Carmella: I Loved Working With Vince McMahon, My Personal Experience With Him Was Nothing But Positive
Carmella reflects on working with Vince McMahon.
Carmella was called up to the main roster in WWE in 2016, which meant she was working alongside Vince McMahon, who was in charge of the company at the time. With McMahon at the helm, Carmella won the Money in the Bank and the WWE SmackDown Women’s Title.
Speaking to Zack Heydorn of Sports Illustrated, Carmella was asked about working with McMahon.
“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.
Carmella left WWE in early 2025 after he contract was not renewed.
Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January 2024 against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. McMahon resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed.
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