Carmella To Address WWE Departure Later This Week (WWE News)
Carmella to address leaving WWE in more detail after over a decade with the company
Former WWE Superstar Carmella has spoken publicly for the first time since news broke of her departure from the company.
Taking to Instagram, the 37-year-old addressed fans and thanked them for their overwhelming support following the expiration of her WWE contract. Carmella explained that she had remained silent on the matter due to being ill, but wanted to acknowledge the outpouring of love she had received. She said, “I’ve seen all of your texts and tweets and messages and DMs and like, oh my god. You guys are just the best and I’m so grateful for you and everything that you’ve been saying about Carmella and my career, and I’m so blessed, so thank you."
Adding that she'd be appearing on a podcast later this week to provide further insight into her WWE exit and what might be next for her career, she said; “I know there’s a lot of questions and uncertainty around everything. I will be going on a podcast later this week answering some of those questions and telling my side because I have a lot to say about the situation, so I’ll give you the details later when I can and I can’t wait to fill you guys in".
The former SmackDown Women’s Champion has been absent from in-ring competition since March 2023, taking time away to give birth to her son later that year in November. In December 2024, she had expressed interest in returning to the ring but cited health complications (specifically drop foot, a condition stemming from her pregnancy) as a potential setback.
Carmella leaves behind an impressive and somewhat underrated WWE legacy, having become the first-ever Ms. Money in the Bank in 2017 that bled into winning the SmackDown Women’s Championship in 2018. She also captured the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship alongside Queen Zelina in 2021 and was a longstanding fan favourite dating back to her time as the “Princess of Staten Island” in NXT.