Former WWE Superstar Carmella, real name Leah Van Dale, left the company earlier this year after her contract was not renewed.
In a recent interview with The Takedown On SI, Van Dale was asked about working with both Triple H and Vince McMahon. She had a lot of praise for McMahon despite all of the “noise” that is out there in regards to him.
“I loved working with Vince, I really did. All of that, everything, the noise that has happened, that aside, my personal experience with Vince was nothing but positive. He was always so open to anything that I would have to suggest or if I had questions or concerns. I could always go to him, and he would always make time for the talent. He really would. I feel so grateful for the time to learn from him. His mind is so…I don’t even know the word to explain it. His mind for this business is so incredible. I learned so much from him, whether it was cutting a promo. I always go back to talking about my promo after I won Money in the Bank. He was so specific about what he wanted me to do in this promo. ‘Look here, do this, talk about this.’ He was awesome to work with. I pitched to work with Ellsworth and he loved this idea. Once he saw us on TV together he was like, ‘This was so good.’ Because of that, he had time for my ideas because I had crazy ideas and Vince is known for crazy ideas. He goes for it. Sometimes I would go to him and be like, ‘No, that’s not going to work.’ At least I try and I think he respected that about me. I didn’t sit in the corner and take what was given. I always tried to make the most of whatever I was given and I would try to have feedback and collaborate,” she said. (Fightful Transcript)
Since her contract finished up with WWE, Van Dale has announced that she is pregnant with husband Corey Graves.