Nikki Bella is Ranked Wrestling's Top Diva

On the most recent episode of Pro Wrestling’s Illustrated PWI Podcast, it was revealed former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella ranked No. 1 on PWI’s Top Fifty Female list.

The podcast was transcribed by Inquisitir.com and Nikki Bella said the following about the honor:

“It’s an honor for me … In our industry, PWI is like our Sports Illustrated, our Forbes Magazine. It truly is an honor to be number one. It’s a dream come true and it’s a huge accomplishment.”

“When I came into this industry over eight years ago, I was simply looked at as arm candy and it was like, ‘Oh, don’t worry. You don’t have to learn to wrestle that good’ and I was like, ‘No, that’s the reason why I’m here—because I want to be a wrestler. I don’t want to just be a Diva that’s on some guy’s arm or valeting them down to the ring…’ I wanted to be a female wrestler.”

“I didn’t come from the independents, and believe me I wish I did … For Brie and I—we were just ‘model tired.’ I was told to get a boob job, I was told to lose weight. Brie and I had a big struggle… Brie and I legit hopped in our cars, went to Georgia, jumped in a ring, and said, ‘Hey, you’re going to sign us. We want to be here.’ I know everyone thinks it was really easy for us, but it wasn’t.”

Nikki has since tweeted out the following in response to those who disagree:

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