Carmella dealing with drop foot, motivated for WWE return

Carmella opened up about her desire to return to the ring in a new interview.

During a recent appearance on the Nikki & Brie Show, Carmella revealed that she’s dealing with drop foot, a condition that can result from childbirth and involves herniated discs in the back pressing on nerves connected to the feet. However, the 36-year-old said she is motivated to prove to herself that she can still get back in the ring.

“I miss the fans, I miss performing, I miss that. I fell in love with that, did it for 11 years,” she said. “But more than anything I just want to prove, I think to myself, okay, I can go through this insane experience of labor and delivery and pregnancy and my body is completely different now from the inside out. (I) would love to go back and just prove that I can. To no one else, just to myself.”

Carmella gave birth to her first child with Corey Graves six months ago, a boy named Dimitri. Graves also has three kids from a prior relationship.

“Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with – again, things no one talks about – but I have what’s called drop foot, which is basically I have this injury from labor and delivery and pushing the baby out,” Carmella continued. “I have got herniated discs in my back which push on this nerve that’s connected to my right foot so the top of my foot, it’s hard to lift. So, I’m literally like limping around everywhere. It’s gotten better but…”

“I mean, I wrestled for 11 years and other than some concussions, knock on wood, never had any injuries and now I have this major injury from delivering my son,” she added.

Carmella hasn’t wrestled since March 2023. She’s been with WWE since 2013. Prior to that, she worked as a cheerleader for the LA Lakers and New England Patriots.