WWE NXT signee Bianca Carelli gets in-ring name

Bianca Carelli’s WWE name is now Arianna Grace. 

The second generation wrestler from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada recently updated her social media handles to reflect the change. 

Carelli is the daughter of former Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella. She was announced as part of the latest class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center last month. 

“Bianca Carelli, the daughter of WWE Superstar Santino Marella, comes to the Performance Center after earning her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Western University. Carelli has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing,” reads a WWE.com article about her class of recruits. 

Before signing with WWE, Carelli took part in the NWA Empowerrr PPV, competing in the Women’s Invitational Cup. She had also performed for the CCW promotion based out of Florida. In 2013, Carelli won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant. 

During an interview with Chris Van Vliet last summer, she spoke about her father being supportive of her going into the wrestling business. 

“Basically, he figured that this was something that worked well for him and he loved. He felt like I would love this as well, because he really enjoyed it and wanted me to have the chance to experience it too. He knows how I can feed off a crowd and make people laugh. Also, he knew it would make me happy.”

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