WWE ban 16-year veteran from being mentioned on programming after criticism

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Nikki Bella
Nikki Bella's contract expired with the WWE in March

FORMER Divas Champion Nikki Bella has seemingly been banned from any mentioning on Raw.

On WWE's Monday Night Raw, wrestling commentator Michael Cole read a promo for Barmageddon, making no mention of co-host Nikki.

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Nikki performed in the WWE from 2007 to 2023Credit: Getty
She's now the co-host of USA Network's game show Barmageddon
She's now the co-host of USA Network's game show BarmageddonCredit: Rex Features

Nikki, now known as Nikki Garcia, performed in the WWE alongside her twin sister Brie for 16 years.

Garcia is a two-time Divas Champion, even headlining the all-female Evolution pay-per-view when she challenged Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship.

Now unaffiliated with the WWE, Nikki was glossed over in the promo copy read by Cole for her show Barmageddon.

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Barmageddon and Raw both air on USA Network, with the game show following wrestling.

Instead, Cole only mentioned Blake Shelton as the host, failing to recognize the former WWE star.

She might've been omitted because of recent remarks criticizing the WWE and Vince McMahon's company.

Nikki's been critical of the wrestling promotion after her contract expired, with the company no longer allowing her to use her WWE-trademarked "Bella" name.

In an interview with Renee Paquette, Nikki recalled she was disappointed by promos she did in the past.

"I could have said a lot more stuff on the mic to get these greater reactions; it was never worth it to me because we’re still telling stories, and that’s kind of how I left it the rest of my career," she said.

"But then some of the stuff would be said to me on a hot mic, with not even realizing.

"I just remember being disappointed, like, okay, we just took five steps back.

"[We should have been] just tearing these barriers down, breaking them; which, we still shattered them. It just took even more work."

Nikki made it official in March that her WWE contract had expired.

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To see her in a new role as a co-host, Barmageddon airs live on Mondays at 11 pm ET.

The show is currently in its second season.

Nikki was named Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone in 2015
Nikki was named Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone in 2015Credit: Getty

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