Brie Bella: 'They Call Her Fearless Nikki for a Reason' After John Cena Breakup

Brie Bella spoke publicly over the weekend for the first time about her sister Nikki's breakup with John Cena, saying they call Nikki "fearless...for a reason."

“She’s good, they call her fearless Nikki for a reason,” Brie told People on Saturday. “She always puts on that brave face. My sister has more strength than any other woman I know, especially Wonder Woman. She’s bigger than that.”

Ponderings about how exactly the Bellas know the fictional character Wonder Woman personally aside, Brie Bella seemed to indicate Nikki is holding up okay in the weeks following her breakup with the WWE star and actor. Nikki appeared with Brie at the Nirvana Food and Wine Festival in Arizona on Saturday but did not take questions.

Brie said the events that led to the breakup will be covered in their upcoming season of Total Bellas.

“I really had to take a step back and allow it and that was really hard on me because it’s my twin. I want to protect her from everything,” Brie Bella said. “This has been the hardest season to film for me because all I want to do is protect her and keep everyone away, but this is what we do.”