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WWE’s shallow attempts to spice up Nikki Bella-Paige feud are missing the mark

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Staszewski, J. (2026, October 19). WWE’s shallow attempts to spice up Nikki Bella-Paige feud are missing the mark. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports/wwes-shallow-attempts-to-spice-up-nikki-bella-paige-feud-missing-the-mark/

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WWE is struggling to maintain interest in its storyline between Nikki Bella and Paige following Brie Bella's injury at SummerSlam. The article criticizes WWE's current approach to their feud as inadequate, suggesting more effective narrative angles such as highlighting Paige's support for the Bellas when they needed help or emphasizing Paige’s superior skills that allowed her to have a longer career than Nikki.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-19, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

WWE is facing challenges in its storyline involving Nikki Bella and Paige after Brie Bella suffered a broken scapula at SummerSlam, which disrupted WWE's original plans. To salvage the situation, WWE introduced a side feud between Nikki Bella and Paige, though this move has been criticized for lacking depth. Critics suggest that instead of focusing solely on their rivalry, WWE should have used the opportunity to highlight how Brie called Paige for help when she needed a partner due to Nikki’s ankle injury, which could have made Paige more sympathetic. Another suggested storyline would involve Paige emphasizing her role in Nikki's success despite past injuries, potentially making the feud more compelling and fair.

Written for “Wwe Nikki Bella Paige Feud Attempts” on 2026-10-19, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Joseph Staszewski

26 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 What WWE was left with, to not completely abandon the moment, was having Nikki Bella and Paige start their own side feud, which is completely understandable and fine — even if ideally you would want both to be helping get over some of the up-and-coming talent, too.

2026-10-19 · mixed framing · WWE’s shallow attempts to spice up Nikki Bella-Paige feud are missing the mark

🔮 The rest of this card was filled with the quality of wrestling you would expect from Tony Khan’s company, with some incremental story progressions, a standard debut for Ilja Dragunov and the only surprise coming in the trios championship match Here are five takeaways from WrestleDream Foundation laid

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🔮 Drake Maye’s wife was a hit at a local grocery store as more than 1,000 people waited in line to meet her.

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🔮 The Patriots will likely have one of their most important offensive weapons back to face the Jets.

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🔮 Still, the event feels like a great opportunity to create new stars, something that has happened more often under Triple H. The Post’s Joseph Staszewski takes you through who will win, who should win and who could be an outside-the-box pick to win each of the ladder matches at Smoothie King Arena on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN Unlimited)

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🔮 “I could literally physically watch my father die every single year.

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🔮 despite the hurt, she has no ill will toward a company where she feels her place in its history is safe.

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🔮 Mixon met with Seattle on Monday and will initially be signed to the team’s practice squad.

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🔮 It was there, all over Soldier Field on Sunday in the form of the sloppy 23-12 loss to the Bears that was not nearly as close as the final score would suggest.

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Narrative

Claims (8 extracted, 2 hedged)

WWE is dealing with a bad hand by only making it worse. asserted

it → deal → hand

Brie Bella’s broken scapula threw a monkey wrench into whatever plans WWE had following the Bellas turning heel on Paige at SummerSlam. asserted

Bellas → throw → SummerSlam

What WWE was left with, to not completely abandon the moment, was having Nikki Bella and Paige start their own side feud, which is completely understandable and fine — even if ideally you would want both to be helping get over some of the up-and-coming talent, too. asserted

both → leave → talent

There were some very logical and simple storylines WWE could have used to turn Paige more babyface to make the feud work better. uncertain

feud → be → Paige

The story could have focused on, how dare Nikki betray her after she called Paige in for help when Brie needed a partner because of Nikki’s ankle injury? uncertain

Brie → focus → injury

All Paige did was help her sister win tag team gold and Nikki couldn’t contain her jealousy that it wasn’t her because Nikki’s body couldn’t hold up. asserted

body → do → jealousy

The other direction, if WWE wants to keep the focus on Nikki going after a world championship again, was to simply have Paige say, you would not have all the extra years of success if I didn’t get hurt. asserted

I → want → success

I was always better than you, and you know it. asserted

you → know → it

WWE’s shallow attempts to spice up Nikki Bella-Paige feud are missing the mark

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