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4. Why Brie Bella Entered A 'Deep Depression' Last Year

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The 24 September 2018 episode of Raw was a hazy one for Riott Squad member Liv Morgan. During a six-woman tag against Natalya and The Bella Twins, Liv was genuinely knocked out by some of Brie's errant 'Yes' kicks. Afterwards, Brie caught some serious flak online for being so rough and careless.

This week, she told Digital Spy how much that criticism affected her personally. She entered a "deep depression".

Morgan's concussion was the first injury Bella had caused in 12 years of actively wrestling, and she struggled to come to terms with the fact she'd just hurt a relative rookie. The social media backlash made things worse for her. Brie, who's obviously pretty sensitive about the subject, felt personally attacked and bullied by some fans.

She apologised profusely to Liv for causing damage, but also felt people who aren't part of the wrestling biz were making too much of the botch.

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