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The Bellas began feuding with Eve Torres after they appeared as [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|lumberjills]] during a [[WWE Divas Championship|Divas Championship]] match between Torres and Natalya on the February 14 episode of ''Raw''. Following the match, they attacked Torres backstage before Gail Kim and Natalya stopped them.<ref name="OWOW"/> The next week, the twins defeated Torres and Kim in a tag team match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/22/17360261.html|title=Raw: Triple H crashes Undertaker's return|date=February 22, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|access-date=April 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715080915/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/22/17360261.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The following week, Nikki won a battle royal to become the number one contender for the Divas Championship, and unsuccessfully challenged Torres for the championship on March 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html|title=Raw: Triple H talks Wrestlemania; The Miz loses an ally|date=February 28, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|access-date=April 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718032357/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714114146/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Raw: Stone Cold stuns Cole's Wrestlemania plans|date=March 7, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|access-date=April 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
On April 11, Brie defeated Torres to win the Divas Championship, marking the first time either [[twin]] had held a championship in WWE. She also became the first
The twins spent the majority of the rest of the year in tag team matches, regularly facing Kelly and Torres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/07/04/18374596.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615045819/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/07/04/18374596.html |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=Raw: New number one contender; Punk reinstated|date=July 4, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|access-date=June 2, 2013|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/08/15/18557801.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714100403/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/08/15/18557801.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Raw: Del Rio and Rey main event|date=August 15, 2011|last=Waldman|first=Jon|access-date=June 2, 2013|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> The Bellas began to show friction for the second time since joining WWE in March 2012, after both twins lost to [[AJ Lee]] in singles competition.<ref name=SmackDown31612>{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=Smackdown Results – 3/16/12|date=March 17, 2012|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/31167-smackdown-results---3-16-12|publisher=WrestleView|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name=SmackDown32312>{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=Smackdown Results – 3/23/12|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1332583861|publisher=WrestleView|access-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327165222/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1332583861|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> After Brie's match with Lee, Nikki revealed that Brie was rooting for [[John Laurinaitis|Team Johnny]] in the 12-man tag team match at [[WrestleMania XXVIII]], whilst Nikki was rooting for [[Theodore Long|Team Teddy]], thus furthering their dissension.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-03-23/results/page-6|title=SmackDown results: Punk & Sheamus triumph after Bryan leaves early|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
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