Nikki Bella says AEW and ROH wrestler Aaron Solo has been coaching her for her WWE return. Bella came back on SmackDown last Friday after nearly four months out with an ankle injury, and discussed the comeback on the latest episode of The Nikki & Brie Show.
“Brie has her coach, who’s Bryan [Danielson]. So my coach has been Aaron Solo, and Aaron is amazing,” Nikki said. “So when Brie was coming back, Aaron worked a lot with Bryan and Brie. Because he’s over in San Francisco, he’s been coming and coaching me and training me.”
Solo has been with AEW since 2020 and most often competes for Ring of Honor. He last appeared on Dynamite on July 15, teaming with Nick Comoroto in a loss to Bandido and Brody King.
Bella’s return set up a six-woman tag at SummerSlam, with Nikki teaming with Brie and Paige against Fatal Influence’s Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid on night one. Henley and Reid are the current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, having beaten Brie and Paige for the belts.
“This was my fourth practice with Aaron,” Bella said. “And I’m going to make sure, we’re going to get two more big practices in before SummerSlam.”