Carmella on Her Money in the Bank Match, Being Drafted, Becky Lynch vs. James Ellsworth

Miss Money in the Bank Carmella was interviewed by Uproxx where she spoke about winning the Money in the Bank matches, getting separated from Enzo & Cass, James Ellsworth and Becky Lynch.

Carmella first speaks on the backlash she and Ellsworth got from the first Money in the Bank match:

“Gosh, the fans always have something to say. They’re never happy with anything. I could’ve won it the way I won it the second time the first time, and I feel like they still would’ve been upset with it. So, I personally loved it. I loved the controversy. I never like to do anything little. Everything I do, I need it to be big and above and beyond. And it caused such a controversy and such a stir. And it had people talking, and at the end of the day, that’s all we can ask for; people are talking about the pay-per-view, they’re talking about the match. I loved every minute of it.”

On how it felt to get called up separately to Enzo & Cass, who would themselves eventually split:

“Yeah, I mean being on SmackDown was a whole different ballgame than being in NXT. Everything that I did in NXT was just washed away once I came up here. So, being a manager for most of my career, I didn’t really even have that many matches under my belt. I had maybe 10 on TV, if that. I don’t even think I had 10. So I don’t think people even realized that. So, being the last draft pick and then debuting on the main roster, I feel like people had no expectations, and I think that that’s even the best way to go about it. If they did have expectations, they would’ve been there saying, ‘Oh, Carmella is terrible. She’s the last draft pick. She can’t do this, that or whatever.'”

And I love that. I want to be underestimated. I want people to think nothing of me, and then let me prove them wrong. Because, look at me now. I’m the two time Miss Money in the Bank, making history, and it’s all just a matter of time. I think you put in the work, you put in the effort. I know that I have something to offer this division. And finally, I feel like things are starting to blossom for me. I can only imagine with the future holds. I’m super motivated. I like when people tell me I can’t do something, and I’m gonna show you, yes I can. I can do it even better than you would ever dream of. I haven’t even been wrestling for four years. So, to be where I’m at, I think that’s pretty damn good.”

Finally, Carmella talks about the match between Lynch and Ellsworth on ‘Smackdown Live’ recently, not long before Ellsworth was released:

“Well, I thought it was a long time coming. I thought it was gonna happen after the Ladder Match. But sometimes things don’t go as we planned. So, it was cool. I mean, you never get to see a girl wrestle a guy. So it was really cool. And I think this opportunity for Becky was awesome. She has obviously a lot of pent-up anger with him. And I thought it was just a really entertaining segment.”

If you’re interested in watching that segment between Ellsworth and Lynch, we have provided the video down below. If you haven’t seen it, we definitely recommend watching it because it is hilarious and you won’t see an intergender match on WWE TV anytime soon.

Becky Lynch vs. James Ellsworth: SmackDown LIVE, Nov. 7, 2017

Were you upset at the ending of the first women’s Money in the Bank match? What was your level of excitement for Carmella coming to the main roster?

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