The Bellas are speaking out about being left off Raw’s 30th anniversary show, so we’ll
see what they’re talking about.
We’ll also check out the latest with MVP, Zelina Vega, and much more
Let’s start things off with a continuation to the big conversation that was going around
following Raw’s 30th anniversary show
Like we previously discussed, the fans were heated with Raw 30 due to the lack of spotlight
on both the current and classic women’s divisions
Bayley and Becky Lynch’s cage match was cut out of the show and there wasn’t a single
legendary WWE woman that was given a significant role to play on the 30th anniversary of Raw
If you were to go back to a few weeks before the 30th anniversary of Raw actually took
place, The Bella Twins were being heavily advertised by WWE to be a part of the 30th
anniversary
They were showing the graphic on Raw and Smackdown that showed Nikki and Brie Bella as being
some of the legends that were set to be at the 30th anniversary of Raw
Bayley even took to Twitter and started teasing a potential crossover moment between Damage
Control and The Bellas on Raw 30
But then at the very last second, The Bellas were quietly pulled from all advertising for
Raw 30 and ultimately played no role in the show at all after previously being listed
for the show
Nikki and Brie Bella took to Instagram Live after the 30th anniversary of Raw and they
went viral for some of the comments they said during that live sessions
Nikki and Brie said that WWE didn’t show themselves nor anything from the women’s
revolution at all
Nikki also said that WWE was pretty much scared to acknowledge Sasha Banks since she’s now
Mercedes Monay and is off doing big things
But like a lot of fans pointed out, Nikki was wrong about one thing
WWE actually did acknowledge Sasha Banks’ history with the company because a part of
the entire thirty year recap video featured the moment of Sasha capturing the Raw women’s
title from Charlotte on Raw
So they did acknowledge Sasha Banks’ impact on Raw history, but the part that Nikki was
correct on was the fact that The Bellas, for being Hall Of Fame members and having legendary
careers, were not featured at all on the recap video
And neither was some of the crucial moments of the women’s revolution from right around
that 2015 to 2017 time frame
Nikki did also say that The Bellas were a bit overbooked heading into Raw 30
They were advertised for the show and were set to appear but Nikki says that WWE had
no solid plans for them on Raw 30
Then as the show got closer, WWE had a small idea, but Nikki and Brie were already in New
York for a media run for another WWE television show, so they couldn’t make it
So The Bellas we’re plastered all over wrestling headlines for their few Instagram live sessions
there
You had the one live session where they’re hammering WWE for not properly showcasing
the women’s division and then the other sessions where Nikki explained why they couldn’t
appear on Raw 30
The Bellas also recently told a story on their podcast about the big debut segment for Becky
Lynch, Charlotte, and Sasha Banks
Brie Bella revealed that the initial idea was for Stephanie McMahon to come out to the
ring and just verbally rip the The Bellas and Alicia Fox apart because of the Total
Divas series and the Divas era in general
Stephanie McMahon ripping Total Divas apart would’ve instantly been followed up by the
big debuts of all of the NXT women
But Brie said they turned that idea down and refused it because Total Divas was a WWE idea
and the cast made it a hit for the company, so they wondered why were they going to be
slandered for that
So the idea for the segment had to be shifted around a bit
But either way, The Bella Twins are still Hall Of Famers, maybe they just felt a bit
disrespected to not see any pieces of their legacy featured for Raw’s 30th anniversary
We’ll see if WWE will make this up to them with a future appearance down the line
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Even without a title in his possession, Bobby Lashley has a handful of storylines that are
starting to surround him over on Monday Night Raw
Obviously, the main story for Bobby Lashley is his on going feud with Brock Lesnar
This feud was left on a cliffhanger following Crown Jewel 2022 and everyone was unsure on
if the story was continuing or not
But the 30th anniversary of Raw gave us all the confirmation that this story was in fact
continuing
So Bobby Lashley versus Brock Lesnar will continue here in the early months of 2023
And of course the other story that Bobby Lashley has going on in the background is MVP constantly
offering him his spot back in The Hurt Business
MVP is in the middle of bringing The Hurt Business back better than ever
He’s trying to get Cedric and Shelton on the same page again and find that same unity
that they had during their first run together
It also looks like Omos will in fact be the latest new edition for this 2.0 version of
The Hurt Business
Omos is still being managed by MVP, so we’re to assume that he’s part of the plans for
sure
But MVP’s main goal is most definitely securing Bobby Lashley
Lashley is the only Hurt Business member that has won the WWE world title multiple times,
he’s the real massive star of the group that has been to the top of the mountain in
WWE many times
And part of that success was largely due to MVP, so that’s why he’s constantly harassing
Lashley about coming back.
It wouldn’t be The Hurt Business without MVP and Lashley leading the charge
It seems like every week we see a segment of MVP trying to talk Bobby Lashley into it,
but Lashley continues to respectfully decline
But like we previously talked about, Brock Lesnar re-entering the story can make the
decision even harder for Bobby Lashley
Does he quietly handle his business with Brock Lesnar solo, or does he take the heel route
and get the entire new Hurt Business to back him up against Lesnar
If Bobby Lashley stays fighting Brock by himself, then he can most definitely be looked at as
a babyface
But if Bobby Lashley does call on The Hurt Business to back him up against Brock Lesnar,
you have to wonder if that will be looked as a potential heel turn for Bobby Lashley
Usually it’s the heels that have the numbers advantage so if Lashley does go back with
them to handle Brock Lesnar, you gotta wonder what exactly will that do for Lashley’s
character status
But there’s a lot to look forward to there for Bobby Lashley’s story
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Zelina Vega has had a great ride in WWE so far
She found massive success in NXT as Andrade’s manager and main mouthpiece, that success
even carried over to the main roster for a while
And now she’s co-leading a great new faction on Smackdown
Zelina recently took to Twitter to reveal that she has a lot of exciting new projects
and announcements on the way
She had this to say in that tweet, quote:
“These next few months are going to be amazing for me.. for Thea Trinidad.
I’m accomplishing some insane things that I never knew were possible.
I can’t wait to announce them!
One is being announced at the end of this month, one in the middle of Feb and the other
in early March!”
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So Zelina has some big things coming up both inside and outside of the ring real soon
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories with The Bellas, MVP, and Zelina Vega?
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