Brie Bella says Bryan Danielson’s AEW status is a roadblock to her WWE return

Brie Bella spoke about a “roadblock” preventing her from returning to WWE during a recent episode of The Nikki & Brie Show.

Earlier this month, TMZ reported that Brie was in discussions with WWE about returning to the company in time for the Evolution PLE. However, Brie later denied those reports, saying WWE had not contacted her, though she now admits she was being a little “cheeky” with those comments.

Brie revealed that her husband Bryan Danielson being with AEW makes some in WWE uncomfortable about her returning.

“When I’ve been on red carpets or in interviews, there’s one question I constantly get asked and it is, ‘When will we see you back in the ring?’ As if I have that power.”

“So I have constantly made the joke, ‘Oh, waiting on the call,’ which in some ways can be true and in some ways I’m just saying something cheeky and sweet so I can get on to the next question.”

Brie continued:

“I know my roadblock is the fact my husband is with the rival company. And for some people, it makes them uncomfortable at WWE thinking I would be there when my husband’s with AEW. And you know what? That’s okay.”

“I’ve kind of looked at that roadblock as people have the right to feel. People feel uncomfortable, they’re uncomfortable. And that’s okay. They have that right. Does it bum me out at times that I wish their feelings were different? Absolutely. But it doesn’t make me angry and it doesn’t make me bitter.”

In a separate interview last week, Danielson noted that Brie wasn’t allowed in the ring to celebrate with him after the main event of WrestleMania 30.

“My sister and my niece got to come into the ring, right? But I was about to marry my wife the following Friday and they wouldn’t let her come down to the ring. They didn’t want her to be in the thing,” Danielson told Sun Sports.

The full episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, featuring Brie’s solo discussion about her “soft girl era,” is available below: