Nikki Bella has a cyst on her brain.
The ‘Total Bellas’ star and professional wrestler announced she was retiring from the WWE earlier this year and has now revealed the difficult decision came as she has been battling ill health, including a “herniated disc”, and a cyst in her brain.
Speaking on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon‘ alongside her twin sister Brie Bella on Wednesday (19.06.19), she said: “For me, I really wanted to go back and fight for the tag titles. I’ve always had my neck issues and after neck surgery, it hasn’t been OK. I feel like I needed to get a checkup before we went back for the tag titles.
“The results came back and I herniated the disc above where I had surgery, I have all this inflammation around the metal and then I have a cyst on my brain. They were like, ‘You’re done, no more,’ so I didn’t get a choice, which sucks.”
And the following day, the 35-year-old star explained to TMZ that the cyst is thankfully benign, but it has still been “scary” for her to deal with.
She told the outlet: “I can’t compete … They found a cyst on my brain, which thank God, it’s benign.
“It’s super scary, it’s something you’re never gonna hear but I’m so grateful. I’m grateful for my health, I’m grateful it’s benign. It’s something that you have to watch out for the rest of your life because you never know how it can change, but I’m definitely grateful because people go through it worse.”
Nikki is now encouraging others to head to the doctor for a check-up, especially when suspecting there may be something wrong.
She added: “Trust your gut; if you don’t feel right, go get it handled!”
Whilst she may be out of the ring, for now, Nikki hasn’t given up hope and plans on returning to wrestling if her condition improves.
She said: “I believe in miracles, you never know! We’ll see what the man upstairs has in store for me.”
According to an earlier post on The Sauce, 35-year-old WWE star Nikki is “ready” to move on with the next chapter of her life and quit professional wrestling for good because the travel aspect of her job has become “really tough”.
Opening up about the recent decision on her reality show, ‘Total Bellas’, Nikki said: “[The tour] was good but I just feel like I’m too old for that travel. The travel was really, really rough. So, I realized, I was like, why am I doing this? I don’t feel good. I really am ready to hang up the jersey, like I can say it fully.”
This news comes after Nikki’s twin sister Brie who makes up the second half of iconic wrestling duo The Bella Twins also announced she was retiring on the pair’s reality series.
