The Bella Twins Feud – From A Twin’s Perspective

As a twin myself, the current storyline featuring the Bella Twins has obviously got my attention. It’s common sense to put the two against each other. Siblings, in particular twins have a special connection. They are able to finish each other’s sentences and often share emotional feelings etc.

I am all for this storyline, it was my decision to dedicate a whole hour of our podcast last week to discussing the angle. It carries so much more interest with the majority of fans then the Paige and AJ angle which in my opinion has not gone anywhere significant. As much as I am a fan of Paige her current angle is not working.

This past Monday night on Raw I was very impressed with the intensity of the segment between the Bellas. It had the perfect mixture of truth and fiction. The acting was top notch by both ladies and was in my opinion the best segment of the evening.

However, I take issue with a line said by Nikki Bella at the end that in my opinion went over the line. It was something that in my opinion had no place in the segment and WWE creative couldn’t have paid me to say the line to my own twin. The line in question you ask? “I wish you died in the womb”.

I’m all for generating good heel heat, even to the point of making the viewer uncomfortable. Even though it was acting and most likely a line that was said while caught up in the moment it was just plain wrong. There is no doubt that in reality the Bellas love each other. That is not coming to question here. What the issue comes down to is boundaries. The average Raw episode creative outlines are overseen by a group of writers either from soap operas or other television programs. The chances of something getting approved for air that shouldn’t be is defiantly there.

I also have to wonder what was add-lib? Often times veteran members of the WWE are allowed to cut their own promo and simply given start and end points to go from. The reality that some real feelings made it’s way into Nikki Bella’s promo is very possible. A good actor is able to draw from real emotions in order to pull off a good scene. So could this have been the case on Monday night?

This is not a form of protest or calling for the angle to be ended. This is simply a request to tone down the language used to further the storyline. As much as I appreciate this current storyline I feel like somewhere along the way this could go just too far and end up hurting both of the talents involved and their family. In recent years the WWE has prided itself on going back to entertainment for the whole family. Even releasing “Scooby-Doo” films and an upcoming “Flintstones” movie next year.

All I am asking from here on forward regarding this storyline is to remember your audience. Remember the impressionable young viewer, remember your anti-bullying efforts but most importantly WWE, remember your own motto “We put SMILES on people’s faces.”