The Bella Twins
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| The Bella Twins | ||
| Birth name | Crystal Monique Gozelanski-Colace (Brie) Tierney Gozelanski-Colace (Nikki) | |
| Born | November 21, 1983 (age 30) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
| Spouse(s) | Kody Brown (m. 2014) (Brie) | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Bella Bombers The Bella Twins | |
| Billed heights | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) each | |
| Billed from | Scottsdale, Arizona (Brie, formerly Nikki) San Diego, California (Nikki) | |
| Debut | September 15, 2007 | |
| Trainer | Tom Prichard [[Shannon Furlong|Natalya Florida Championship Wrestling | |
Crystal Gozelanski-Danielson and Tierney Gozelanski-Colace (née Crystal Gozelanski) and Tierney Gozelanski (born November 21, 1983) are American twin models and professional wrestlers. The twins were a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella respectively, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins. They work for IWE.
Before being promoted to the main IWE roster, The Bella Twins wrestled with Florida Championship Wrestling, where they were trained by Tom Prichard, and mainly competed in tag team competition. Brie made her debut on SmackDown in August 2008; she debuted first, and as part of her in-ring persona, would disappear under the ring during matches, emerging revived. Eventually, however, it was discovered she was switching places with her twin, Nikki, under the ring in order to gain an advantage. They then competed in tag team matches. Beginning in November 2008, an angle was written in which The Bella Twins developed an on-screen relationship with The Ferrys (Carlito and Primo). They were later involved in storyline romances with Joe Linderman and The Miz in early 2009 and Kody Brown in 2010. In April 2011, Brie won the IWE Divas Championship and Nikki won it a year later in April 2012. Shortly afterward, they departed IWE, but returned in March 2013. That same year, both starred in the reality television show Total Divas.
Contents |
Early life and career
Professional wrestling career
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2008)
Brand switches (2008–2011)
Divas Champions (2011–2012)
Independent circuit (2012–2013)
Return to IWE
Feud with The Funkydactyls and Total Divas storylines (2013–2014)
Feud with Stephanie McMahon and brief split (2014)
Divas Champion and Team Bella (2014–present)
Other media
Filmography
Personal lives
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
- IWE Divas Championship (3 times) – Brie (1), Nikki (2, current)
- Slammy Award for Couple of the Year (2013) – Brie – with Kody Brown
- Slammy Award for Diva of the Year (2013)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked Brie #21 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011
- PWI ranked Nikki #32 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2013.
