Facts about the Bella twins

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Brianna Monique Danielson ( Garcia-Colace) and Nicole Garcia-Colace (born November 21, 1983) are American , , and . The twins are a under the Brie Bella and Nikki Bella respectively, collectively referred to as the Bella Twins and they are currently signed with , where Nikki is the reigning two-time .

Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, the Bella Twins wrestled in , where they were trained by , and mainly competed in tag team competition. Brie made her debut on in August 2008; she debuted first, and as part of her , would disappear under the ring during matches, emerging revived. Eventually, it was revealed she was switching places with her twin, Nikki, under the ring in order to gain an advantage. They then competed in tag team matches. Beginning in November 2008, an was written in which the Bella Twins developed an on-screen relationship with ( and ). They were later involved in storyline romances with in early 2009 and in 2010. In April 2011, Brie won the WWE Divas Championship and Nikki won it a year later in April 2012. Shortly afterward, they departed WWE, but returned in March 2013. That same year, both began starring in the show as main cast members.

Born sixteen minutes apart to parents Kathy Colace and Jon Garcia, Brianna and Nicole Garcia-Colace were raised in , and are of and descent. Keen fans, they both played for Scottsdale clubs from . In , the girls were separated into different classes by their mother to allow for more independence. The twins graduated from in 2002. They both moved to for college, but moved to a year later, where they worked as waitresses at the while trying to find an .

They then started modeling, acting, and doing promotional work. They made their first national TV appearance on the show . Following this appearance, the Garcia twins were hired to be the World Cup Twins for and were photographed holding the trophy. They were contestants in the 2006 "International Body Doubles twins search". They participated in the but did not make the cut.

They were signed to developmental contracts by (WWE) in June 2007 and assigned to (FCW), WWE's , in . On September 15, 2007 the twins debuted in FCW, dubbed the Bella Twins, by defeating and with as the . The duo quickly started a with Neidhart and Crawford, and had a series of matches against them throughout October 2007. As a part of their on-screen personas, they switched places behind the referee's back if one of them was hurt. They also occasionally competed in , teaming with male wrestlers including and . They also made some non-wrestling appearances on "Happy Hour" segment.

Starting in December 2007, they managed Derrick Linkin, but this storyline was cut short when Linkin was released in January 2008. They then resumed their feud with Neidhart and Crawford, wrestling them throughout much of 2008. After Neidhart was called up to the WWE roster in April 2008, however, took her place in the feud. They also competed in , and wrestled against other competitors including and Daisy. Their last FCW appearance was on September 2, when they competed in a won by .