Carmella Discusses Main Roster, Separating from Enzo/Cass, “Backlash”

WWE superstar Carmella recently sat down with RVA Magazine to promote “Backlash” this Sunday in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses a number of topics, including her transition to the main roster, being away from Enzo & Big Cass, the six-pack challenge for the “Smackdown Live” Women’s Championship and more.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

How has the adjustment been for you going from the performance center to the main roster?

So far so good. It’s been a really crazy few weeks. It hasn’t actually hit me yet that I’m actually on SmackDown Live every week so it’s very exciting.

Has it been hard to make the transition to the main roster given how much time and preparation goes into NXT’s limited schedule versus the spontaneity involved in the grinding schedule of WWE?

I think NXT and the performance center has done a great job to prepare us for this to be honest because there’s always something new and different and exciting happening at the performance center. You never know what’s going to happen so you always have to be prepared. It’s done a great job to prepare me for anything coming my way on SmackDown.

For so long, you were known as a manager, but for most of 2016, you’ve been an in-ring competitor. How has the shift been especially considering you had limited experience before this year?

That’s something I think people don’t really realize. I’ve been training for almost three years, but a lot of my career has been managing, not just wrestling. I think every single time I step into the ring, I try and be better than the last. Like I was saying earlier, being without Cass and Enzo once they went up, I had the opportunity to finally just focus on myself and being on the ring and training as hard as I can to improve and get better. Become the best women’s wrestler I can be. I think I took the opportunity and made the most of it. I’m really trying to learn and get better every single day.

Now, you said earlier that you want to be the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion, but past that, what other goals have you thought about for your career?

Gosh, that’s so crazy to think. I could become the first SmackDown Women’s Champion. But my goal honestly is just be the best I can be. I can’t compare myself to anybody from the past. I didn’t wrestle independently. I’m homegrown from the performance center and have been training for less than three years. I want to make history and just show people that if you have determination and if you want to work hard enough and want something, you can make it happen. I had a dance background, I wasn’t a wrestler. My dad was a wrestler and I grew up watching it with him so it’s in my blood, but I didn’t think it was possible and I made it happen. I just want to be the best that I can be. The sky is honestly the limit so I’m excited to see what the future holds.

You can find the entire interview at this link.

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