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Nikki Bella Pays Heartfelt Tribute To Released WWE Star: “Love You So Much”

By Gaurav Singh • Published Apr 27, 2026 07:23 EDT
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Nikki Bella's message to released WWE star (Source-WWE.com)

The former Divas Champion, Nikki Bella sent out a heartwarming message to a recently released WWE star. The star in discussion is the former RAW Women’s Champion, Nikki Cross.

Last Friday, WWE came to terms with the unfortunate releases of a long list of wrestlers, as more than 20 talents are no longer with the promotion. The long list of released wrestlers included some shocking names like Kairi Sane, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Zoey Stark, Motor City Machine Guns, and more. Surprisingly, all of the Wyatt Sicks faction members, Uncle Howdy, Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, and Nikki Cross were also let go.

Nikki Cross was with the Sports Entertainment Juggernaut since 2016 and has been a former Women’s Tag Team Champion and RAW Women’s Champion as well. She had also won the 24/7 title 11 times during her tenure and joined the Wyatt Sicks two years ago. Interestingly, Cross sent a positive message despite her release.

Nikki Bella had a heartwarming message for Nikki Cross following Cross’ WWE departure

Taking to the X social media platform following her WWE release, Nikki Cross bid goodbye by thanking the people and her colleagues within the Stamford-based promotion:

Goodbye and Thank you WWE I’m really excited for whatever my next chapter will hold. Thank you all for the continued love and support. Special thank you to Robbie Brookside and William Regal for helping this dream come true. Thank you to the wrestlers, coaches, producers and all the backstage crew who make all this possible. To the amazing girls in locker room ❤️” Cross wrote.

Taking notice of the above message sent out by Nikki Cross, Nikki Bella reacted with a beautiful tribute to the former RAW Women’s Champion, stating the following:

Heartbroken. Love you so much Nikki! Going to miss your energy, laugh, and light every time you walked into a room. Can’t wait to watch this next chapter. I know it’s going to be the best one yet!! N ♥️🙏🏼✨🤍🫶🏼”

Nikki Cross expressed gratitude for Nikki Bella while reacting to the above message on X with the following statement:

Thank you for the kind words Nikki. Love you girls so much. I’m grateful we got to share a locker room and time together. Thank you for everything Brie and Nikki, for what you guys have done for women’s wrestling ❤️ 💫 ✨”

Fans will have to wait and see what the future holds for Nikki Cross following her WWE release.

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