valentine's Day. The date provoked a rivalry between the teams of The Miz and Morrison and Primo and Carlito, with the four competing for the affection of the twins, who were seemingly unable to choose between them. On March 17 on
ECW, Carlito and Primo, aiming for Morrison and The Miz, accidentally spat apples in the face of Brie. Nikki began to laugh at Brie's misfortune, and a fight broke out between the two, which led to Nikki leaving with The Miz and Morrison, while Brie stayed with Primo and Carlito. but was defeated by her
villainous sister in their first singles match against each other on the edition of March 31 of
ECW, after a distraction from Morrison and The Miz. On April 15, 2009, The Bella Twins were both drafted to the
Raw brand as part of the
2009 supplemental draft. On April 27, Brie made her
Raw in-ring debut in an eight-Diva tag team match, which her team won. Nikki also made an appearance, reuniting with her twin, as she was under the ring to help Brie during the match. Nikki then made her in-ring debut for the brand the following month in a battle royal but was eliminated by
Beth Phoenix. On June 29, 2009, they were both traded to the
ECW brand. They returned to
ECW the following night on
The Abraham Washington Show, as the special guests. They quickly developed a storyline feud with
Katie Lea Burchill, when Nikki defeated her in a match by switching places with Brie behind the referee's back. The following week on
Superstars, Brie defeated Burchill after a similar fashion, and the feud ended in September, when Nikki defeated Burchill on
Superstars. On October 12, the Bellas were traded back to Raw as part of a tri-branded Divas trade, where they predominately appeared in backstage segments with the
weekly guest stars and only occasionally competed in matches. In June 2010, they developed a feud with
Jillian Hall, when Brie defeated her after switching places with Nikki. The following week, Nikki defeated Hall after switching with Brie. The feud was exacerbated when the Bellas acted as the
special guest referees during one of Hall's matches. During the match, Hall attacked both twins, but lost the match when Nikki made a fast count, allowing her to be pinned by
Gail Kim. The next week on
Superstars, the twins defeated Hall and Maryse in a tag team match to end the storyline. On August 31, The Bella Twins announced they would be part of the all-female third season of
NXT, mentoring Jamie. Jamie was the first rookie Diva eliminated on the October 5 episode of
NXT. In November, the twins began a storyline with
Daniel Bryan, when Brie accompanied him to the ring for his match. Following his win, Nikki ran out and the two fought over Bryan's affection, until Bryan broke it up and had them hug each other. They began to manage Bryan and frequently accompanied him to the ring over the next two months. In January 2011, both Bellas turned into
villainous characters when they discovered Bryan kissing Gail Kim backstage and assaulted her. They continued to attack Kim, both at the
Royal Rumble and on
Raw, and on February 7, they teamed with
Melina in a losing effort to Kim,
Eve Torres, and
Tamina.
Divas Champion (2011–2012) The Bellas began feuding with Eve Torres after they appeared as
lumberjills during a
Divas Championship match between Torres and Natalya on the February 14 episode of
Raw. Following the match, they attacked Torres backstage before Gail Kim and Natalya stopped them. The following week, Nikki won a battle royal to become the number one contender for the Divas Championship, and unsuccessfully challenged Torres for the championship on March 7. On April 11, Brie defeated Torres to win the Divas Championship, marking the first time either
twin had held a championship in WWE. She also became the first twin to win a singles championship in the WWE. Brie went on to successfully defend the championship against
Kelly Kelly at
Over the Limit, after switching places with Nikki. On a special "Power to the People" episode of
Raw on June 20, Brie defended her WWE Divas Championship against Kelly, who was selected by voters. Kelly then defeated Brie and won the championship. On July 17, Brie challenged Kelly for the championship in a rematch at
Money in the Bank, but failed to win. The twins spent the majority of the rest of the year in tag team matches, regularly facing Kelly and Torres. The Bellas began to show friction for the second time since joining WWE in March 2012, after both twins lost to
AJ Lee in singles competition. After Brie's match with Lee, Nikki revealed that Brie was rooting for
Team Johnny in the 12-man tag team match at
WrestleMania XXVIII, whilst Nikki was rooting for
Team Teddy, thus furthering their dissension. On the April 6 episode of
SmackDown, Nikki defeated the Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a non-title match, after Kelly Kelly distracted Phoenix. On April 23, Nikki defeated Phoenix in a lumberjill match on
Raw to win the Divas Championship for the first time. Brie lost Nikki's championship to
Layla at
Extreme Rules after
Twin Magic failed, ending her Divas Championship reign after only a week. The following night on
Raw, they competed in their last match with the WWE, failing to win back the Divas Championship from Layla in a triple threat match. Later that night, WWE announced on their website that the twins had been fired by Executive Administrator Eve Torres.
