10 Things We Learned From The FCW Documentary

3. The Bella Twins Paid Their Dues

Nick Rogers
WWE.com

Natalya candidly confesses that the initial impression towards the Bella Twins was that they were models who hadn’t paid their dues, and so were not worthy of respect from other trainees.

Receiving a developmental opportunity off the back of the Diva Search, the Bella Twins were perceived as higher paid and less talented. This manifested itself in some hazing towards the sisters, and, when at a RAW taping, they were given wrong attires, wrong timings, and were not informed of good wrestling etiquette - namely shaking hands with every other worker - and this caused main card perception of the Twins to be incredibly disrespectful and unprofessional.

Things took a positive turn for Brie and Nikki when they made a deal with Natalya: she helps them get better at wrestling, and they will help her with her fashion. The less that is said about that the better…

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