WWE icon Nikki Bella's reaction to Happy Gilmore 2 scenes being cut as star 'devastated'

Nikki Bella has revealed her shock at discovering all of her speaking scenes were axed from Happy Gilmore 2.

The eagerly anticipated sequel featuring Adam Sandler as the hot-headed professional golfer finally dropped on Netflix this Friday (25th July).

Crammed with appearances from sporting icons and comedy favourites, Bella was set to feature alongside fellow grapplers MJF and Becky Lynch.

They even backed the movie on the red carpet during the film's premiere earlier this week, but Bella was left stunned when she settled down to view it.

After catching wind of whispers that some of the film's footage had been slashed from the final version, she was "devastated" to learn the chopped scenes featured all of her spoken parts, reports the Mirror US.

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Breaking down the situation on The Nikki and Brie Show, she revealed: "So this is what I'm gonna say. Happy Gilmore 2 was awesome. I laughed the whole time. And there was so much I didn't know.

"Now, I remember hearing a few months ago that 20 minutes was gonna have to be cut out, and I'd been praying that it wouldn't be my stuff.

"Well guess what? All my talking stuff got cut. And not just me, it's the whole group of people I filmed with."

Bella disclosed she and her wrestling mates had several "funny scenes" that were stripped out.

Whilst she was undoubtedly gutted, she acknowledged the choice was simply part of the film-making business.

"I get it when I'm watching the whole thing," she continued. "For 20 minutes to be taken out, and to keep the heart of Happy Gilmore, it had to happen."

Despite this, Bella couldn't hide her disappointment after working with comedy legends on one of the most anticipated sequels of the year.

"I mean, I'm not gonna lie, like inside I was really bummed, and like devastated, yeah and like red-faced," she confessed.

"Like even though I mean, like, whatever, but you know when you're like oh my gosh? Like, it just, like I was like, sad you know?

"I almost wish I like knew, especially because I did media right before that, and I'm like oh my gosh I'm this character, and...you don't even end up knowing my name!"

However, despite her disappointment, Bella's scenes being cut hasn't tarnished her view of the film itself.

"But it's okay," she said. "Honestly like, the movie is so good. The movie is so good!

"It's the best movie I've seen in years. I'm not even just saying that."

Happy Gilmore 2 is available to stream on Netflix.