Nikki Bella was forced to retire because of brain cyst. (Image via: Givemesport.com)

The Real Reason of Why Nikki Bella Was Retired from WWE

On March 2019, the professional wrestler, Nikki Bella, had announced a retirement from WWE. The announcement was made during the season finale of Total Bellas. Just recently, we get to hear the real reason of her retirement. Nikki Bella and her sister, Brie Bella, were present at The Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.

At the show, Nikki said that she walked away from WWE because of her health issues.It was challenging for her to give up the wrestling, but she underlined that it was for good. Nikki explained that it was started with neck issues. After she went into the neck surgery, things haven’t been better. So she felt that she needed a check-up. Then when the result came out, Nikki herniated the disc above where she had surgery. It turns out she has inflammation around the metal and diagnosed with brain cyst. That’s when the medical team told her to stop wrestling.

Nikki said that it was a scary discovery. She was feeling “bummed” over her forced retirement. Despite of it, her attitude is still positive. Her brain cyst is benign and she’s grateful for her health now. Even it becomes something that she have to check on regularly, she’s grateful because there are people have it worse. Nikki also stressed the importance of going to the doctor for check-ups. She said that people have to trust their guts when they feel there’s something wrong inside of them. As for her return to WWE, she’s hopeful to come back to the ring depends on her condition.

Source: https://people.com/health/nikki-bella-cyst-on-brain-forced-wwe-retirement/