On today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki and Brie Garcia give an in-depth recap on WrestleMania 42.

During the episode, Nikki Garcia details her ankle injury and MRI results, clears up rumors that Nia Jax injured her, shared her thoughts on Paige replacing her and revealed that she is in no rush to return to the ring and is instead focusing on longevity. Brie also reveals that she almost pulled out of WrestleMania.

Nikki Garcia clears up rumors that Nia Jax injured her (5:30-6:11)

Nikki Garcia: What I want to clear up, because at first, Nia had gotten a lot of heat online and she actually helped me is when it came to the end of the match and the girls had to take us out, I knew at that point like I couldn’t even put weight on my foot at that point and I was in so much pain where I knew I was like, “Oh gosh, this is really bad,” and I knew what was about to happen, so when she came to take me out, I looked at her and I go, “Please no, my foot hurts so bad,” and she goes, “Wait, what?” And I’m like, “I can’t get thrown out. I need to step out,” so she helped me step out, but people made it like she injured me and I was like, “No, Nia actually really helped me in that moment,” because I don’t know what, I would have belly flopped on the ground if I got thrown because I knew I couldn’t put my feet down.

Nikki Garcia details her ankle injury & MRI results (11:00-11:37)

Nikki Garcia: The next morning before Brie and I go do media and then fly out, I go get an MRI, Brie and I do our media, and then we’re sitting, we get an aperol spritz, a nice little lunch before we have to catch our flight, and then I get the call, which sometimes calls aren’t that quick after an MRI, so when I saw one of our doctors calling, I was like, “Oh gosh,” so I answer and they’re like, “Don’t know how you managed to do all of it,” and then just broke it down to me that I tore, sprained and fractured my ankle and they’re like, “You’re just gonna have to go straight to Birmingham, you can’t go home, and we’re gonna get you in surgery ASAP.”

Nikki Garcia says she’s not in a rush to return to ring & is focusing on longevity (21:13-23:33)

Nikki Garcia: Even before Paige taking my spot, when I got the call knowing when you hear fracture, tear and sprain immediately.

Brie Garcia: I mean, you knew I was not going to be out with you.

Nikki Garcia: That, I immediately knew WrestleMania is done, right? So, that already tore me apart and then stepping in knowing Paige, of course, that’s hard. It was even hard in the moment. All of it was hard because it’s not like we’re 30 and we know like, “Oh, it’s fine. We’re going to get moments here.” We are literally on our last run and I don’t think a WrestleMania moment for me is going to come around. I get that I’ll probably have my last WrestleMania next year in Saudi maybe, but other than that, that will be it for me, so this would have been my last WrestleMania moment to share with family members and share with people here and, you know, really feel something and I’ve worked really hard the past year and a half and I haven’t complained. I’ve done what I’ve been told, you know, I’ve helped put people over, even though I don’t care about that, but really, as far as my character and the impact that I can have, I’ve been very okay taking a step back and helping out and not bitching about it, so this was my moment that I worked really hard for this past year and a half and for that to all go away is extremely hard and knowing too, like I’m very smart on knowing forever and I had to really sit back as I was elevating my leg 24 hours a day and really be like, “That moment’s gone,” so we got to heal from that and we got to know like, you’re not getting that back. It’ll never be first time tag team champions, The Bella Twins. You’re a tag team champ. You will be a two-time if we ever win, I’ll be a one-time, but we may never even tag again. I don’t even know. We don’t know and I will say because of my age and being a mom and I think more about longevity of life, so for me, I’m going to make sure this heals up so well before I even step in that ring. You know, right now we’re thinking it’s six to eight weeks, but if it’s three months, it’s three months because I have the rest of my life to chase Matteo on soccer fields and do all the things without being in pain. I’m not in my thirties anymore. I’m not my twenties anymore, so I’m not going to try to come back quick to gain a moment. The moment’s passed. There’s going to be other moments. This is a journey in life. God did this for a reason. You know, my faith makes me believe in that. God wouldn’t have had this happen to me if there isn’t a reason and the reason’s going to come and I’m going to see it and I’m going to go, “Thank you, God. This is why this happened and look at the great things that brought me.”

Brie Garcia says she almost pulled out of WrestleMania & Nikki shares thought on Paige replacing her (24:14-26:07)

Brie Garcia: Obviously, there was a big part of me where I had really long talks with Bryan where I was like, “I don’t know, I think I should pull out. I just think I should pull out.”

Nikki Garcia: I know you were even saying that to me. Like, “I can’t do this without you.”

Brie Garcia: Right, because it’s not the moment’s with us and I kept saying that and Bryan’s like, you know, “Go with your heart,” but also, you know, he and I talked, and then we were kind of like, “But in our business, opportunity rarely comes,” and especially at our ages. It is rare you get a phone call. “Hey, we want you back. We want you to do something really incredible,” so when you say no to it, you’re almost a fool.

Nikki Garcia: Right, and there wouldn’t, like honestly, this is where things are truly meant to be, and I’m not even just saying this, there is not one person, and I know I said it on the post show on ESPN, but there’s not one, if you were to tell me one person to pick to take my spot, like one person, not because someone was cleared, anyone that they’re like, “We will bring her back in a heartbeat.” Who would that be? It would be Paige, and if Paige, let’s just say, said no, I would be like, “Brie, there’s no one that makes sense. There’s not one person that makes sense to step in and mean something.” Paige is the only person that actually means something. Paige is family. We love Paige like a sister. We’ve all been through so much together. We’re total divas together. We’ve done a lot together and Paige is like my soul sister in the ring. She has been my favorite person to work with. We’ve always called ourselves wrestling soulmates, so honestly, it felt right to me and it was perfect and Paige is home. If this helped like, you know, really get her back, she’s been meant to come back here. She should be at WWE, so it makes me happy for her on that part.

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