{"id":15872,"date":"2016-04-07T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T20:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15872"},"modified":"2016-04-07T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T21:52:56","slug":"brie-bella-says-whether-officially-retired-acknowledges-bumping-exit-talks-total-divas-future-wwe-retiring-divas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/07\/brie-bella-says-whether-officially-retired-acknowledges-bumping-exit-talks-total-divas-future-wwe-retiring-divas\/","title":{"rendered":"Brie Bella says whether she is officially retired, acknowledges bumping up exit, talks Total Divas future &#038; WWE retiring &#8220;Divas&#8221; branding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1777778874\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star Brie Bella says she is not officially retiring from active competition, but she is leaving WWE indefinitely to try to have children with Daniel Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>Brie told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/brie-bella-interview-retirement-rumors-wrestlemania-32?sf23945836=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE&#8217;s website in a new interview<\/a> that\u00a0the 10-Divas tag match at WrestleMania 32 was her last match. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say my last match forever,&#8221; she qualified. &#8220;Just my last match that you&#8217;ll see in a while.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am here at home because Daniel Bryan and I want to start a family soon. 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I just felt like I had to leave because I wasn&#8217;t happy with where my career was going,&#8221; Brie said. &#8220;This time, I felt ready. I think, too, because my husband, Daniel Bryan, has not only been my number one cheerleader, he&#8217;s been my coach. He&#8217;s the one who&#8217;s made me excel in wrestling. And he&#8217;s been everything. I think not having him on the road or him not being a part of it, to him being forced to move on, it makes me feel like it&#8217;s time for me to move on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It couldn\u2019t feel more right that this timing has worked out for both of us. 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