The Bella Twins Originally Wanted To Be Called Nicole Fo Show And Briezy Fo Sheezy

Although WWE fans had known Nikki and Brie Bella as The Bella Twins for more than a decade, the two sisters actually had a different, perhaps worse, idea for what their ring names were going to be.

In an interview with Kevin Hart on Hart’s “Cold As Balls” show, the twins were talking about their upbringing and start in pro wrestling. It was Brie who admitted that there was

“So we thought it would be really cool if we were a tag team. The first names that we came up with were Nicole Fo Show And Briezy Fo Sheezy. They didn’t buy it. We were actually 22 when we came up with that,” Brie said.

“They were the worst names,” Nikki said.

Needless to say, that name never stuck and even Hart said it was the worst name he had ever heard. The Bella Twins, a name they also said they came up with, then translated their brand and WWE success into various other business and media ventures, from podcasts to multiple reality television shows and a clothing line.

It’s been well past a year since The Bella Twins last wrestled in WWE, when they teamed up with Ronda Rousey to take on The Riott Squad.

The full interview can be seen in the video at the top of the page.