Nikki and Brie Garcia on why they dropped ‘Bella’ from their names
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- čas přidán 20. 04. 2023
- WWE Hall of Famers and reality show stars Nikki and Brie Garcia join the 3rd Hour of TODAY in Sonoma County to talk family, the new chapter in their lives and why they dropped “Bella” from their names. “We had to go back to our roots,” Brie says. (Sponsored by Sonoma County Tourism)
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Just be honest, they didn’t want another company profiting off of there name anymore and I respect it. They use their platform to make their dreams a reality and now it’s their time. Shout out to the Garcia queens… I mean twins
But why do you think it was solely their decision Guess you don’t know what kind of businessman Vince is Plus Nikki talking crap about the Raw anniversary didn’t help it For was mutual with Vince having more say
Thats true, but if it wasn’t for wwe they wouldn’t have had three reality shows or be as known as they are at this time.
Even the rock started using his real
Name.
Won't be long till john Cena goes by
John felix Anthony 😂
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 John will never lose that name he is smart wrestles occasionally and don’t bad mouth wwe
@@chassisluther3325 remember Hogan's
Promo when he got on Russo about
Owning the hulk Hogan name.😂
They really spoke their dreams into their reality ❤
Love the twins and what they’ve been able to do outside of wrestling, life moves on
The "Bellas" name is owned and trademark by WWE. As a wrestling fan,i love the Bella Twins. Both beautiful women and i understand WWE was a part of their lives,but just like in life,you evolved. All the best to the Garcia Twins.
Bella is an intellectual property of the WWE. Garcia means they don't have to cut World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. a slice of the pie. This is an easy answer.
They wouldn't have to cut a check. They would be sent a "cease and desist" by WWE legal.
What people failed to realize is, those 2 women made a name for themselves as wrestlers during an era where women wrestling in WWE are 5-minute matches (where women's wrestling was an afterthought).
They made a name for themselves because they worked in a company that allowed them to showcase and flaunt their beauty, and beauty sells in this country. They certainly didn't make a name for themselves based on their in ring skills; they were never on the same level as a Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Beth Phoenix, or Gail Kim. Not a knock on them as they capitalized on their opportunity, but they were never good wrestlers, lol.
@@drummerdrummer5535 However, this is the PG era. Even pre-PG era the women were told to their face not to outshine the men.
@@lemondropzs You say that as if they COULD outshine the men as wrestlers.
They can't.
@@RsChrisGThey have….multiple times
@@mg7651 they haven't, but keep pretending.
So excited for these two. I'm happy that they are finally free from the wrestling industry because some of the fans are so toxic and hateful.
Reading some of these comments I can see that...wow
WWE fans have always been toxic, that's nothing new, Nikki and Brie just got tired of how WWE itself was treating the women. They have their own goals in life but they also were very vocal about WWE's blatant disrespect of talent
@Jordon Hanlan that is so true. And I guess, being where they are now, their goals have shifted and more focused on family and their own business.
Free? The wrestling industry made them stars. Or did you forget that part? Heck, they didn't even win the Divas Search contest. But, WWE saw something special in them. The rest is history.
@@MCWAY1 true👍👍✌️
Beautiful, talented women❤️ my twin sister and I have looked up to them our whole lives. I’ve read their book "incomparable" and im so glad to see how far they’ve come. They deserve every good thing life has offered them.
i usually hate on reality shows... but as a wrestling fan ... i always been a fan of the bella twins... bias from being a WWE fan i guess
Brie’s laughter is so infectious!!
They looked identical until Nikki had work done, but I love them so much.
Odd!! I think Nikki looks more like her sister once she became a mom. To me they look identical now.
Lol sometimes I can't tell them apart
They look different now definitely! Niki looked better before. Why did she do that to her face??
@@brookesmith1550 she claims only Botox pregnancy changed her looks for sure probably reason why she don’t want another kid
Brie has always had a prettier face and more attractive voice. Nikki has a better body
Love this new beginning for them
Just because they didn't renew their contracts and left behind the bella ring name doesn't mean people will stop calling them that. They will always be known as th3 bella twins it aint that easy to get rid of a trademark tag.
Only those who are ignorant enough to not embrace change.
Sad to see the Bella chapter come to an end
I Heard John Cena's real name is Barney Funkleschwartz.
I wonder if the WWE was insisting on a cut of their earnings because the WWE was partially responsible for their success. By changing back to Garcia, they probably get to keep all the earnings.
