Carmella on MitB Backlash, WWE Draft, and Mixed Gender Match

Website Uproxx recently held an interview with Carmella discussing fan backlash after she won the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match, being separated from Big Cass and Enzo, and the recent mixed gender match between Becky Lynch and James Ellsworth.

On the topic of receiving fan backlash after her Money in the Bank victory, Carmella stated she liked how the controversy of the first match helped generate a lot of talk for the match afterwards. She also mentioned loving the hate from fans after winning the Money in the Bank rematch since she knew they would still be upset if she won again.

“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 the topic of being separated from Big Cass and Enzo because of the WWE Draft, Carmella stated she loves being underestimated by people due to being picked last in the draft and using it as a way to motivate herself on wanting to achieve a successful career in the WWE.

“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.”

On the topic of the mixed gender match between Becky Lynch and James Ellsworth, Carmella stated she thought the match was cool and it being a very good opportunity for Becky Lynch in the WWE.

“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.”