Carmella Addresses A Possible WWE Return

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Carmella recently appeared as a guest on Insight With Chris Van Vliet for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling. During the discussion, Carmella commented on a WWE return:

โ€œI would love to return. I mean, obviously, Iโ€™m so immersed in this motherhood world right now. But honestly, I actually have an injury from delivery. So I have a lot of nerve damage that happened and my foot is kind of non-functional right now. So itโ€™s something that I never knew could happen during labour and delivery but I have two herniated discs in my back and that is correlated to my foot. So I havenโ€™t even been able to work out. I havenโ€™t been able to do anything that will get me back to the ring quite yet. Hopefully, eventually, Iโ€™ll get there. But right now Iโ€™m just kind of working, Iโ€™m going to be in physical therapy and things like that, too. I mean, Iโ€™ve been wrestling for 11 years, Iโ€™ve never been injured knock on wood. And now here I have a baby and Iโ€™m going to physical therapy so I donโ€™t know how that works out. But here we go.โ€

On not being called up to the main roster in 2016:

โ€œWe were at WrestleMania 32. I guess Triple H had talked to Enzo and Cass separately and told them theyโ€™re debuting the next night on Raw. They were talking about it because we had done tours together. We had done loops, and I was with them. So I thought okay, well when they go up, of course Iโ€™m going up with them. So when I found out that Triple H had talked to them and someone came and pulled me off the bus we were about to leave. It was TakeOver I think, I donโ€™t even remember what weโ€™re doing. But I was pulled off the bus. Weโ€™re about to head back to the hotel, [someone says] ‘Triple H wants to talk to you.’ Iโ€™m like, oh yeah, weโ€™re debuting tomorrow! I was so excited. And he pulled me and heโ€™s like, ‘Enzo and Cass are debuting tomorrow.’ And Iโ€™m like, yeah. [He says] ‘Youโ€™re not going to debut with them.’ My world just came crashing down. I was devastated in the moment. But now I look back and he had told me this is a good opportunity for you to prove who you are on your own. Youโ€™re going to be a strong character, you donโ€™t need to be with them, youโ€™re going to be strong on your own. And at the time, of course, it was devastating to hear but it all worked out I think the way itโ€™s supposed to. And here I am 11 years later still here and killing it.โ€

On the 24/7 Championship segments with R-Truth:

โ€œI just loved being paired with R-Truth. He is such a treasure and heโ€™s such a good person and so fun to be around. It was just full-on shenanigans all the time whether the cameras were rolling or they werenโ€™t. We just always had fun ideas. We would adlib things that werenโ€™t in the script and it was just fun to play off each other in that aspect. And I just think you just never knew what to expect and people were looking forward to seeing what we were going to do. You know, weโ€™re in costumes and disguises and just getting into the most ridiculous situations. I just loved being that entertainment part of the show, rather than going out, I had already at that point been Womenโ€™s Champion, I showed what I can do in the ring. Let me show what I can do with my character and be fun and be silly and have comedic timing and play off somebody. I think to be able to have that range is so important. Not everyone can do that and Iโ€™m so grateful I was afforded the opportunity to show that side of my character, especially alongside R-Truth.โ€

You can check out the complete interview below: