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Carmella Promises To 'Tell Her Side' Soon After Reported WWE Departure

Former WWE Women's Champion Carmella is grateful for all the messages after her reported departure from the company. She's promising to give more information on her situation in the near future.
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News broke late last week that former WWE Women's Champion Carmella is no longer with the company. Her WWE contract has expired, and for the first time in well over a decade, she is now a free agent.

Carmella had been noticeably absent from social media since that report hit the net, but as she revealed in an Instagram Stories message on Monday, she's been ill for the past week.

She's promising to speak on her situation soon and apparently has a fair amount of tea to spill.

"Some news broke last week and I just wanted to let you know that 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.
"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." h/t Fightful
Carmella on Instagram

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Carmella has not wrestled in nearly two years. She returned to WWE following a lengthy hiatus in early 2023, but would leave just a few weeks later when she and husband Corey Graves became pregnant with their first child together.

She had been attempting to work her way back to the ring in recent months, but has been dealing with health complications. Most notably a bout with foot drop syndrome.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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