Carmella wanted to work with Pretty Deadly on WWE TV.
On February 21, Fightful Select and Masked J of PWN reported that Carmella's contract with WWE had expired. On February 22, she was moved to the WWE Alumni section on the website, officially signaling the end of her time with WWE.
Speaking to Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Carmella revealed that she pitched working with Elton Prince and Kit Wilson, Pretty Deadly. She would have potentially been part of the oft-touted on-screen "Pretty Deadly: The Musical." Having worked with names like R-Truth and James Ellsworth in the past, she believes that her character would have thrived in the type of over-the-top comedic segments that could've been produced with Pretty Deadly.
"I pitched to work with Pretty Deadly. I reached out to them first, and they loved the idea," she said. "They were all on board. We came up with ideas, pitches, and storylines. That’s when I was talking to the head writer about these ideas that we had. They were doing a musical at the time. They were pitching this musical. It was going to bomb, and then I was going to show up, and I was so excited. I feel like it was a perfect mesh of all of our characters. I love working with characters. R-Truth. James Ellsworth. The more ridiculous, the better. They are so all about their character that I feel it would have worked so well.
"Everyone was on board and really liked it," Carmella continued. "Who knows, maybe someday in the future. When I was talking with the writer, we were like, ‘Maybe I will be part of the musical. I’ve always wanted to be on Broadway. Can I be in the musical?’ He’s like, ‘Maybe. I don’t know with the filming if it will work out timing-wise.’ The ideas we were coming up with were insane, but to be part of a WWE musical, that would have been ridiculous, but Carmella would have thrived."
Carmella hopes to return to the ring one day. She last wrestled for WWE in March 2023 and has been struggling with medical issues since giving birth in November 2023. Carmella hopes to be able to return for WWE, but she is open to other options. Learn more here.
Fans can learn more about her WWE departure and contract situation by clicking here.
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