Carmella goes topless for ‘Just A Mom’ photoshoot.
Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella shared several photos from a recent photoshoot on X. “Just a mom,” Mela captioned the post.
The real-life Leah Van Dale joined WWE in 2013. During her tenure, she captured both singles and tag team titles on the women’s roster. Her SmackDown Women’s Title win came after she cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on Charlotte Flair in April 2018.
Carmella last competed for WWE on the March 12, 2023 Road to WrestleMania house show, teaming with Damage CTRL and Piper Niven in a losing effort against Asuka, Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, and Nikki Cross.
Van Dale faced health issues following her pregnancy. WWE reportedly chose not to renew her contract, and she left the company in February 2025. In a later interview, Carmella said she had offered to contribute during her absence, but that didn’t materialize.
Carmella and Corey Graves welcomed their second child in October 2025.
Bayley reveals Carmella changed her view on wrestling passion
During an appearance on the Six Feet Under podcast with The Undertaker and Michelle McCool, former WWE Women’s Champion Bayley revealed that working with Carmella and Bianca Belair changed how she viewed passion for wrestling.
“I think Carmella was the one who changed my mind on ‘You don’t need to be obsessed with it like I am to enjoy working with you or being in the locker room with you.’ Some people truly fall in love with it like Bianca, she truly fell in love with this.
“And her and I get along great, we’re great friends. So you don’t have to grow up obsessed with it to be great or for me to have a great relationship with you, but I do find that it’s like another level.” [H/T: Wrestletalk]
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