Probably wwe took a big cut from their earnings At the same time they would not have what they do today with out wwe Will be interesting to see how much they can cash in on the Garcia name I give it a year they will be irrelevant
@@Peoplearestupid agreed
@@Peoplearestupid they have a big fanbase I doubt they will become irrelevant
@@harry31619 I mean it ain’t that big
They don't. WWE owns the trademark and the Garcia's are no longer under contract to WWE. This is no different than anyone else that leaves the company. WWE does not let them use it all when not under contract..
The cutest, most talented, intelligent and beautiful twins ever ❤ ❤ we missed you both
So so proud of these two.
The Garcias (almost called them the Bellas haha, I'll have to get used to the change) look absolutely gorgeous - definitely don't look their age. So happy for all their success and happiness
Haha whoopsie poopsie! Almost called them Bella’s as if I can’t just go back and delete that I wrote Bella’s and write Garcia 😀
nice pic. 🙂
I was also wondering why they started using their real names vs using their WWE names.
Because wwe owns the name
The rock did it.
Won't be long till Cena follow suit.
John felix Anthony 😂
His real name.
Their WWE contract expired
@@leoruiz4546 I'm amazed they didn't
Start doing adult films.
Guy's will be like🤪
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 I think Paige made a video
it is crazy the Garcia Twins and i are the same age anyone else around our age as well
It’s so weird that the crowd is watching their back.
They were my favorite wrestlers back at the time...time flies
The used to look exactly alike but over time they look less like twins and more like regular sisters and even looked like they had an age gap(even though they don’t) but now they look more similar. I think it’s the pregnancy Bc when Brie had her first kid they started to look different and now that Nikki has a kid she looks more like her sister
The reason they left was because they became parents not because of the comments
Unbranding 😂😂
That's a subtle way of saying - I don’t own the Bella name and i am changing it to avoid any legal implications..
Exactly and with their step dad mixed up in Vince cheating scandal they wanted to distance themselves and wwe wanted that also
Right
I am very happy that they did that because now they are very successful as businesses women
That seemed like the easy answer to we are mad at WWE
Brie's laugh is everything 😂❤
It’s good to see both of them very happy and I hope they continue this journey!! Everyone deserves joy and happiness in their lives !! ❤ I love Nikki style and they both good role model for young girls and women in this world !!
I would like to see them on the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.
THAT IS SUCH A GOOD IDEAAAA
Well only Brie can do that show since she a wife Nikki is not legal married to anyone so doing that show would be ridiculous for her
@@Peoplearestupid literally 75% of the women on those shows are not married.
@@ReasonablyHilarious yep but she not an ex wife to anyone famous never married Cena who care about her and Artem and they don’t live in BH either lol
@@Peoplearestupidactually that show suits Nikkis life style better she’s always been the boujee twin and bries been the hippie. Nikki is married to artem they literally made a show about their wedding so she is legally married lol.
I never knew they had to use the name outside of the ring I herd tht when there contract expired with WWE they just said let’s use our real names bt whatever I’m glad they’ve had all the success they’ve had I wanna honestly see them In movies see how good of actors they can be ik they were actors in n the ring bt nah tht doesn’t count to me I wanna see them in an actual film
I wish that I knew that these guys were on.
Well done ladies!🙌The fact that you still have haters upset you left WWE or that Nikki didn't marry Cena and are on this post to let you know, it means you're doing great!!😜
John dodged a bullet
@@josceola8979 he sure did
@J Osceola That's why you're here, sure..lol!😅 She left him, and it's okay to admit!👍🏽
Check the net worth of the Bella’s combined and John cena net worth by himself I’m pretty sure he doing just fine lol
@Terry Lewis If this is about MONEY to you, then there's truly no conversation to be had!😅 I'm sure Nikki knew, but still left. I guess it wasn't worth it. They're happy apart, and that's good!🙌🏾
Lovvvvvvve them
Sure Sonoma County but what city? Napa, Sonoma, St. Helena, Calistoga, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma, Sebastopol?
They left WWE, which owns those Bella names, so they're using part of their original real surnames for branding purposes. Nothing wrong with that!
Just like Dwayne Johnson.
Won't be long till Cena follow suit.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 John Cena is his real name, so he's a different case.
@@marcus813 your right.
@@marcus813 some guy in the
other comment tried to fight me about
It saying I'm bad mouthing WWE.
I just said name change.
Because WWE would not give them another run
We need more of these 2 on tv I hope we get a total Bella’s season reboot ASAP
I feel in reality also they couldn’t trademark officially the name for them but the company probably owes it already
It's difficult to call them the Garcia Twins when they've been the Bella Twins for so long.
I love how they act like they chose to drop the name bellas. When in reality wwe owns the name. Thats why they dropped it. They didnt have a choice. So excited to watch them fade away now.
