Nikki Bella showed off her WWE background a bit with her debut on Dancing With The Stars in its 25th season premiere. While she didn’t walk away with the highest score of the night, she did prove she’s going to be a major contender on the show by pulling in a 20 and making it into the top four. Not only did her performance bring literal flames to the stage, she also capped off her performance by whipping her partner, Artem Chigvintsev, over and slamming into the floor.
https://twitter.com/lorreigns/status/909953841571008513
She also did the same in the middle of the ring, but he likely helped her score a bit more during tonight’s premiere. It certainly helped many fans online fall into her corner, making her a favorite to win against some stiff competition:
We gotta say we think that @BellaTwins did absolutely incredible tonight SO Proud #DWTS pic.twitter.com/sJhUoAj0SQ
— BellaTwinsPhotos.COM (@BTwinsCOM) September 19, 2017
She got a 7 from Len with the body slam #DWTS pic.twitter.com/esP0bykb4W
— Allison the disney diva (@Daviesallison1A) September 19, 2017
NIKKI BELLA JUST DID THAT!!! #DWTS pic.twitter.com/jvKrBISDIk
— atiq (@AtiqEllahi) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/lovedwtspros/status/909953053796835328
okay but if Nikki isn't Wonder Woman for Halloween week BYE #DWTS
— lizzie ✨ (@ughnaley) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/_kimarroyo/status/910013189445754883
https://twitter.com/ValCandRue/status/909952976101543942
She also got some encouragement from some of her WWE co-workers:
Vote for Nikki @BellaTwins on #DWTS by calling 1-800-868-3409 from 8pm ET – 11pm ET! @DancingABC You go Woman!! #RAW pic.twitter.com/1cnN7zdZxY
— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/909896963642011648
Not a bad way to kick off the season, but she was far from the only one to earn some quick fans.
Jordan Fisher also garnered some attention on the show, adding it to his long resume of high-profile work at only 22 years old. According to The Undefeated, Fisher ended up landing a starring role in Hamilton in the fall of 2016 and then sang a duet with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for Moana. Now he’s on Dancing With The Stars and delivering an opening dance that left plenty of fans wondering how it could be topped. While his score was far from perfect, he did pull in a 22/30 and tied for the top spot on the premiere.
There's nothing holding back the Salsa! @Jordan_Fisher and @lindsayarnold beautifully take to the floor to the @ShawnMendes hit! #DWTS pic.twitter.com/vyoIyjeKKc
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@officialdwts) September 19, 2017
Fisher does have that Disney power helping him on the show, but it also clear his talents are more than enough to carry him along towards victory.
https://twitter.com/DaniTheRentHead/status/910012561294213121
The rest of the cast watching Jordan and Lindsay #dwts pic.twitter.com/wBbYsVIZBY
— PrettyLittlePopcast (@The_Popcast) September 19, 2017
@Jordan_Fisher is the only reason why I'm watching #DWTS this season , go vote for him 😍
— ☺️ (@Liz_gomezzz) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/dwts_babe/status/909944416495968256
He's a professional dancer and they're all surprised that he's good. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/9WKGYN9yV0
— j. (@burritosandguac) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/putUincespence/status/909944468618596352
In the end, some felt Nikki Bella was scored properly but Jordan was shortchanged by the judges. If one thing is for sure, DWTS fans are quick to cry controversy.
https://twitter.com/putUincespence/status/909953674226565120
We’ll just have to wait and see if something comes up as the season progresses, but for now you can watch below and judge for yourself.