Independent circuit promotions (2012–2013) On May 1, 2012, the twins appeared at their first independent wrestling show in
Newburgh, New York at
Northeast Wrestling. They later appeared for CTWE Pro Wrestling at the
Season Beatings pay-per-view on December 15, each accompanying a different wrestler to the ring.
Return to WWE Total Divas storylines (2013–2014) The Bella Twins returned to WWE on the March 11, 2013, episode of
Raw in a backstage segment with Team Rhodes Scholars (
Cody Rhodes and
Damien Sandow). On the March 15 episode of
SmackDown, the twins attacked
The Funkadactyls (
Cameron and
Naomi), and the following week interfered in matches between Team Rhodes Scholars and
Brodus Clay and
Tensai, but were attacked by The Funkadactyls. The twins made their in-ring return facing and defeating The Funkadactyls on the March 27 episode of
Main Event after interference from Cody Rhodes, and also defeated them on
Raw five days later. The Bella Twins were scheduled to participate in an eight–person tag team match with Team Rhodes Scholars against Tons of Funk (Clay and Tensai) and The Funkadactyls at
WrestleMania 29, but the match was cancelled due to time restraints, The twins continued their
feud with The Funkadactyls throughout April, defeating them in standard tag team, and six-Diva tag team matches. In June, Nikki suffered a
fractured tibia. Upon the debut of the
Total Divas reality television program in July, The Bellas began feud with their co–star on the show, Natalya. Brie and Natalya went on to trade victories in singles competition on
Raw and at
SummerSlam. The cast of
Total Divas then transitioned into a scripted feud with Divas Champion AJ Lee, who mocked the show and cast, turning The Bellas
faces in the process. Following Brie's real-life engagement to Daniel Bryan, their relationship began to be acknowledged on WWE television. Continuing their feud into October, Brie and AJ Lee faced off at the
Battleground and
Hell in a Cell pay-per-views for the Divas Championship, but Brie was unsuccessful. Nikki returned to in-ring action on the October 25 episode of
SmackDown, losing to Lee. At
Survivor Series the following month, the twins were part of the victorious Team Total Divas. The twins failed to win the Divas Championship again at
WrestleMania XXX in the Divas Invitational match, which was won by AJ Lee. In April 2014, Brie became involved in her real-life husband Daniel Bryan's ongoing storyline with
Stephanie McMahon and
Kane, where as part of the storyline, McMahon threatened to fire Brie if an injured Bryan did not relinquish the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship at
Payback, which forced Brie to "quit" WWE before slapping McMahon in the face. After Brie quit, McMahon put Nikki in several
handicap matches as punishment. After a month absence, Brie returned to WWE television, appearing in the crowd on July 21; following a confrontation, McMahon slapped Brie and was subsequently arrested. In order to have Brie drop the "charges", Brie was rehired and received a match against McMahon at
SummerSlam. At the pay-per-view, Nikki turned
heel by attacking Brie, which allowed McMahon to win the match. The next several weeks saw the twins fight in several backstage and in-ring segments, including a cameo appearance from
Jerry Springer on
Raw on September 8. As part of the storyline, McMahon declared Nikki the face of the
WWE Divas division and granted her a match at
Night of Champions for the Divas Championship, which she failed to win. Nikki then obtained permission to begin forcing Brie to compete in handicap matches, similar to her punishment at the hands of McMahon, although Brie was able to win them. This led to a match between the twins at
Hell in a Cell, where the loser was forced to become the winner's
personal assistant for 30 days, in which Nikki defeated Brie. Five days later on
SmackDown, Nikki won a
Halloween costume battle royal to become the number one contender for the Divas Championship.
