Nikki Bella

Nikki Bella
Birth name	Nicole Garcia-Colace
Born	November 21, 1983 (age 39) San Diego, California
Resides	Tampa, Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Nikki Bella
Billed height	5 ft. 6 in. (1.68 m)
Billed weight	131 lb (59 kg)
Billed from	Scottsdale, Arizona
Trained by	Tom Prichard Natalya Neidhart FCW Staff
Debut	September 15, 2007

Nicole Garcia-Colace (born November 21, 1983) is an American wrestler currently signed with WWE on their Raw brand under the ring name Nikki Bella where she is in her fifth reign as WWE Women's Champion.

Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Nicole and her twin sister, Brie wrestled with Florida Championship Wrestling, where they were trained by Tom Prichard, and mainly competed in tag team competition. Brie made her debut on SmackDown in August 2008; she debuted first, and as part of her in-ring persona, would disappear under the ring during matches, emerging revived. Eventually, however, it was discovered she was switching places with her twin, Nikki, under the ring in order to gain an advantage. They then competed in tag team matches.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2008)

Nicole and her sister, Brianna - were signed to developmental contracts by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in June 2007 and assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's developmental territory, in Tampa, Florida. On September 15, 2007 the twins debuted in FCW, dubbed The Bella Twins, by defeating Nattie Neidhart and Krissy Vaine with Victoria Crawford as the special guest referee. The duo quickly started a scripted rivalry with Neidhart and Crawford, and had a series of matches against them throughout October 2007. As a part of their on-screen personas, they switched places behind the referee's back if one of them was hurt. They also occasionally competed in mixed tag team matches, teaming with male wrestlers including Kofi Kingston and Robert Anthony. They also made some non-wrestling appearances on Heath Miller's "Happy Hour" promo segment.

Starting in December 2007, they managed Derrick Linkin, 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, however, Milena Roucka took her place in the feud. They 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.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Nikki Rack Attack (Backbreaker rack)

• Signature moves
  • Abdominal stretch transitioned into an chin lock
  • Diving crossbody
  • Hair-pull mat slam
  • Headscissors takedown
  • Jumping snapmare
  • Leaping clothesline, sometimes done repeatedly in succession
  • Monkey flip
  • Multiple pinning variations
    • Roll-up
    • Schoolgirl, sometimes out of a corner
  • Running bulldog
  • Springboard arm drag
  • Springboard round kick
  • Snapmare, followed by a rolling neck snap
  • Thesz press

• Entrance themes
  • "You Can Look (But You Can't Touch)" by Kim Sozzi and Jim Johnston

Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Women's Championship (5 times, current)