Carmella on Her WWE Departure Felt “Like I’m Being Punished Because I had a Baby”

Mar 5, 2025

As noted before, Carmella’s contract with WWE expired this past February and she is no longer with the company.

A preview clip of an upcoming episode of the Barely Famous podcast featuring Carmella as the guest was released on Tuesday on Instagram. In the preview clip, Carmella gave her thoughts about her WWE release and her feeling that she was being punished by WWE because she had a child.

“What’s next for Leah? And for so long it’s like, oh, Carmella and Carmella. It’s like, no. I can fully now be Leah and do what I wanna do and I don’t know what that is yet.
Is it because I’m a woman? Is it because I had a baby? And it just feels like a sh*tty way to end a 12-year career with the company. This is how it ended.
He (Corey Graves) still has a job. We had a kid and he has a job but I don’t. I mean, fast-forward until a couple of weeks ago and then I got a call saying that my contract was up in 10 days… Ghosted. Ghosted. Completely ghosted… What if this is the end of my career? What am I doing with my life? What do I have to offer? Why wasn’t I given an opportunity somewhere else?… I feel like I’m being punished because I had a baby.
Why would you wanna be somewhere that doesn’t want you? I wish more for women in general and moms and especially athletes. I feel like you shouldn’t have to choose one. Why can’t you have both?”

It was announced that the full episode will be getting released this Thursday at 8PM EST on Patreon.