Me too
Exactly...
You hating so much, Fade away? Bro they literally continue to grow . Quit hating
They got mad they were not used on an episode featuring past stars, and threw a temper tantrum.
Sorry, this report was jumping all over and choppy at times. I'm not familiar with all the young twins are doing. I don't watch much TV or social media.
I've always crushed on Brea
When I saw the header. Narcissism came to mind.
box whoever's involved
Awesome 🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Congratulations miss y'all both 😢😢
Puro pinchi orgullo MEXICANO GARCIA 💪🏽💪🏽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
They never told you
My favorite wrestling ladies 😊
I hated them in WWE and am still not a fan to this day. (I can think of so many other women wrestlers that belong in the WWE HOF over them/before them). But I do wish them the best in their new venture.
Back handed comment but okay …
This is quite the comment.
Is Nikki pregnant again!!!!! She is glowing
Beautiful.
Bella sounds more unique but WWE owns that name. So I think they basically want to be able to own and use their name as they see fit.
Yes. They wanna be themselves and live by a name that is owned by a company.
fun fact: bella is the most popular dog name according to vets, groomers and sitters.
They dropped it cuz wwe owns the name
Daniel brian started all the health thing
Idk y there haters in these comments. Yes wwe was fake but it use to be their career, you can’t wipe them out that easily……
They could have bought the "Bella" name.
I doubt WWE would've sold it.
Real reaaon is probably they left WWE and Vince owns the names. Happened to Ultimate Warrior, Demolition , Sunny etc
The Ultimate Warrior was able to use his name in WCW!
thatsnikki right there now boxing
Technically Nikki name is Stephanie Nicole Garcia so why not go as Stephanie if your done with Bella name
Nikki is her childhood nickname
“Unbranding” = barely hanging on being a celebrity.
Won't be long till john Cena starts
Going by john felix Anthony.
Theyre never gonna be recognized for anything big other than being the bella twin wrestlers. Its who they chose to be and who they will always be from now on, own it.
People in the comsec are just so obsessed. Imagine you just want to live your dreams and support women yet you still got hate because of what? Of some baseless opinion, if you hate them then shove off. Stop watching their videos if you're just gonna leave a hate comment 'coz you look stupid.
THANK YOU !
This is more for licensing and royalties having to be paid due to using WWE copyrights. "Bella" Twins is what made them famous.
They dropped 'Bella' from their names because WWE owns the copyright to the "Bella Twins" moniker. That's it, and that's all.
Hope to see both of them on AEW tv someday
AEW should stay as far from as possible.
Lol not happening
They said they were not going to do anymore wrestling
I have no idea who they are.
Why they got there back to the audience abit rude no?
Garcia?!?! Lol There is nothing Garcia about these two. Ok the dark hair lol i am joking so its No diss I but They will always be the Bellas to me. Its like undertaker had many aliases but we know him for the one tht stuck.
Brie last name is Danielson
According to google they are using their father's last name for the businesses they own
Imagine thinking anyone gives the slightest F why they changed their names.
WWE owns the Bella name… that’s why
OH PLEASE WWE OWNS THE NAME BELLA !!
😂 they drop their last name? Or do they fail to realize that WWE owns the trademark name Bella
They dropped the "Bella" because they don't own the name.
So... The Bella Twins are no more?
Yay 😃😃😃😎❤️ hey brie and Nikki birdie
The change their names because WWE owns the Bellas name. WWE will just continue to milk them if they don't change their screen names. Simple as that.
How are y’all happy for them they literally hopped on someone else’s back to get where they at 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
It's cause they want to work without another company having ownership rights of the last name
VKM wouldn’t let them keep their name. Not any of the it makes us more powerful nonsense.
no one is gonna know who they are they might gotta hang onto the bella for a while
I Like The Bella Twins they are great wrestlers.😍
So why the go by Garcia now? Lol I didn’t catch it and I honestly don’t wanna rewatch the video
They left wwe and they can’t use Bella any more cuz Vince owns it
@@Peoplearestupid stupid (me). Makes sense. Thank you!
Bc it is what they was born with
Where ever nikki participate its success
Tv 📺
Mann they are both looking rough now lol..stop with the bs y’all had to drop the name cause WWE owns it..hopefully they fade away soon
Who are those people behind them?
Honestly don't care about these two.. they weren't much of anything in WWE and had a lackluster reality show..
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Cause they couldnt profit without wwe
he still hot over them DMs ; what's to it then?!
quintuplets he thought is gone be
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Theyre hall of famers????
Why?
They blew up because of John Cean