'Go Birds?': Nikki Bella’s Eagles loyalty goes national on ‘WWE Raw’ amid Cooper DeJean talk

Nikki Bella keeps feeding the internet’s favorite crossover rumor. A day after she posted herself in Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean’s No. 33 jersey ahead of the Eagles’ 13-12 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, she showed up on “WWE Raw” in gear that screamed Eagles colors.Neither Bella nor DeJean has confirmed anything. But if Bella wanted the chatter to cool off, wearing an Eagles-inspired fit on a national show was an interesting choice.Bella appeared on the Dec. 29 edition of “WWE Raw” and worked a triple threat match involving Stephanie Vaquer’s Women’s World Championship, facing Vaquer and Raquel Rodriguez.WWE’s own match listing noted the title bout, while multiple recaps pointed out the obvious visual: Bella’s look leaned into Eagles colors, which instantly got Eagles fans and wrestling fans back on the same rumor thread.The timing is the whole story. On Sunday, Bella posted content featuring DeJean’s No. 33 jersey as the Eagles beat Buffalo 13-12 at Highmark Stadium.Then you have the older fuel that keeps resurfacing: Bella has leaned into Eagles talk on “WWE Raw” before, including a moment in Michigan where she mocked the Detroit crowd while praising Philadelphia. “I'm a Hall of Famer and a former champion,” Bella said. “And this is what champions look like, do you got that? But you know what? I mean, how would you people know what champions look like? I mean, you root for the Lions.”She kept going. “Lets be honest, the Lions wish they were as good as the Philadelphia Eagles, am I right? Oh wait, better yet, Ohio State.”And when the dating rumor got loud, Bella addressed her own situation on her podcast. “It’s crazy because I actually haven’t been touched or done anything in so long,” Bella said. “It’s funny when people call me a whore when I actually haven’t had intimacy in a really long time, or even thought of kissing.”She added: “I haven’t even kissed someone in so long. It’s kind of crazy. I was thinking of this last night-do I even know how to kiss?” That’s why this story sticks. Bella has said she isn’t out here dating, but her public choices keep pointing straight back to DeJean, the Eagles, and the same rumor cycle.