Bellas turn heel on Paige at WWE SummerSlam 2026

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After returning from injury last week, Nikki Bella had her first match back in WWE tonight (Aug. 1) at SummerSlam Saturday. She teamed up with her Hall of Fame twin sister Brie and Paige to take on Fatal Influence in a six-woman tag team match. After Brie started things off with her husband Daniel Bryan’s YES kicks, Jacy Jayne tried to do serious damage by viciously stomping Brie’s face into the steel steps. The heels worked over Brie for a while after that, but she did eventually make the hot tag to Nikki, who Wade Barrett called a “generational great.” The match soon broke down with everyone running in to get involved. Jacy Jayne seemed to send herself out of the ring at one point. Perhaps it was just a clever way to hide for a bit, because she soon got back in there to surprise Paige with the Rolling Encore for the pin fall win. I think a lot of wrestling fans knew what was coming after Paige took the L. Nikki and Brie briefly embraced their partner, only to turn heel moments later and lay her out. OH MY GOD 😱@NikkiAndBrie have TURNED on Paige! pic.twitter.com/DXKlQlrRHL — WWE (@WWE) August 1, 2026 Michael Cole was disgusted by this turn of events because “these three women were as close as sisters.” I guess he forgot that two of them are twins? As the Bellas took their leave, Nikki looked in the camera and said, “Lesson learned. Don’t ever take my spot!” Are you excited to see heel Bella Twins get pushed now in WWE? Let me know what you thought of the Bellas turning on Paige in the comments below, Cagesiders. Catch up on all the results from SummerSlam in our live blog right here.

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The Bella Twins may have lost their match, but a heel turn ensured that they'd still walk out of SummerSlam Saturday with their heads held high.