Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Shawn Michaels and Nikki Bella.
• TNA star JDC (fka Fandango in WWE) recently appeared in NXT and lost to Lexis King in a match for the Heritage Cup.
During an interview with ‘For The Love of Wrestling’, JDC was asked about his dream opponent in NXT, and JDC picked NXT’s booker, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels:
“You know who I talked to (at NXT) last week, who said he’s got one or two matches left in him? Shawn Michaels. Yeah, and that’s a guy, he’s the reason why I got into the business. So honestly, it’d probably never happen, but that would be my dream match.”
HBK officially retired as an in-ring competitor in 2010, but returned for a one-off match in 2018.
• Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev have officially split following a messy breakup that involved a domestic dispute and police involvement. Now, Nikki is openly discussing her approach to dating.
On The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki shared her preference for partners with life experience, saying she wants someone “retired” but is also open to younger men. Despite Brie Bella’s advice against dating someone too old, Nikki joked that she’d consider both options.
You can read their exchange below:
Nikki: “Do we wanna train [younger men]? I want to be owned. I want my body rocked. Where’s the retired ones? The ones that have some wisdom, and age, and have experienced life a little bit?”
Brie: “I was gonna say, don’t do retired.”
Nikki: “You’re right. No. I’ll just do it all. Do young. I’ll do retired,”
Artem & Nikki, who met on Dancing With the Stars, finalized their divorce in November 2024. With co-parenting settled, Nikki appears ready to jump back into the dating scene without age limits.
