
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:
โI would love to return. I mean, obviously, Iโm 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 itโs 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 havenโt even been able to work out. I havenโt been able to do anything that will get me back to the ring quite yet. Hopefully, eventually, Iโll get there. But right now Iโm just kind of working, Iโm going to be in physical therapy and things like that, too. I mean, Iโve been wrestling for 11 years, Iโve never been injured knock on wood. And now here I have a baby and Iโm going to physical therapy so I donโt know how that works out. But here we go.โ
On not being called up to the main roster in 2016:
โWe were at WrestleMania 32. I guess Triple H had talked to Enzo and Cass separately and told them theyโre 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 Iโm 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 donโt even remember what weโre doing. But I was pulled off the bus. Weโre about to head back to the hotel, [someone says] ‘Triple H wants to talk to you.’ Iโm like, oh yeah, weโre debuting tomorrow! I was so excited. And he pulled me and heโs like, ‘Enzo and Cass are debuting tomorrow.’ And Iโm like, yeah. [He says] ‘Youโre 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. Youโre going to be a strong character, you donโt need to be with them, youโre 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 itโs supposed to. And here I am 11 years later still here and killing it.โ
On the 24/7 Championship segments with R-Truth:
โI just loved being paired with R-Truth. He is such a treasure and heโs 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 werenโt. We just always had fun ideas. We would adlib things that werenโt 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, weโre 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 Womenโs 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 Iโm 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: