Nikki Bella says she wanted to be heel for a little longer, but that Brie’s return shortened the timeline for it. Nikki turned heel on Stephanie Vaquer back in November and feuded with her over the Women’s World Championship. Nikki spoke about the heel turn in an interview with Joey Karni. Then Brie came in and ruined everything, which was fine because we were going in such a great direction. On the Decision to Turn Her Back When Brie Returned:“When Brie came back, it was like, well, Nikki obviously needs to be with her.