Paige Returns to Win 4-Team WWE Tag Title Match at WrestleMania 42

Q: How will Paige and the Bellas resolve their bitter feud now that devastating injuries have sidelined both Brie and Nikki?

The feud is unlikely to get a full in-ring resolution until 2027, when Brie and Nikki have both said they hope to return together. Right now, the story is effectively on pause because Brie is recovering from a broken scapula suffered at SummerSlam, while Nikki has also dealt with injury issues this year. Brie has said her recovery is progressing but slowly, with ring training targeted for January if her shoulder blade is fully fused. She has also indicated the Bellas’ priority is reuniting for a tag-team return rather than branching into separate matches. In storyline terms, WWE has already kept the rivalry alive through Nikki’s singles feud with Paige on SmackDown. Their Sept. 11 match in Mexico City did not settle matters cleanly: Nikki won with her feet on the ropes after a deeply personal buildup, leaving the angle open rather than resolved. That suggests WWE can revisit the feud once Brie is medically cleared. The most likely path is a delayed payoff built around the Bellas returning as a team to confront Paige again, rather than an immediate one-on-one finish. Brie herself has said she hopes the injuries mean their eventual 2027 comeback “to fight for the tag titles” will feel especially powerful. Based on the available reporting, the feud’s resolution depends less on creative direction than on medical clearance, with a Bellas reunion and a renewed clash with Paige the clearest expected endgame.

Q: Did Nikki's sudden WrestleMania injury accidentally create a magical moment, or was Paige's shocking return part of a master plan?

It appears Nikki Bella’s injury was the real trigger, and Paige’s return became a well-executed late pivot rather than a long-laid master plan. Brie Bella’s own account points that way. She said the mood before WrestleMania 42 was genuine disappointment because Nikki’s ankle injury seemed to take The Bellas out of the Women’s Tag Team Championship match. Brie described thinking they were effectively “out of Mania” until Paige stepped in, which suggests the original plan had been Brie and Nikki teaming together. The added reporting supports that reading. Multiple accounts describe Nikki being ruled out shortly before the show and Paige replacing her in response. Brie also said she and Paige went into the match unsure how the pairing would work, then discovered their chemistry naturally. That does not sound like a rehearsed, months-in-the-making angle. At the same time, in pro wrestling, an emergency change can still be turned into a storyline opportunity. WWE clearly capitalized on the setback by bringing back Paige in a surprise role, and the move paid off: Brie and Paige won the titles, the partnership extended beyond WrestleMania, and it later fed into a breakup and feud. So the best reading is that the injury was not part of some revealed master design, but it accidentally opened the door to a “magical” WrestleMania moment that WWE and the performers then turned into a bigger arc.

Q: Will Brie Bella's grueling rehab from a broken scapula allow the iconic duo to mount their highly anticipated 2027 WWE comeback?

Possibly, but it depends on medical clearance rather than hype. Brie Bella has made clear that a 2027 Bella Twins comeback is the goal, and her latest update suggests it is still realistic. She said she hopes to resume in-ring training in January 2027 if scans show her shoulder blade has fully fused. That is the key threshold after a far more complicated injury than a standard fracture: she said she shattered her scapula in five places. The evidence cuts both ways. On the positive side, Brie says doctors believe she is “right on track,” she has advanced to a higher level of physical therapy, and she remains openly focused on returning with Nikki in 2027 for another push at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. She has also continued to talk creatively about ring gear and comeback ideas, which signals intent and confidence. The caution is that she is not close to a full return yet. Brie has said some breaks still remain, she is still limited in training, and even if the bones fuse, that would only move her into the next rehab phase. She has also acknowledged that shoulder and scapula recoveries are lengthy and that she does not want to rush back. So the most grounded answer is that a 2027 comeback is plausible, but not guaranteed. If December and January bring the medical progress Brie is hoping for, the Bellas could be positioned for a reunion sometime in 2027. If healing lags, WWE’s anticipated return may have to wait.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 15

Paige stepped in for the injured Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 42 and teamed with Brie Bella to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a four-team match.
Nikki Bella’s broken ankle had left Brie expecting to miss the Las Vegas event, but Brie said Paige’s surprise return turned that setback into a “magical” moment.
Brie told OutKick the pair’s long history and chemistry made the partnership click immediately, with Paige joining her against Nia Jax and Lash Legend, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, and Bayley and Lyra Valkyria.
That title run did not last: Paige and Brie later lost the belts to Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid, split at SummerSlam, and the breakup helped spark a Nikki Bella-Paige feud.
Brie is now sidelined with a broken scapula suffered at SummerSlam, adding another injury turn to a year that began with Nikki’s absence and Paige’s return.