Nikki Bella is waiting to find out if her neck requires surgery to repair a few bulging discs that are pushing on her spinal cord. Obviously, if she does need surgery, she will be sidelined for even more time than initially expected.
According to several sources, it is believed that Nikki’s neck issues are directly caused by her “Rack Attack” finishing-move. The most forces Nikki to drop to her knees and years of doing that has put great tension on her neck.
Although the injury is one-hundred percent legitimate, there may be something more to the Rack Attack part of the story that could be expanded for “Total Divas”.
It’s possible the injury is being exaggerated for the production for a “Total Divas” storyline next season. However, that is just speculation as of this writing and we’re unlikely to get a confirmed injury update on the former WWE Divas Champion until the end of January at the earliest.