Nikki Bellamade her WWE televisionreturn during the June 9th edition of Monday Night Raw, but she botched Stephanie Vaquers last name in a big way and got brutally trolled for it. A week removed from the whole situation, Bella has addressed her botch and even got Vaquer to help her.
While speaking on the Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki and Brie Bella recently talked about how Nikki messed up saying Stephanie Vaquers last name on Raw last week.
Nikki Bella brought it up and said she wanted to make sure she said Stephanies name the right way, saying, You have to let me know if I say this rightand she will tooStephanie Vaquer.
Brie Bella teased her and asked how she could mess it up on live TV, especially since shes half Mexican, saying, Can I just say something to you, yeah, before I ask her something? How did you mess up her last name on live television? Youre half Mexican!
Nikki Bella explained that she was trying to give the name a little extra flair and say it with Latin style, but nerves got the best of her. Before the show, she had stopped Stephanie Vaquer in the hallway to ask how to pronounce it properly because she didnt want to get it wrong.
Bella said she kept checking with writers and commentators to make sure, but once she got out there, she overthought it and stumbled on the name. Looking back, she felt like she shouldve just said it plainly.
Stephanie was understanding and told Nikki that her name can be hard to pronounce, but she did a good job and correctly pronounced her last name by saying Vaquer a few times and then said, Yeah, yeah, I knowits hard to say the R. But no, you said it good.
Nikki Bella ended by saying it was all because of nerves, and that sometimes things just dont come out right when youre nervous. However, she promised not to mess it up again.
Nikki Bellas botched pronunciation of Stephanie Vaquers name may have gone viral, but fans are glad she actually decided to correct her mistake by asking Vaquer herself. Therefore, its clear she wont ever make that mistake again and thats all that matters.
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