Carmella provides update on her WWE in-ring future

Carmella has not appeared on WWE television since announcing her pregnancy. In a recent interview, the former SmackDown Women's Champion gave an update on her in-ring plans moving forward.

The 35-year-old is due to give birth to her first child with RAW commentator Corey Graves in November 2023. She has not wrestled since competing in a 10-woman tag team match at a WWE live event at Madison Square Garden on March 12.

Speaking to Distractify, Carmella confirmed that her days in the ring are not over yet:

"I definitely want to go back (…) I'm someone who likes to be, you know, active and keep busy. So it's definitely hard, I think, to go from working so much all the time and being on the road all the time to the exact opposite. I definitely want to go back; I think it's important to show that you can be a mom and still have a career and especially a very physical one."

Carmella looked set to form a tag team with Chelsea Green shortly before her pregnancy announcement. Green recently captured the Women's Tag Team Championship with her new tag team partner Sonya Deville.

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When will Carmella return to WWE?

While some WWE stars wrestled again shortly after giving birth, others waited several months before making their in-ring comeback.

Carmella is happy to wait and see how her body feels before deciding when she plans to return:

"That being said, I definitely want to take my time going back, I don't want to rush. Having a baby and delivering a baby in and of itself is such a huge physical toll on the body. So I want to make sure I feel great both physically and mentally before I go back."

The WWE star has kept busy during her time away from in-ring competition. She recently showed off her baby bump on the catwalk at Miami Swim Week.

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