Team Bella (2014–2016) Nikki received her title match against AJ Lee on November 23 at
Survivor Series, which she won, with Brie's help, to become a two-time Divas Champion. The duo had reconciled at this point, with Brie also turning heel in the process. Nikki then went on to retain her championship in three separate occasions – against Lee in a rematch on December 14, at
TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, against Naomi two days later on
SmackDown, and against
Paige at
Fastlane on February 22, 2015. Paige and AJ then formed an
alliance against the Bellas which led to a tag team match at
WrestleMania 31, where AJ and Paige were victorious. in 2015 On April 26, after Nikki, with the help of Brie, once again retained her title against Naomi at
Extreme Rules a
feud started, with Naomi aligning with the returning Tamina to even the odds against the Bellas, who began showing more
heroic characteristics, This change in character was criticized as "sudden", "randomly" and "for no reason". This led to a
tag team match between the two teams on May 17, at
Payback, which Naomi and Tamina won. Two weeks later, at
Elimination Chamber, Nikki retained her title against Naomi and Paige in a
triple threat match, with Brie banned from ringside. In June, The Bella Twins became villains once again by employing
Twin Magic, which helped Nikki retain the title against Paige on the June 1 episode of
Raw and at
Money in the Bank. During the feud with Paige,
Alicia Fox allied with them to form
Team Bella. At
The Beast in the East on July 4, Nikki retained the title against Paige and Tamina. After weeks of Team Bella outnumbering Paige, Naomi, and Tamina, Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas division and introduced the debuting
Charlotte and
Becky Lynch as Paige's allies, while
NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks debuted as an ally to Naomi and Tamina, which led to a brawl between the three teams. Nikki then lost to Charlotte in a tag team match on the August 3 episode of
Raw, and to Banks on the August 17 episode of
Raw in a non-title match. The three teams faced off on August 23 at
SummerSlam in a
three team elimination match, in which Team Bella first eliminated
Team B.A.D., before Team PCB's win. '' co-stars on the
WrestleMania 32 kickoff show in April 2016 On the September 14 episode of
Raw, Nikki defended her title against Charlotte, who pinned Brie after the twins had switched places to win the match; however, since the title cannot change hands by disqualification, Nikki retained the championship, and in the process, became the new longest reigning Divas Champion in history, surpassing AJ Lee's previous record of 295 days. Nikki
dropped the championship to Charlotte, on September 20, at
Night of Champions, ending her reign at 301 days, and failed to regain the title in a rematch on October 25 at
Hell in a Cell. Shortly after, Nikki went on a hiatus from television due to a neck injury which would require surgery, but returned for one night on December 21, to accept the
Slammy Award for
Diva of the Year. After defeating Charlotte in a non-title match on the February 1 episode of
Raw, Brie was granted a match for the Divas Championship at
Fastlane on February 21, where she failed to capture the title. During that time, Team Bella quietly disbanded and both Brie and Fox transitioned into fan favorites. In March, Brie was placed in a feud with
Lana, who argued that Brie's fans only supported her out of pity for having a "bad husband", and went on to distract and attacked her during and after her matches. Brie then aligned herself with fellow
Total Divas cast members Alicia Fox, Natalya, Paige and
Eva Marie, while Lana aligned herself with Team B.A.D. (Naomi and Tamina),
Summer Rae and
Emma, leading to a
10-Diva tag team match on the
WrestleMania 32 kickoff show, which Team
Total Divas would win after Naomi submitted to Brie. Three days later on April 6, Brie confirmed that she would be taking an extended break from in-ring competition, citing family reasons, while also stating that she would continue working for WWE as an
ambassador.
Sporadic appearances (2018–2022) The Bella Twins returned for the
25th anniversary of Raw on January 22, 2018. Brie later returned to in-ring competition at
Royal Rumble, entering at number 28 in the inaugural women's Royal Rumble match, one number after her sister Nikki, who would eliminate her from the match minutes later. At
SummerSlam,
The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan after an interference from Miz's wife
Maryse. On the following
SmackDown, Miz and Maryse came out, Miz then mocked Bryan's retirement speech two years earlier. Brie and Bryan came out and confronted them. A
mixed tag team match with Brie and Bryan against The Miz and Maryse was scheduled for
Hell in a Cell. At the event, Brie and Bryan were defeated when Maryse pinned Brie. At
Super Show-Down on October 6, Brie teamed with sister Nikki and
Ronda Rousey in defeating The Riott Squad. Two nights later on
Raw, the Bellas and Rousey defeated The Riott Squad in a rematch, and afterwards, Brie joined Nikki in attacking Rousey, with Brie turning heel for the first time since November 2014. On October 28, Brie accompanied Nikki as she faced Rousey for the
Raw Women's Championship in the
main event of the all women's pay–per–view,
WWE Evolution. On the March 10, 2019 episode of
Total Bellas, Brie announced that she was retired. On the February 21, 2020 edition of
SmackDown, it was announced that Brie and her twin sister Nikki would be inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame, during
A Moment of Bliss segment. On the January 7, 2022 episode of
SmackDown, it was announced that Brie and Nikki would be competing in the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble match. At the
event, she entered the Women's Royal Rumble match at #19 but was eliminated by Ronda Rousey. On March 14, 2023, on their podcast
The Nikki & Brie Show, Brie and Nikki announced that their contracts with WWE had expired, and it was mutually agreed to not renew their contracts, as the twins wanted to start a new chapter in their lives. They subsequently reintroduced themselves as The Garcia Twins as "Garcia" was their maiden name.
All Elite Wrestling (2023–2024) On March 5, 2023, the twins were in attendance backstage at
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) event
Revolution to support Brie's husband
Bryan Danielson. Brie (now called "Brie Danielson") appeared at
AEW All In, in support of Bryan's
AEW World Championship match against
Swerve Strickland and celebrated his victory.
Second return to WWE (2026–present) At the
2026 Royal Rumble on January 31, 2026, Brie entered the Women's Royal Rumble match at #29, but was eliminated by
Lash Legend. At WrestleMania 42 on April 18, Brie teamed with a returning
Paige, who filled in for an injured Nikki, to win the
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